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Former Director-General of Budget Office of the Federation, Bode Agusto, has said that pegging the naira to the United States’ dollar can not sustainably address the exchange rate crisis. Mr Agusto also said floating the Naira, which means allowing the forces of demand and supply to determine the rate at which the local currency exchanges […]
Continue ReadingThe United Nations, UN Human Rights Council Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, has indicted both Nigeria and Kenya Governments for the arrest and extraordinary rendition, torture and continued detention of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, without due process. UN therefore, asked Nigerian Government to, “immediate release Kanu unconditionally” […]
Continue ReadingPopular American based Nigerian business executive and philanthropist, Sandra Ijeoma Iheuwa simply called Sandra Iheuwa, has taken to her Instastory to point out how people can get justice in the country. According to Iheuwa, one needs to have money to get justice in Nigeria. She added that ”money stops nonsense” in this part of the […]
Continue ReadingI stumbled on a story in the Nigerian media which says that the National Assembly is planning to consider no fewer than 63 bills for the creation of new universities, polytechnics, colleges of education and monotechnics, and I wondered whether madness has finally descended on Nigeria’s education sector. Nigeria at the moment has about 49 […]
Continue ReadingWhen singer and songwriter, Bukola Elemide, known as Asa, sang the “Fire On the Mountain” song at the unveiling of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited in Abuja some days back, she probably didn’t know the extent of the woe that was about to betide the entire nation in a matter of days. Within one […]
Continue ReadingBody of a young woman identified simply as Kate was found buried in her boyfriend’s room at Okaka area of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, on Friday, July 29 morning. It was gathered that the deceased had been missing for days and the boyfriend identified as Joseph denied knowledge of her whereabouts. According to reports, family […]
Continue ReadingOn Sunday, June 4, Nigeria was shaken by the news of a horrendous attack on a Christian Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, South-West Nigeria, in which over thirty people – men, women, and children – were killed, and hundreds critically injured. Barely two months earlier, a violent attack on an Abuja-Kaduna train left several passengers killed, and […]
Continue ReadingFormer Chairman of Nigeria’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, has described President Muhammadu Buhari as a “lazy and uncaring Commander-in-Chief”. Speaking in an interview on Channels Television on Wednesday July 27, Odinkalu decried the level of insecurity in the country, especially the renewed attacks by terrorists in recent times. Also berating President Buhari for […]
Continue ReadingA police officer attached to the Nasarawa State Police Command, Nigeria, allegedly raped and impregnated his 15-year-old niece. The suspect said to be an Inspector with the Special Investigations Bureau of the Nigerian Police (SIB) under the office of the Commissioner of Police, Nasarawa state, Nigeria, was arrested on 18 July, 2022 and is currently […]
Continue ReadingSpectacularly, Hurdler Oluwatobiloba Ayomide Amusan simply called Tobi Amusan, became the first Nigerian athlete to win a World Athletics Championship gold as she stormed to victory in the women’s 100m hurdles in Oregon on Sunday. Amusan, who had obliterated the world record in an astonishing semi-final where she clocked 12.12sec, powered over the line at […]
Continue ReadingThis day, July 19 should go down as a special moment in the economic history of Nigeria – the day when the country’s main vehicle for economic survival, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is officially unveiled by the incumbent President as a commercial venture. The transition took effect on July 1, in line with […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Super Falcons have qualified for the semi-finals of the ongoing Women Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco after a 1-0 win over Cameroon in a quarter-final fixture played in Casablanca on Thursday, July 14. Atletico Madrid star, Rasheedat Ajibade headed in the only goal of the game in the 56th minute of the game, […]
Continue ReadingA couple, Gidado Abubakar Auta and Amina Ahmad, both medical doctors, have died in a fire that gutted their home in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. It was gathered that the couple sustained severe burns in the fire which occurred three days ago and were rushed to a hospital where Dr. Gidado died on Tuesday, July […]
Continue ReadingA Canadian lady couldn’t contain her joy as she arrived Nigeria to meet her Nigerian lover for the very first time. In a video shared online, the lady was so excited that she wept for joy when she met her man and they took a ride together. Watch the video of them together HERE
Continue ReadingForty students and faculty members from Morehouse College Glee Club in Atlanta, United States of America, USA, on Wednesday took Igbo names and declared their ancestry to the Igbos of South East Nigeria. At an official naming ceremony held at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, the students narrated how they traced their Igbo ancestral roots […]
Continue ReadingAmazon, an American e-commerce company, says it is looking to recruit qualified persons for seven positions based in Lagos, Nigeria. The e-commerce platform is set to launch operations in Nigeria by April 2023, according to a report. According to Amazon, the vacant positions include associate solutions architect, Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) startup scaling team; startup segment […]
Continue ReadingExcessive pressure on the foreign exchange market continued on Tuesday, with the dollar exchanging at N615 at the parallel market in Lagos and Abuja. The percentage of local raw materials sourced by Nigerian manufacturers declined to 52.4 per cent in 2021, from 57.5 per cent obtained in 2020, according to data from the Manufacturers Association […]
Continue ReadingCatholic priest, Rev. Fr. Christopher Odia, who was on Sunday morning kidnapped in his rectory at Ikabigbo Community of Etsako West, Edo State, while coming out for the Sunday mass, has been killed by his abductors. Reverend Father Odia, according to a statement issued by the Catholic Diocese of Auchi, Etsako West Local Government Area […]
Continue ReadingAs the condolences pour in for the victims of the St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State terrorist attack in which more than 50 people lost their lives with scores injured the rest of the country is left wondering why God would let such atrocities happen. So, has God left Nigeria? A lot of religious […]
Continue ReadingIn a country where economic deficit and unemployment have become the order of the day, conceptualizing a business idea in Nigeria and subsequently starting it can be likened to a goldmine which offers an opportunity for people to tap into a better livelihood. According to Statista.com, a total of 32.5% of Nigerians were unemployed in […]
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