“Girls and women make up more than half of the 36.7 million people living with HIV. Ending AIDS by 2030 requires that we address girls' and women's diverse roles by putting them at the centre of the response.” – Joint United Nations on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). In Nigeria today, there are over 3.1 million people living…

Spot activity dwindled on Monday as traders awaited the new March Nigerian and Angolan loading programmes that are expected to emerge this week, while India’s IOC mopped up some cargoes via a tender. Less than five cargoes of Angolan crude remained from the February programme. BP was said to be offering a cargo of February-loading…

It should be agreed that there are different ways of apprehending and describing the situation in Nigeria as the country draws near “Election 2019”, the general elections beginning on February 16, 2019. But I have chosen, naturally and unsurprisingly, an angle and a perspective informed by the burning interests of the working, toiling and poor…

For the first time, Oshiomhole, a garrulous combatant, who pulls no punches, was tongue-tied. But many think that the First Lady’s comments encouraged a number of APC aspirants, who felt cheated, to either go to court, or leave the party in anger. This other day when I chided one of them for jumping from one…

Plans to float the first ever ocean terminal in the country are in the offing, with expectations that the facility would help investors in the shipping of oil and gas vessels, and enhance Nigeria’s status in the maritime world.    The project, being slated for Akwa Ibom State, is currently yearning for more local and…

Nigeria, and the Republic of India, yesterday, signed a Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA), to deepen flight operations end to end.    The Minister of States for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, disclosed this via his twitter handle, shortly after signing the agreement with representatives of the Indian government.    The Guardian gathered that the agreement was overdue…

The fear over oil price volatility and its implications on Nigeria’s economy in 2019, continues to headline discourses and research, as Coronation Merchant Bank predicts, “a lot depends on oil this year.”   In the lender’s “2019 Macroeconomic Outlook” report, due to be released today, it forecasts oil price at an average of $58 per barrel…

In this past three and a half years of the Buhari presidency, one, thankfully, has learnt, experienced and been part of quite a number of things. One of those things is the amount of dedication, the depth of patriotic zeal and sheer hard work that is going on in this administration. I know President Muhammadu Buhari’s determination…

Recently, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), confirmed seven Persons dead and 14 affected by the lassa fever virus in five states, which include Ondo, Edo, Delta, Plateau, Bauchi and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. In the face of this, health experts have advised that families, communities and individuals protect themselves by avoiding…

The Kebbi State government has trained 120 youths on fish farming to alleviate poverty and boost the economy. Presenting certificates to the participants, the state governor, Atiku Abubakar Bagudu said that the training workshop on fish farming is part of its commitment toward supporting the agriculture sectors and ensured the people are gainfully engaged. Represented…

Sir: I wrote an op-ed recently in the Nigeria world website and posted it on social media to explain the SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunity and Threat) of Sowore’s 2019 campaign organization. In the piece, I advised Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of African Action Congress-AAC about the way forward. What I received in return from…

The Army has arrested a wanted Boko Haram member, Babagana Abubakar (aka Alagarno) at Bulabulim Ngarnam community on the outskirt of Maiduguri. Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, the army spokesman, said in a statement on Friday that Abubakar was arrested in a room in a house, where he was hiding in the community. According to Usman, two…