The recent announcement by Niger State Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago, that the Minna International Airport has been renamed Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sparked outcry from the Society of Young Nigerian Writers (SYNW). Previously named Abubakar Imam Kagara International Airport, it has now been rebranded as the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport. The SYNW, through its…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has stood against a motion requesting the court to release the telephones of Professor Cyril Ndifon and Barrister Sunny Anyanwu to a purported National Computer Forensic Laboratory. Ndifon, the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar, and Barrister Anyanwu are…
Nigeria and some other African Countries such as, Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Ghana, Liberia and Niger are battling with poor internet supply. According to Boomberg, which happens to be one of the world leading financial organizations and other stakeholders say arteries for telecommunications were all affected on Thursday According to data and lament from social…
The NEPL/Seplat Energy Joint Venture has commenced its 2024 edition of the “Eye Can See” initiative, a flagship Corporate Social Investment (CSI) program aimed at providing free optical treatment to communities in Benin, Edo State. During the launch event, held at the Palace of the Oba of Benin on Wednesday, the Managing Director of Seplat…
Amnesty International has called for an immediate stop to the harassment and intimidation of Chioma Okoli by the Nigeria Police Force and Erisco Foods Limited in response to a product review she posted on Facebook. Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation focused on human rights, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom Amnesty International…
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) is moving away from diesel to Liquefied Natural Gas and Compressed Natural Gas (LNG-CNG) as a cheaper and more sustainable energy source for its trains. Minister of transportation, Said Alkali, announced that he has called for immediate technical evaluation of a proposed transit to LNG-CNG as it is cheaper…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has attributed the delay in the search and rescue of kidnapped civilians by suspected terrorists to late notifications of the incidents to the military authorities. Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations, revealed this in Abuja on Thursday while updating the public on the armed forces’ recent operational activities….
Today, March 14, 2024, the long awaited Tinubu-led government initiated Student Loan Scheme was scheduled for Presidential launch, given the wide publicity it attracted. But barely 48 hours to the mush advertised inauguration the government shifted the date indefinitely. It was not the first time. Since January this year the launch has been postponed more…
Médecins San Frontières also known as Doctors Without Boarders, decries the humanitarian crisis in the North-West of Nigeria, where 854 children died in their facility The organization released a statement affirming that the crisis needs swift attendance and laments on the lack of recognition while stating that these crises emanated from malnutrition and impact of…
John Nwokocha The widespread public outcry that greeted the unmasking of a humongous corruption in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, and Poverty Alleviation may have cooled, but the pertinent questions are still being asked by concerned Nigerians, as the dust raised in the wake has yet to settle. Prominent among the questions are: What…
