IN 1982, on the foothills of the road to Nigeria’s 1983 general elections, it was quite clear that the ruling National Party of Nigeria (NPN) had no plans to declare a vacancy in any significant political office around the country.…
COTE d’Ivoire and Ghana have agreed to deepen their collaboration in the cultivation, processing, and marketing of cocoa and cashew nuts, both critical products for their agricultural economies. This agreement was reached during the first summit of the ‘Strategic Partnership…
THE African Union, alongside a coalition of 104 UN member states, has strongly condemned Israel’s decision to declare UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as ‘persona non grata.’ This controversial move prevents Guterres from entering Israel, following his call for an immediate…
NIGERIA has taken a significant step in monetising its extensive gas reserves by signing a deal with joint venture partners to supply gas to the planned $3.5bn Brass fertiliser and petrochemical plant. The plant is to be built in…
ACTRESS Lupita Nyong’o has openly condemned the Kenyan government for its heavy-handed response to mass protests against controversial tax measures, which erupted in June. The demonstrations, triggered by widespread discontent over new tax policies, have been met with a forceful…
Madam Oluremi Tinubu has donated one billion to the University of Ife. She wants the university to use the money to restore its dying landscape. That’s thoughtful. That’s a good cause. But tongues are wagging. Our universities have become shabby…
IT was on a Saturday morning when Abuja, Nigeria’s densely populated capital-city, experienced a lull from its noisy activities. Alas, the city is often criticised by its pioneer developers, that it comes short of a ‘serene’ administrative headquarters intended to…
THE Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) Bank, has been lopsided in its appointments since its establishment in 2015, suggesting a blatant disregard for Nigeria’s Federal Character principle, SaharaReporters can report. SaharaReporters gathered that NIRSAL Bank has…
THE Kano State Anti-corruption and Public Complaints Commission has commenced an investigation into alleged N1.5 billion foreign scholarship fraud. The commission is questioning two top officials the state Ministry of Higher Education regarding the issue of 1,001 students purportedly studying…
THE Court of Appeal has granted a landmark appeal in the claim of two Nigerian communities whose environment has been devastated by oil pollution, allegedly caused by Shell plc’s Nigerian subsidiary SPDC. The appeal, which was granted on Friday 11…
