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18 Apr 2024
The legality of the powers of a Chief Judge to order the release of prison inmates is not in dispute. But extending such privileges to politically exposed convicts while their victims are still hurting is, in the opinion of stakeholders, a prerogative on the fringe of its abuse, NGOZI EGENUKA reports. The justice system in…
9 Apr 2024
One of the ills plaguing the Nigerian State is the pervasive insecurity. The security challenge is taking tolls on virtually all sectors of the economy and therefore, taking a shine off any achievement of the government. One major sector bedeviled by this insecurity is the mining industry.
7 Apr 2024
The Federal Government has been urged to formulate new policies to criminalise illegal mining activities across the country given the threat the menace poses to the nation’s economic growth.
7 Apr 2024
The presence of good roads anywhere in the world is a catalyst for economic growth and development.
6 Apr 2024
Ahead of World Health Day 2024, tomorrow, April 7, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that Nigeria and so many other developing countries may not be able to meet the 2030 target for Universal Health Coverage (UHC), because the right to health of millions is increasingly coming under threat. The WHO, in a statement,…
31 Mar 2024
Tope Ogundipe is a teacher in a private school in Lagos, but earns N30,000 monthly. As part of cutting cost before now, she shares a room apartment with two of her colleagues to share bills, but since the removal of fuel subsidy and devaluation of naira, it has even become more tough meeting her daily needs including taking her one square meal.
22 Mar 2024
The tragic consequences of division, conflicts and confrontations have never been so lucid to the people of the world as they are currently, especially as the Russia-Ukraine crisis, Palestine/Israeli conflict and the Red Sea confrontations showed no sign of abating.
22 Mar 2024
Land is a source of material wealth and tangible resources for human survival. But the activities of land grabbers are largely propelled by increasing urbanisation, industrialisation, greed by individuals and government officials, as well as a high rate of agribusiness expansion nationwide that has made land a scarce commodity. Also, the infamous activities of encroachers…
19 Mar 2024
The Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which was signed by the president in 2024, repealed the Electric Power Sector Reform Act, No. 6, 2005 and consolidated the laws relating to the Nigerian electricity supply industry.
17 Mar 2024
Barely, 72 hours after his two years reign as the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Dr. Mohood Olalekan Ishola Balogun (CFR), Alli Okunmade II, bowed out gracefully at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan during a brief illness.
16 Mar 2024
In a bid to strengthen trade relations and checkmate smuggling activities within the Nigeria Customs Service, the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi recently undertook a series of courtesy visits to different stakeholders in the North West Zone of Nigeria. The visits were strategically aimed at fostering cooperation, understanding the challenges faced…
13 Mar 2024
With the steady decline in the value of the naira, currently pegged at N1,500/1$ in the parallel market, several of the 110 Nigerian foreign missions are in dire straits.

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