As Nigeria marks its 64th Independence Day today, former President Goodluck Jonathan has called on Nigerians to unite to overcome their challenges. In a statement posted on his X platform (formerly Twitter), Jonathan acknowledged the economic hardships Nigerians are facing…
Senator doles out cash, grains to constituents amid economic crunch
Niger East Senator Sani Mohammed Musa, at the weekend, rolled out cash and food items to the people of his Constituency in other cushion the effect of the current hardship being faced by the people. No fewer than 4,100 indigent…
Food crisis grips Northern Nigeria sparking protests
Desperate Nigerians have been protesting against soaring food prices as an economic crisis forces people to skip meals and eat poor-grade rice used as fish food. To feed their children, women in northern Nigeria have even resorted to digging up…
Non-oil exports as key to economic development and diversification – Toni Kan
Nonye Ayeni, incumbent Chief Executive Officer at the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) was upbeat on Thursday January 18, 2024 as she reeled out figures and statistics at her first major press briefing since taking over the reins at the…
Minister of Works, Umahi clinches Top10 Magazine’s Minister of the Year 2023 Award
In a remarkable acknowledgment of his transformative leadership, Engr. Dr. David Umahi, the Minister of Works, has been bestowed with the prestigious Minister of the Year 2023 title by The Top10 Magazine. The selection, a result of a rigorous multi-stage…
A defining moment for Nigeria’s health sector — Henry Anibe Agbonika
Population health is at the heart of any nation’s progress and can be a cause and consequence of human development. In Nigeria, the “Renewed Hope Agenda” espoused by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is promising to vastly improve population health using…
*Tinubu, Sultan, Ado Bayero, others listed among 500 World Influential Muslims (DailyTrust)*Disregard Bayelsa REC on manual results collation, INEC Chairman tells Nigerians (Tribune)
Tinubu, Sultan, Ado Bayero, others listed among 500 World Influential Muslims (DailyTrust) President Bola Ahmed Tinubu; Sultan of Sokoto and President of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar; Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado…
Think Nigeria first! — Ehi Braimah
Last Sunday, the main activity of the day at the Archbishop Vining Memorial Church Cathedral in GRA, Ikeja, Lagos, was the National Harvest. It is an event parishioners look forward to every year because of its capacity to create joy,…
Are BRICS and G20 liabilities or assets? — Magnus Onyibe
As some commentators recently noted, one of the strategic plans of BRICS, a group of nations that have come together with the aim of serving as a counterforce to the United Nations, UN and its subsidiaries known as Bretton Woods…
Broke Nigeria and Tinubunomics to her rescue — Magnus Onyibe
JPMorgan, the American investment bank, has alleged that Nigeria’s net reserve is estimated to be $3.7 billion. And it has decided to ridicule our country in the public arena by squealing to the world that the largest country by population…