By Mike Gabriel After decades of frustration in accessing telephone services, Nigerians were relieved when in 2001, the then President Olusegun Obasanjo took a decision that would later transform the nation’s telephone landscape and connectivity ecosystem. In January that year, the regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission auctioned GSM licences....
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ABUJA — The landscape of Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, historically dominated by multi-national corporations and older political elites, has witnessed a remarkable shift over the decades. Public records from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and historical allocation registries reveal a bold breed of young, ambitious entrepreneurs...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – After three days of serious brain-storming sessions in Abuja, the West African Health Organization (WAHO), has successfully developed harmonised procedure manuals for all Health Disciplines and Profession in the ECOWAS region. The manuals, described by an official of the heath body as one of...
The political landscape has been thrown into fresh turbulence after the Federal High Court delivered a judgment by Justice Peter Lifu that voided the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) under Senator David Mark and nullified Atiku Abubakar’s presidential candidacy for the 2027 elections. Here are 10 key...
By Dr. Justin Amase Today, Nigeria officially marks its 66th independence anniversary at a very challenging socio-political crossroad. A nation that held so much hope and promise for the black race has failed to live up to its potential after 67 years of independent nationhood. For patriots and friends...
University hospital physician and public health specialist, Professor Palokinam T. PITCHE, has assumes office as the new Director-General of the West African Health Organisation (WAHO), the specialised institution of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in charge of health issues,. Professor PITCHE who formally assumed office today,...
When dispassionate commentaries are made by independent analysts in the fullness of time about the Tinubu presidency, a striking reality will emerge: he infused the political economy with fresh thinking. Let us be clear: it is not just about a birth date. As former Governor and Minister Babatunde Raji...
Ahead of the 2026 World Cup, a new analysis has recorded the Instagram follower counts of all 1,244 players across all 48 World Cup squads, revealing which players and nations command the greatest social media — and what that reach is worth in estimated commercial earnings per sponsored post. HIGHLIGHTS You can...
By JACKSON EKWUGUM – Just a little over three years ago, traveling from Asaba, the capital of Delta State, to Warri via Ughelli on the Asaba-Ughelli Expressway, was a journey that lasted a minimum of three hours, sometimes stretching to four or more hours depending on the mood of...
[ANALYSIS] Senator Ifeanyi G. Araraume’s sweeping victory in the APC senatorial primary for Imo North is more than an internal party outcome, it is a reaffirmation of political continuity, grassroots loyalty, and the durability of long-standing political structures in the region. In a political climate often defined by shifting...
Once pushed to the margins of society and too often defined by limitation rather than potential, persons living with disabilities in Nigeria are finding renewed hope through the work of the Let’s Talk Humanity Initiative (LTHI), led by Fatima Ganduje-Abiola Ajimobi. With a growing focus on inclusion, empowerment and...
Theatre Command of Joint Task Force, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), and the Adamawa State Government have restated their resolve to deepen collaboration aimed at strengthening security operations, enhancing rapid response capacity, and ensuring the protection of lives and property across Adamawa State and the wider North East region. This...
We have followed with concern the bewildering polemics with which Nigeria’s political opposition is deliberately scandalising the public space to demean the economic reforms being implemented by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led federal administration as ill-considered and inconsequential. From our standpoint, we surmise that the opposition’s propagation of bellicose...
As the conflict’s spillover leads to spiking prices in parts of Asia and Africa, WFP says keeping humanitarian supply chains open is essential to prevent millions more from tipping into food insecurity. At a bustling food market in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, Mummy Christiana breaks down in tears as she...
By LEONARD KARSHIMA SHILGBA – Since the return to democratic governance in 1999, and more pointedly from 2003, the politics of second-term governorship in Benue State has followed a troubling and predictable pattern. It is a pattern characterized by orchestrated resistance, elite gang-ups, weaponization of insecurity, and the deliberate...
The ongoing war between the United States (US), Israel and Iran in the Middle East has continued into its second week, raising the economic threat this conflict poses to South Africa. Iran has responded to the 28 February US/Israel attack by targeting oil-producing states in the Persian Gulf that...
The Sahel region, including a large part of the ECOWAS space, bears the unenviable badge of the “epicentre of global terrorism.” The attendant insecurity is compounded by poor and failed governance systems, resource mismanagement, the effects of climate change and geopolitical shifts, among the uncertainties challenging the world order....
The village erupted in tears, prayers, and embraces when Kurmin Wali’s rescued worshippers eventually made it back home. After bandits disrupted a church service and dragged men, women, and children into the forest, the small Kajuru community had been living in constant fear for weeks. The small Kajuru community...
By ALIYU SABIU – The Katsina State governor conducted a local government tour which he concluded on Saturday, 6th December. During the tour, he saw every indication that people are angry with the cancellation of contract for the construction of the road from Funtua to Marabar Kankara and Marabar...