By EricJames Ochigbo Calls for lowering voter age and rejecting e-voting on Wednesday in Abuja dominated the maiden edition of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS)-Democracy Radio secondary school debate. Students from Africa Community School, Asokoro and Intelligence Quotient Academy, who emerged winners, made the call atContinue Reading
By Diana Omueza The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), says it’s partnering with the Marine Platform Ltd. to domicile an Oil Capping Stack equipment in Nigeria. Mr Chukwuemeka Woke, NOSDRA Director-General, said this on Wednesday in Abuja during the inauguration of a Technical Committee to oversee theContinue Reading
By Abdullahi Mohammed Since return to democracy, Nigeria has been confronted with multi-pronged security challenges. In the North-East, the terrorist group, Boko Haram, has carried out a bloody campaign against western education. Similarly, in the North-Central, farmers-herders clashes are rampant; in the North-West, bandits are on the rampage; in theContinue Reading
By Thompson Yamput Carved out of Benue and Kwara States in 1991, Kogi is one of the youngest states of the federation. As the case with the creation of other states, which dates back to the pre-civil war era, the creation of Kogi was meant to accelerate the development ofContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman TAJBank, Nigeria’s leading non-interest lender, has signed the completion agreement for the N20 billion second tranche of its N100 billion Mudarabah Sukuk bond programme. The Founder/Managing Director, of TAJBank, Mr Hamid Joda, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja Joda said that the latestContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Kalthum Foundation for Peace (KFP) and partners, have evolved strategies to foster enhanced youth involvement in counter-insurgency and counter violent extremism efforts in the North East. The foundation is leading conversations in collaboration with Network of Civil Society Organisations Borno (NECSOB) and Borno Youth Parliament (BYP).Continue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has announced that the Nigeria Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Summit 2025 will take place from June 17 to 18, in Abuja. Dr Jobson Ewalefoh, Director-General of ICRC, disclosed this in a statement issued by Ifeanyi Nwoko, Acting Head of Media and Publicity,Continue Reading
By Uche Bibilari The Acting Vice-Chancellor of Yakubu Gowon University, Abuja, formerly UniAbuja, Prof. Patricia Lar, says prevention remains the key to eliminating Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) in Nigeria. Lar, represented by the Provost of the College of Health Sciences, Prof. Titus Ibekwe, said on Tuesday in Abuja during aContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne The leadership of the Federal Polytechnic Oko, Alumni Association, has distanced itself from a suit filed against the institution’s rector, Dr Chioma Awuzie. President of the association, Chief Henry Nnebe, said on Sunday in Abuja that it was necessary to clear the air following the deliberate peddlingContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The fight against terrorism in Nigeria is not just about battling external enemies; it also entails confronting the internal threats that enable terrorist groups to thrive. Fifth columnists, who may be sympathisers, collaborators, or even moles within security agencies, complicate the security landscape. Nigeria’s counter-terrorism efforts areContinue Reading
