Law enforcement in Nigeria is more than just the police. Over the decades, successive governments have set up different agencies to tackle the country’s complex security and governance challenges. From drugs to financial crimes, intelligence gathering to road safety, each agency has a unique mandate but with one common goal — to maintain law and…
By Hassan Mahmood Ibrahim As the clock ticks toward the 2027 general elections, Nigerians are once again faced with a pressing question: Who can truly lead the nation out of its current economic quagmire, rising insecurity, and deep national distrust? While many familiar names have started to re-emerge, one figure deserves closer attention—Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim,…
The Federal Government has secured about $191m from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance to strengthen the health systems in Nigeria. This was disclosed on Friday in Abuja at the launch of Gavi Health Systems Strengthening Support-3 to Nigeria. According to Gavi, the health systems strengthening grant of about $191m, which is over the next four years…
Immediate past Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, said that Nigeria Agenda 2050- a perspective plan designed to transform the country into an “upper-middle income country” with a significant improvement in per capita income-had already identified and clarified where to be in 30 years’ time and how to get…
Six students drawn from various secondary schools will represent Nigeria at the 2023 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship (MOSWC) in Disneyland, Florida, United States. The yearly event, which attracts students from over 150 countries, is designed to test students’ capabilities in the use of Microsoft software. A statement by the organiser of the Microsoft Office…
The Ondo-born businessman also spoke about Nigeria’s security challenges, especially the Boko Haram insurgency that has ravaged the nation for over a decade. Senator-elect and billionaire business mogul, Dr Jimoh Ibrahim, has proposed a plan for Nigeria to repay its debts within 90 days. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Ibrahim said…
Nigeria needs $12bn to clean up decades-old oil spills in southern Bayelsa State over a 12-year period, a new report revealed on Tuesday, as it singled out two international oil companies, Shell and Eni, for being responsible for most of the pollution. Oil majors in Nigeria have long faced legal challenges over Niger Delta spills,…
My dear people of Rivers State, represented physically here today by a cross section of leaders, opinion leaders and citizens from various walks of life, I welcome you. I want to start by acknowledging the circumstances and turn of events that have led us to this unique style of a Campaign Rally. Although we did…
… subject to a maximum daily payout limit of N20,000.The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has given a new directive to the country’s banks on the Naira, even as it assured that queues at Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) across the country would soon disappear. The CBN in a statement issued on Monday, signed by the…
The Nigerian passport has undergone a significant decrease in its global ranking, dropping 38 places over the past 17 years, as reported by the Henley Passport Index. The index assesses passports by the number of countries that their holders can enter without a visa or with visa-on-arrival. Currently, Nigerian passport holders can enter 46 countries…
