Nigeria

Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo; Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo; former Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe; yesterday, mourned the passing of former Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuemeka Ezeife. The former governor’s death was announced in a statement by Chief Rob Nwakaire Ezeife, Igbo-Ukwu, Anambra State, on behalf of the family, regretting that the sad…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) branch, in an effort to cushion the effects of hikes in tuition fees in government-owned universities across the country, has awarded scholarships to 13 indigent students of the varsity. The scholarship, in two segments; the National ASUU Awards and the State Branch Approved…

Nigeria Police Retirees (NPR) have rejected the position of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, that retirees should not exit from the controversial Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), saying such position does not respect their rights. The IGP was reported to have said that exiting the scheme is not in the best interest of…

The general increase in the prices of food items has pushed Nigeria’s annual inflation to 28.20 per cent in November 2023 from 21.47 per cent in November 2022, the highest in 18 years. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), which disclosed this in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report November for 2023 released…

The Consul General of the People's Republic of China in Lagos, Yan Yuqing, has urged the youth to engage their talents

Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has expressed shock over yesterday’s ruling by the Supreme Court that detained leader of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, must face trial for the allegations against him by the Federal Government, thereby, quashing expectations that he could regain his freedom.

Nigerian Breweries (NB) Plc, has announced changes to the composition of its Board of Directors with the resignation of the Chairman, Asue Ighodalo and the completion of the tenure of Ndidi O. Nwuneli, as an Independent Non-Executive Director.

The 19th President of Rotary Club of FESTAC Metropolitan, Babs Ikechukwu Mogbogu, has called on the government to lead by example in the area of sacrificing for the country to be better. He gave the call during his investiture ceremony that took place in Amuwo-Odofin, Lagos. Mogbogu vowed to take humanitarian services to the grassroots…

The spokesperson, Coalition of Opposition Lawmakers, Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere has described as sad, watching the Supreme Court deny Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), justice after declaring his Kenya abduction and home invasion illegal in the same judgement. Ugochinyere, the member representing Ideato North South Federal Constituency of…

The Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Edo State chapter, also known as Edo State Council for Islamic Affairs, has elected new executives to pilot its affairs for the next three years. The election, which saw the return of the incumbent Chairman, Alhaji Abdulazeez Igbinidu to the saddle also saw the emergence of Muhammad…

As over 200 countries agreed at the just-concluded COP28 climate conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) to a transition away from the fossil fuels warming the planet, renowned environmentalist, Dr. Newton Jibunoh, while describing as absolutely shameful, Nigeria’s large delegation to the conference, urged Nigerians to ask the delegates what they are bringing back…

Piqued by the indiscriminate conferment of ‘Eze’ title’, especially outside Igbo land, some Igbo stakeholders, supported by Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo, the apex socio cultural organisation, have waded in to sanitise the system. This was made public during a media conference hosted by Council of Ndieze Igbo in Lagos, where they decried the indiscriminate coronation of…