The immediate-past National Vice Chairman, Northwest, of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Salihu Moh. Lukman, said the President Bola Tinubu-led APC administration and the party are increasingly becoming very unpopular. Lukman said this in an open letter made available…
Ibadan explosion: Clampdown on illegal miners, ex-lawmaker urges govt
A former member of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Yusuf, has said the recent explosion in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, over an opportunity to the government to address the security threats posed by illegal mining activities across the country.…
Naira scarcity not deliberate policy to stifle Nigerians — Minister
Nigerians facing the frustrating bite of naira scarcity received assurances from the government Thursday, with Information Minister Mohammed Idris acknowledging the hardship and promising improvement in the new year. In a briefing on President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s achievements, Idris addressed…
Nigerians may kick out APC in 2027, says party chieftain (Punch)
A former Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (North-West), Salihu Lukman, on Wednesday, admitted that Nigerians are faced with more challenges and that the party risks being kicked out of government in 2027 if things continue this way. Lukman…
Austria to ban TikTok on government-issued devices
Government officials and federal politicians in Austria will delete the video-sharing app TikTok from their government-issued phones, as Vienna aims to bar Chinese operating firm from accessing sensitive data. Austria Interior Minister, Gerhard Karner said on Wednesday that for officials and…
Don urges LASG to reward compliance with construction laws
A don, Prof. Abimbola Windapo, on Monday called for proactive measures, including a reward system by the government to residents who built the right to tame building collapse in Lagos State. Windapo, of the Department of Construction Economics and Management,…
Don’t expect too much from people — Gbubemi Atimomo
Thoughts on having and managing expectations I remember when I started job hunting in Lagos after returning from NYSC in Fika, Yobe State. It had been a year spent teaching secondary school students government, a subject I hadn’t taken in…
Let’s start calling Nnamdi Kanu and Sunday Igboho, Bandits!
As far as the Nigerian government is concerned, Sunday Igboho and Nnamdi Kanu are the enemies of the state who must be caught and jailed for treasonable offences! Both IPOB, (Indigenous People of Biafra) and Sunday Igboho’s Yoruba Nation have…
Nigeria is suffering a trust deficit – Chido Nwakanma
Chido Nwakanma breaks down the Edelman Trust Barometer Report 2021 which posits that Nigerians have lost trust in government, the media NGOs and Business. An insightful read. Trust level in Nigeria is at a low 49 per cent overall for…
We are our own government in Nigeria – Lucia Edafioka
Sometime ago the second floor of the building I live in caught fire. One minute I was lounging, eating dinner, the next, adrenaline took over and I found myself downstairs running out of the building with my bare feet. When…
