The Nigerian naira has recorded its highest depreciation against dollar this week at both the official and parallel foreign exchange market.The Central Bank of Nigeria’s exchange data showed that Naira dropped to N1,552.53 per dollar from N1,531.25, which means that it slumped by N21.28 against dollar on Thursday, compared to the N 1,531.25 previous exchange […]
NIGERIA’S public primary education system is dying. In a competitive learning globe, many public primary schools in the country are, at best, pigsties and ranches rather than spaces to equip future leaders. This is bad governance ethos. Without delay, state governors should prioritise education by robustly investing, providing infrastructure, and implementing sustainable policies. The images […]
President Tinubu suspended an incumbent governor, a move that was widely condemned. However, what about Governor Fubara, who effectively suspended the State House of Assembly for over a year? He governed without a properly constituted legislature. What do we call that? Not many people criticized him when he demolished the Assembly complex, depriving 27 constituencies […]
I feel compelled to lend my voice to the ongoing debate in the Red Chamber—the Nigerian Senate—on whether Nwosu should be honored by immortalizing his name or not. Having listened to the arguments of Senators who opposed the bill to immortalize him, I have a few words to say. Judging by the circumstances that surrounded […]
Governors are plunging their states into crippling debt, borrowing without accountability while the citizens they swore to serve languish in poverty. Instead of investing in essential sectors like education, healthcare, and infrastructure, these leaders squander public funds on luxury vehicles, extravagant airports, and other white elephant with no real economic impact. Many states are effectively […]
The United States and Russian officials on Monday began talks in Saudi Arabia aimed at making progress toward a broad ceasefire in Ukraine, with Washington eyeing a Black Sea ceasefire deal before securing a wider agreement. The talks, which followed U.S. discussions with Ukraine on Sunday, come as U.S. President Donald Trump doubles his efforts […]
A Nigerian pro-democracy coalition, Concerned Nigerians in Defence of Democratic Governance, has petitioned the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, urging urgent intervention against what it describes as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s moves to undermine democracy, following the recent state of emergency declaration in Rivers State. In a letter addressed to ECOWAS Commission President, […]
A former National Vice Chairman North-West of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Salihu Lukman has said that the negotiation for a political coalition to challenge the ruling party has reached an advanced stage but not finalised yet. It was reported that former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar had last week confirmed that there would be […]
Former Governor of Jigawa State and a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Sule Lamido, has attributed Nigeria’s ongoing challenges to its citizens. Speaking at his residence in Bamaina during a Ramadan fast-breaking event on Sunday, Lamido reacted to recent calls for the formation of a new political party to challenge President Bola Ahmed […]
Authorities of the Cross River State Police Command have made frantic moves to pacify the Calabar community after a policeman, described as mentally deranged, shot and killed three persons and injured several others. The police authorities said the incident happened before 6:00 am on Sunday morning at the Atakpa divisional police headquarters Calabar, adjacent to […]
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