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Two former presidents of the Senate, Anyim Pius Anyim and Bukola Saraki; chairman of the United Nigeria Airline, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, and former Minister of Health, Prof. A.B.C Nwosu, have advocated the country’s  return to true federalism. They spoke at the launch and public presentation of a book by Prof. Okonkwo, ‘Making Nigeria Work- Pathways to Greatness’ saying equal management of diversities …

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has urged network subscribers to leverage its shortcode 2442 to end unsolicited messages by the Value Added Services (VAS) providers and network providers. The Zonal Controller, NCC, Enugu, Ogbonnaya Ugama, made the call while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Enugu. Ugama noted that most often, the VAS providers and network …

The abuse of public office in Nigeria should not be allowed to fester. Any veil over acts of corruption does not serve this cause. The unabashed stealing of funds belonging to local government areas by state governors was put on the front burner of national discourse by President Muhammadu Buhari recently, when he said that the criminal indulgence was responsible …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday arrived in Washington DC to attend the United States-Africa Leaders Summit. Reports claim that President Buhari arrived at the Joint Base Andrews, Air Force Base, Maryland at about 6.25 pm local time. The president was received by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; Nigeria’s Ambassador to the United States, Dr Mrs Uzoma Emenike and …

• He’ll destroy Nigeria, APC candidate warns • You’re unfit to rule, says PDP candidate The  war of words between the presidential candidates of the All Progressive Congress, Bola Tinubu and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, continued, yesterday, with each camp hurling mud at the other. The Tinubu camp fired the first salvo when it told Nigerians to be …

•Parties to write CBN for waiver, say cashless policy will choke political process, fundraising •If Buhari had no access to funding in 2014, he would never have been President, says PDP •Policy will create logistic problems, paying party agents nationwide will be difficult – ADC, ADP Political parties have kicked against the new cash withdrawal limits introduced by the Central …

However, despite the myriad of factors that might imply the opposite, there is still cause for hope. Millions of Nigerians are becoming actively engaged in the civic space. Nigerians prefer democracy to any other kind of government, but acknowledge that the way it is practised in the country means it is rife with many problems. That is backed by a …

To create e-employment for Nigerian youths, the Federal government has kicked off the Digital Economy Employability Programme, aimed at empowering the youths. The programme, which is targeted at the Youth Corp members, kick started in seven NYSC camps simultaneously, nationwide. Declaring the programme open at NYSC Camp in Kubwa, Abuja, Director General of National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, Kashifu …

Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, says the agricultural sector generated over N1.2bn as revenue in 2022 in spite of the global food challenges. Olusanya, who also said that the ministry surpassed its one billion naira generated in 2021, made this known at the 2022 Lagos Food Festival in Lagos on Sunday. She said that the revenue was …

By Isaac Eranga Benin City, Nigeria – Edo State government has commended the Echoes of Women in Africa Initiative (ECOWA) for the successful validation of a draft bill on women economic justice for Edo State. This commendation was made by Edo State Commissioner for Finance, Hon. Joseph Eboigbe during a one-day validation workshop held in Benin City, in collaboration with …