A group of Nigerian intellectuals from all over the world have weighed in on current happenings in the country. The dons, whose names can be found below, have released a on statement on the state of the Nation. Please, see…
Nigeria home to 9,100 dollar-millionaires, worth $207b – Report
Nigeria has recorded about 9,100 high net worth individuals (HNWIs) each with minimum net assets of one million dollars and a combined total wealth of approximately $207 billion, as at December 2020. The 2021 Africa Wealth Report released by South…
Fellow Nigerians, If You Think You Are Safe, Think Again – Gbubemi Atimomo
…Musing on what can be done to secure our community and national safety On the evening of 7 July 2014, whilst slaving over my master’s dissertation at The Forum Library of the University of Essex, Southend, UK, a young man…
India gifts Nigeria 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine
The government of India has donated 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Nigeria. A consignment of 100,000 doses of Covishield vaccines, manufactured at the Serum Institute of India, was delivered to the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), according…
Moroccan referee for Squirrels versus Eagles match
Redoune Jiyed, the Moroccan who handled the Nigeria versus South Africa quarter-finals clash at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations has been assigned the same roll in the Benin-Nigeria qualifying duel for Cameroon 2021. Two of his compatriots, Lahsen Azgaou…
My message to the Nigerian media – Kadaria Ahmed
It is with a heavy heart, worry about Nigeria and a sense of impending doom that I am sending this message to my colleagues in the media. Let me begin with a question, what exactly will we gain if Nigeria…
Ogun government signs MoU with French firm for diary food production
Ogun State government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a French firm, FAN Milk Plc, for production of dairy foods in the country. The state governor, Dapo Abiodun, who spoke after the signing of the MoU in the…
Nigeria as a forest of one million kidnappers – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Every Nigerian is now a kidnapper. When you do not see human beings to kidnap, you kidnap the truth. That is the Nigerian way of the here and now. I can prove it by swearing at the dreaded Okija…
Nigeria at 60: Towards the land of our dreams – Babajide Sanwo-Olu
Nigeria is 60 – despite all that she has been through as a nation. For some, it is a time to hit the street in colourful dresses for a carnival to exhibit what many a critic has described as our…
The Promise of Independence – Taiwo Odukoya
I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great; and so you shall be a blessing – Genesis 12:2 There are many ways in which Nigeria is a miracle. With the unique…
