Nigerian civil society groups are pushing for bold global and domestic reforms to tackle financing challenges as the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) approaches on June 30, 2025, in Seville, Spain. Ahead of the FfD4, Nigeria demands reforms in global tax rules, better access to climate finance, and equitable Special Drawing Rights…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated former Jigawa State Governor and elder statesman, Alhaji Sule Lamido, on the launch of his autobiography, “Being True to Myself”. Represented by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, at the book launch in Abuja on Tuesday, Tinubu praised Lamido’s bold and consistent political career. The President…
An Area Court in Jos sentenced Idris Bello to one year imprisonment on Tuesday for stealing four toilet seats, three aluminium window frames, and electrical cables from a building. The Judge, Mrs. Shawomi Bokkos, sentenced the convict after he pleaded guilty to the offences. The judge, however, gave the convict the option of paying a…
Nineteen-year-old Opesusi Faith Timilehin on Monday took ‘Push Out’ rodent poison for scoring 190 in the just-released Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) result. Timilehin, from Abeokuta, lived at Odogunyan in Ikorodu, Lagos State, with her elder sibling. The Guardian Newspaper learnt that neighbours and residents mourned Timilehin, whom they described as “gentle and humble.”…
Judging from previous years’ destructions, deaths, and general calamity arising from the deadly annual flooding, Lagos residents are immersed in fears and troubled about averting rainy tragedies this year, as predictions of doom occasioned by the rains have started sending jitters. Will the season bring a Deluge or a Breakthrough? This is the question on…
The management of Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria has ordered the immediate closure of Al-Ansar Indabo female students’ hostels located at Hotoro and UDB Road in the Kano metropolis over safety and disciplinary concerns. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Monday, by the university’s Vice President, Campus Life, Dr. Hamza Garba. The…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos A new study published in Nature Communications, has revealed that sleep doesn’t just help us consolidate past memories — it also prepares the brain to handle future ones. Traditionally, sleep has been seen as a backward-looking process, helping preserve memories of past experiences. But researchers in Japan have now shown that…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Lagos State recorded a historic Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of N1.3 trillion in 2024, marking a 45% increase from the previous year, according to the Commissioner for Finance, Abayomi Oluyomi. Speaking at a ministerial briefing in Ikeja on Monday, Mr Oluyomi disclosed that the state had already collected N333 billion in…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano In a renewed call for decisive military action against insecurity, Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has urged troops of the Nigerian Army stationed at Dukku Barracks in Birnin Kebbi to intensify their operations and bring an end to banditry and violent crimes plaguing the North West region. According to…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disowned claims by persons and groups that they represent or act on behalf of the apex bank, reiterating it has not authorised, licensed, or appointed any individual or organisation to act as an agent or intermediary for contracts, financial grants, or intervention funds to the public. CBN while…
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