Africa
At BRICS Summit, Nigeria Says No Nation Can Progress in Isolation from Global Community
Nigeria on Saturday reaffirmed its commitment to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the multilateral trading system, saying no country can prosper in isolation from the global community. Vice President
Apapa GRA Residents Accuse Lagos Govt of Approving Warehouses in Residential Area, Demand Suspension of Permits
The Apapa GRA Residents Association has called on the Lagos State Government to suspend approvals for warehouses and other commercial developments within the estate, alleging that the permits are altering
Former PDP Chairman Bamanga Tukur Dies at 90
Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Mohammed Tukur, has died at the age of 90.Tukur, a former governor of the old Gongola State, Minister of
COAS Shaibu: Yesterday’s Solutions May Not Address Tomorrow’s Security Threats
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, said the contemporary security environment would continue to change and that yesterday’s solutions might not adequately address tomorrow’s challenges. Lieutenant
FG Insists King’s College Not Sold As Education Unions Suspend Resumption Nationwide
The federal government on Friday clarified that King’s College, Lagos, has not been sold or privatised. It stressed that the school remains publicly owned with legal title retained by the
Atiku Defends Production Subsidy Plan, Says It Will Cut Fuel Costs Without Hurting Refineries
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Friday accused the Tinubu Presidency of deliberately distorting concerns raised by Dangote Refinery in what it termed a desperate attempt to discredit his production
Assogba-Lissassi: Developers Can’t Build Affordable Homes With 30% Bank Loans, No Regulation In Nigeria
Real Estate Developer and Investment Strategist David Assogba-Lissassi has asserted that developers cannot deliver affordable homes in Nigeria when bank loans cost more than 30%, while weak regulation continues to
Fani Kayode: Nigeria’s Patience Wearing Thin Over Killings in South Africa
Nigeria’s patience is wearing thin over the alleged killing of its nationals in South Africa, former Minister of Aviation Femi Fani-Kayode has warned, saying the continued failure to prosecute perpetrators
PEBEC DG: Tinubu’s Greatest-Ever Leader Claim Rests on Reform, Institution-Building
President Bola Tinubu’s claim to a place among Nigeria’s most consequential leaders should be measured by the structural reforms he has undertaken, the institutions he is building and his willingness
26 Months After Supreme Court Ruling, LG Financial Autonomy Remains Elusive
Twenty-six months after the Supreme Court affirmed financial autonomy for Nigeria’s 774 local government councils, governors are still holding councils in a stranglehold, with labour government workers and civil society
