I have just received the sad news of the death in far away London of my good friend, Senator Ifeanyi Uba. This is most heart-rending considering that he had visited me in my Abuja office before we flew together on…
FORMER South African President Jacob Zuma has been expelled from the African National Congress (ANC), a party he has been affiliated with for many decades. The public broadcaster SABC reported the expulsion on Sunday, highlighting a significant development in South African politics.…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has signed the minimum wage bill into law, ending months of deliberations among government authorities, labour unions, and the private sector. He signed it at the State House in Abuja on Monday days after the National Assembly…
WIDESPREAD flooding has hit southern regions and states in Myanmar, displacing tens of thousands of people and submerging infrastructure facilities. The water levels of rivers in 13 towns across the four regions and states of Ayeyarwady, Bago, Mon, and Kayin…
WITH the government mobilizing resources to avert the hunger protest, the nation was taken by surprise by protesters who broke out in Niger State on Monday Some youths have trooped to the streets of Suleja in Niger State to protest…
No oil marketer is going to buy Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and sell at the prevalent pump prices at filling stations in Nigeria except the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, operators in…
Rep. Alhassan Doguwa, Chairman of the House Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream), has urged the National Assembly to undertake reforms by amending laws to allow INEC to conduct local government elections. This, he said, would ensure better governance at both…
THE Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted thundery and rainy weather conditions from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja forecast morning thunderstorms on Monday over parts of Kebbi, Katsina, Borno, Bauchi and Taraba…
IN a move towards sustainable transportation, eFTD Africa, an eco-friendly last-mile delivery company, has announced plans to revolutionize the logistics industry with the deployment of over 18,000 electric motorcycles. Mr Oluseyi Osinaike, the Chief of Staff and Product Manager at…
One of the arrowheads of the planned #EndBadGovernance protest against economic hardship slated for August said the Eagle Square in Abuja was a public property and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike had no choice than…
