Hemp merchants arrested in Lagos (Punch) Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two men – Tajudeen Atanda, 60; and Rasheed Kehinde, 31; – for alleged possession of seven bags of hemp in the Lekki area of the…
Nigeria must invest in human capital to check poverty, Bill Gates restates (PremiumTimes)
The co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, has reiterated the need for African governments, especially Nigeria and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), to invest more in human development as this is the only sure means to…
Lessons from Adeosungate, By Reuben Abati (PremiumTimes)
Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance (2015-2018), Kemi Adeosun threw in her letter of resignation on Friday, September 14, to bring to a temporary closure, the public outcry and the embarrassment that her possession of a fake National Youth Service Corps…
How Adeosun lost anti-graft battle to fake NYSC certificate (Vanguard) *Why I left the PDP – Salvador, former Lagos chairman (Guardian)
How Adeosun lost anti-graft battle to fake NYSC certificate (Vanguard) According to erstwhile Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, “When you fight corruption, it fights back.” When Mrs. Kemi Adeosun assumed office as Minister…
Lagos Governorship: Tinubu can never stop me – Sanwo-olu (Punch) *…FG defends appointment of Bichi (Nation)
Lagos Governorship: Tinubu can never stop me – Sanwo-olu (Punch) An All ProgressivesCongress (APC) governorship aspirant in Lagos State, Mr Jide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday said he did not believe national leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, would ask him…
Traffic: Lagosians embracing water transport, says LASG (Punch) *Lagos fights drug abuse in schools (Punch)
Traffic: Lagosians embracing water transport, says LASG (Punch) The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has said the gridlock being experienced in the state has made more Lagosians to embrace water transport. The General Manager, LASWA, Mr Damilola Emmanuel, stated this…
Buhari summons Tinubu over rift with Ambode (Guardian) *Tinubu has final say on next Lagos gov —APC (vanguard)
Buhari summons Tinubu over rift with Ambode (Guardian) President Muhammadu Buhari reportedly summoned the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, to Abuja yesterday over the latter’s rift with Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode. A reliable source…
The plague of unemployment (Guardian)
Unemployment is one of the major issues affecting Nigeria’s economy and its society. The rate of unemployment has increased over the last few years due to the fallout from the economic challenges. Out of a total active labour force of…
Ogoni clean-up to commence in October —FG (Vanguard)
The Federal Government said that the clean-up of Ogoni impacted communities would commence fully in October, this year. Minister of Environment, Ibrahim Jibril disclosed this in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, yesterday, at a pre-contract awarding meeting organised by Hydrocarbon Pollution…
UN blasts Nigeria for human trafficking (Guardian) *Buhari accepts donated nomination forms, slams APC defectors (Punch)
UN blasts Nigeria for human trafficking (Guardian) The United Nations on Monday criticised Nigeria for failing to tackle human trafficking, after a human rights mission looked at efforts to stamp out the organised trade in people. “What is being done…
