Nigeria is experiencing a renewed wave of independence from colonial influences, this time achieving it through energy independence via the domestic refining of its rich crude oil resources. This transformation is being spearheaded by indigenous investors who own refineries, representing…
*Tinubu departs Lagos for Ramaphosa’s inauguration (Punch)*Cholera strain in Lagos highly contagious — Health commissioner (Vanguard)
Tinubu departs Lagos for Ramaphosa’s inauguration (Punch) President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, departed Lagos for Pretoria to attend the inauguration of the South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa. The Nigerian leader left the Presidential wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport,…
*Dangote Foundation flags off food intervention in Lagos, doles out 80k bags of rice (DailyTrust)*Easter: FG declares Friday, Monday public holidays (ThisDay)
Dangote Foundation flags off food intervention in Lagos, doles out 80k bags of rice (DailyTrust) The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF), the corporate social responsibility arm of the Dangote Industries Limited, on Wednesday flagged off its food intervention programme in Lagos…
Herbert Wigwe departed in a blaze, mourned like a deity by presidents, monarchs and masses — Magnus Onyibe
The way in which the high and mighty in Nigeria were weeping during the nights of tribute for Dr. Herbert Wigwe, who, at the time of his demise, was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Access Holdings, is reminiscent of…
*Shonekan lived selfless life, Osinbajo mourns as govs, Jonathan, others attend funeral (Punch)*UNILAG begins 24-hour transcript processing, collection (Tribune)
Shonekan lived selfless life, Osinbajo mourns as govs, Jonathan, others attend funeral (Punch) Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, said the former Head of Interim Government, the late Dr Ernest Shonekan lived an extraordinary and a selfless life while on…
Buhari launches N62b HIV Trust Fund
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja launched a N62 billion trust fund to help Nigeria end AIDS as a public health threat and place more people living with HIV on treatment annually. According to a statement by Special Adviser…
*Lagos businessman tortures apprentice to death over missing N1,000, flees (Punch)*Those abusing Tinubu for consulting with IBB are politically ignorant – Ogunlewe (Independent)
Lagos businessman tortures apprentice to death over missing N1,000, flees (Punch) A businessman, identified simply as Uchechukwu, aka Alloy Omo Jesu, is on the run after allegedly torturing his 11-year-old apprentice to death in the Ogba area of Lagos State.…
Senate president in Kano for Sani Dangote’s burial
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has arrived in Kano Wednesday morning to attend the burial of Alhaji Sani Dangote, who died on Sunday. Lawan is being accompanied on the trip from Abuja by Senator Sani Musa, Senator Bello…
Nominations open for CAHR Awards 2021
Nominations have openned for the third Community and Human Rights (CAHR) Awards and will end on June 4, 2021. Now in its third year, the annual CAHR Awards has been extended to cover the entire African continent. CAHR Awards, according…
Let’s sell Nigeria today – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Nigeria as a country has served all its useful and useless purposes, and must perforce be sold for good. I have spoken. I cannot just understand the piecemeal selling of the assets of Nigeria in the name of monopoly capitalism…