Service Chiefs Agree to take orders from CDS Irabor – Amao
Nigeria’s Service Chiefs have agreed to take orders from the Chie of Defefence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, in line with universal best practices. The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal…
Wike to Gen. Attahiru: Withdraw soldiers from politicians
Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State, has asked the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Ibrahim Attahiru, to withdraw soldiers attached to politicians as guards. “The country is facing a…
Editorial: Combating the scourge of tuberculosis
The recent alarm raised by the World Health Organization (WHO) that Nigeria may not be able to reach its set target of diagnosing and treating over 1.1 million tuberculosis (TB)…
New ECO currency shelved for at least another year
In a blow to trade prospects for Senegal and seven other countries in West Africa, the much-discussed plans to replace the CFA Franc with the ECO currency look set to…
Shifting Identities of Bandits to Justify Their Crimes
Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, of the umbrella organisations of herdsmen in Nigeria, has finally confirmed what many Nigerians have long suspected: that the bandits now afflicting Nigerians are herdsmen. But…
Editorial: Attack on Governor Ortom and matters arising
Now it is official: the insecurity in Nigeria, sadly, is only escalating under the watch of President Muhammadu Buhari, with no end in sight. The violence that has practically reduced…
Parents give FG, el-Rufai 48 hours to rescue abducted students
Parents of the 39 students at the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, on Monday gave the Federal and Kaduna State Governments 48…
Reps demand arrest, prosecution of masterminds of Attack on Ortom
The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has asked the country’s security agencies to arrest and prosecute those involved in the attack on Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State.…
Buhari Condemns Attack on Gov. Ortom, Orders investigation
President Muhammadu Buhari has added his voice to the condemnation of the attack on Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, pointing out that it was unacceptable. The President decried the…
Firstbank CEO List Technology, Capacity As Key for Post Covid-19 Growth
…Thumbs up mobile banking (FirstMobile) and USSD (*894#) platforms By Bolaji Israel Dr Adesola Adeduntan, Chief Executive Officer, First Bank of Nigeria Limited said technology, innovation and enhanced capabilities have…