…Back ban on open grazing in Yorubaland By Shina Abubakar LAGOS — LEADERS in the South-West under the aegis of South-West Security Stakeholders Summit have thrown their weight behind the call for State Police and death penalty for kidnappers as…
The Kogi State government and the Zhuzhou Municipality of China have unveiled a new economic initiative, the Ajaokuta Economic City Free Trade Zone, to boost economic activities in the state while diversifying its economy. Governor of the state, Alhaji Ahmed…
Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka on Tuesday criticised the large number of armed security personnel that he saw accompanying Seyi Tinubu, the son of President Bola Tinubu. Mr Soyinka spoke in Lagos while presenting an honourary award to Odia Ofeimun, the…
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has urged the Federal Government to expand political freedoms and open up the democratic space if it intends to prevent coups and promote stability in Nigeria and West Africa.…
A professor of Educational Management, Prof. Comfort Akinfolarin, has emphasised the role of resource management in fostering qualitative and functional education. Akinfolarin made the submission while delivering the 31st Inaugural Lecture of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, titled, “Resource Management:…
Vice President Kashim Shettima, has called for collaborative and diversified funding models for the Nigerian education sector, which would involve the private sector, alumni, and local communities. Mr Shettima, represented by his Special Adviser on General Duties, Aliyu Modibo, made…
Vice President Kashim Shettima says President Bola Tinubu has remained steadfast in tackling security challenges across the country. Shettima stated this on Tuesday, when participants in the Executive Intelligence Management Course (EIMC) 18 of the National Institute for Security Studies…
The House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee investigating multi-billion-naira power sector reforms on Tuesday interrogated officials of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), exposing fresh gaps between Nigeria’s installed power capacity and the electricity actually delivered to homes and industries. Appearing…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) on Tuesday said its upstream subsidiary NNPC E&P Limited (NEPL), achieved a record production level of 355,000 barrels of oil per day on 1 December, its highest daily output since 1989. In…
France helped the authorities in Benin thwart a coup attempt at the weekend, an aide to President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday, revealing a French role in a regional effort that foiled the latest bid to stage a putsch in west…