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18 hours ago
Sir: Perhaps you may have heard the rumours about how public universities in Nigeria intentionally grade their students poorly because of reasons such as: the need to reduce the number of highly qualified graduates without employment in the country, the frustration of lecturers due to the unfavourable working conditions (unpaid salaries, strikes etc.) and the…
1 day ago
Sir: Men of the Nigeria Police Force at Adikpo, Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State, now collect levy from farmers and others who take their goods to Adikpo Market to sell but I know it is not legal and that’s why I am bringing same to your attention.
2 days ago
Social psychologists would tell us that no two people – not even a set of identical twins from the same homozygote egg – would behave alike. We are equally made to understand that history sometimes repeats itself while some persona ....
2 days ago
There is no gainsaying the fact that Nigeria is exceptionally blessed with outstanding individuals whose excellence in virtually every sphere of human endeavour is becoming proverbial on a global scale. While a significant number of them are part of the growing and increasingly influential Nigerian diaspora, the vast majority are resident within the shores of…
3 days ago
The speech was neither an accusation nor a plea. It was, simply, a clarion call – a frank assessment of our nation, our Continent and our world as they are right now, but also a proposal for urgent action towards remaking them as they should be. Not many people can remember the last time an…
3 days ago
Sir: The Niger Delta Development Commission (NNDC) was the intervention agency set up to cater for the needs of areas impacted by serial degradation on account of several years of oil production by former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. This agency was a creation backed by a law called the NDDC Act 2001.  Chapter 12 of…
4 days ago
Barely a week into office, Tinubu suspended the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, and eliminated the multiple exchange rates, which had facilitated currency arbitrage.
22 Sep
Sir: Your Excellency Sir, my sister (Queen Torkwase Awuna) was beaten up and that led to her death. I have been trying to get justice but the Nigeria Police Force frustrated all my efforts as the IPOs in charge of the case at the state CID Makurdi and Force Headquarters, Abuja, demanded for money I…
21 Sep
Sir: The demand for a pedestrian bridge at Mgbarakuma / Apumirri Market junction, Ubakala South Local Government Area of Abia State has become an urgent matter.  
20 Sep
The electoral process has become a very costly undertaking in Nigeria. For a general election involving the House of Representatives, the Senate and the Presidency in a vast country like ours, the cost runs into several hundred billion of naira.
17 Sep
Sir, The recent desire expressed by the federal government to go after the out of school children with the sole aim of returning them to school no doubt will be seen as a welcome development and a right step in a right direction by most Nigerians.
16 Sep
Nigeria faces significant economic challenges, including political instability, weak governance, volatile oil prices and security concerns, which all affect its growth trajectory. In this context, accurate economic data is crucial to guide policy decisions and retain investor confidence and public trust in the government's economic management. The state of a country's economy determines its citizens'…
16 Sep
Since his appointment in 2018 as the Director General of the State Security Service (SSS), popularly known as the Department of State Service (DSS), Yusuf Magaji Bichi, intelligence gathering and covert operation of the agency have been diversified. He has prioritized intelligence gathering for effective governance, especially in actualising the fundamental objectives and principles of…

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A gunman dressed in combat gear and wearing a bulletproof vest went on a shooting rampage at a house and a hospital in Rotterdam Thursday, killing a 14-year-old girl, her mother and a teacher.
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Napoli said Thursday they never meant to offend Victor Osimhen after the striker's agent threatened legal action over a video the club posted online mocking him for missing a penalty.
2 hours ago
Nigeria’s U-20 women’s national team, the Falconets, have progressed to the third round of the 2024 U-20 World Cup qualifiers without kicking a ball.
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reiterated its commitment to conduct free, fair and credible governorship election in Imo State scheduled for November 11th, 2023.
3 hours ago
By Vera Ng’oma, Country Director, British Council Malawi, and TEVET Lead for Sub-Saharan Africa.  Lilongwe, Malawi, 28 September 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/-  Africa has the largest population of young people in the world. By 2030, there will be 375 million young people in the continent’s job market. By 2050, one in every 4 people in the world will be…