A country that has more religious billboards than industrial billboards will be poor, insecure and ungodly – Nigerian Catholic priest Nigerian Catholic priest, Fada Angelo Chidi Unegbu opines that a country that has more churches than industries would remain poor, insecure, and ungodly. He took to his Facebook page to make the controversial assertion. According…
The Nigerian Government’s proposed tax reform bill, led by President Bola Tinubu, has sparked intense debate, especially in the North. Prominent figures such as former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum, and former Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal have strongly opposed the bill. Northern leaders believe the reforms would unfairly burden northern…
On a Thursday in August, an elderly woman gripped her daughter’s hand for support as they slowly descended the stairs. They had just seen a doctor at the Medical Out-patient Department (MOPD) in a one-storey building of the 131-year-old General Hospital, Odan, Lagos State. Onlookers outside the clinic’s waiting area watched the frail patient’s hesitant…
NOW Saudi Arabia’s football body said it was ending the contract of national coach Roberto Mancini after 14 months in the job on Thursday following a run of poor results. The Saudi Football Federation has reached a “joint agreement” to terminate the contract of Mancini, 59, who signed a lucrative deal in August last year,…
Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published November 17, 2016. After waking up from a night of poor sleep, have you ever felt like you wanted to eat everything in sight? It’s not your imagination; sleep quality has been shown time and again to play a major role in what you…
The administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in Lagos has sparked controversy by unveiling a series of opulent estates specifically designed for billionaires, while seemingly neglecting the pressing need for affordable housing options for the state’s impoverished residents. This startling revelation comes amidst an acute crisis of hunger, poverty, and escalating cost of living…
1 hour ago Moved by the devastating effect of climate change on the environment, the Enugu state government at the weekend began engagements with its youth to extract their input in her Climate Policy and Action Plan document. Although the state had in 2012 set up a department for climate change and had gone ahead…
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, has decried the poor infrastructure at the Naval base in Gombe. This is as he appealed to the Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Yahaya, to assist in improving the infrastructure at their base in the state, making it more conducive. Abubakar made the call on Saturday…
Major stakeholders in the hospitality business in Delta State have raised the alarm that the persisting epileptic power supply has been killing the industry in the state, particularly in Uvwie, Warri, Sapele, Ughelli and Udu areas. They blamed the ugly incident mainly on what they tagged “power racketeering” among some unnamed officials of the Transmission…
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN has scored the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, low in the implementation of the Safe to Load, STL programme at the depots. The displeasure was registered by Mr Robert Obi, Chairman of IPMAN in Cross River during a Town Hall Meeting between stakeholders in the petroleum sector…
