THERE is a Yoruba proverb thus: “You cannot shave a man’s head in his absence”. Literally it means, you cannot make a decision that affects someone without their knowledge or consent. The person whose life is affected by the decision…
IT isn’t the very day a wayward child gleefully crashed the sacred earthen pot that he is served deterrence. That is why it has taken some time to glimpse at the irresponsibility and daring of a characterless middle age man,…
PROFESSOR Ishaq Oloyede management of Joint Administration and Matriculation (JAMB) purge was long overwhelming before the recent 2025 technical glitches that affected nearly 380,000 candidates in Lagos and the Southeast. Professor Ishaq Oloyede, JAMB Registrar, admitted to errors in…
THE President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government has said it has revalidated a total of 2.3 million households for payment under the conditional cash transfer programme, aimed at cushioning the effects of recent economic reforms. The Director General of the National…
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has strengthened its collaboration with the British High Commission in the fight against organised immigration fraud through a specialised training on document forgery. The training, organised by the Home Office International Operations of…
THE Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunny and cloudy weather conditions, with thunderstorms, across the country from Sunday to Tuesday. NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Saturday in Abuja, predicted sunny skies on Sunday. It also forecasted patches of cloud…
Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has promised a cash reward of N2.5 million for any state athletes who wins gold medal at the 22nd National Sports Festival ( NSF). Abiodun made the promise when he visited the athletes’ camp at …
GUINEA’S military government has seized control of 51 mining concessions across the country after revoking their licences due to inactivity and underuse. The decisive move, announced Thursday night by Information Minister Fana Soumah, is part of an ongoing strategy to tighten state…
BOTSWANA has been ranked as the least risky country for travel in Africa by Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, according to its newly released 2025 global travel risk map. The southern African country joins a select group of global destinations—including Japan,…
THE Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has concluded a Computer-Based Test (CBT) to select candidates for its 2025 Foreign Postgraduate Scholarship programme. Chief Boma Iyaye, Executive Director of Finance and Administration at the NDDC, disclosed this to journalists in Port…
