TICAD 9:Tinubu Lauds Nigeria`s Armed Forces,As Japan Pledges $5.5bn For Africa
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday in Yokohama, Japan, lauded the Nigerian armed forces for their successes in the war against insurgency and criminality while emphasising his administration’s commitment to…
Editorial: America’s Assault on Nigerian Free Speech
The United States has long positioned itself as the world’s champion of liberty, democracy, and free speech; and never tires of lecturing the world about censorship and human rights. Yet,…
Tinubu and Nigerian Economy: Beyond Deceits of Procuring Foreign Endorsements?
It is easier to talk if you don’t think but if you think you will think thoroughly before talking, and when you talk, you will work. By now if they…
Tinubu Removes 5% Telecoms Tax— NCC
President Bola Tinubu has permanently abolished the controversial 5% excise duty on telecommunications services, a move aimed at easing financial pressures on consumers and businesses in Nigeria’s digital economy. The…
Passengers Must Switch Off Phones During Flights — NCAA
Following recent unpalatable airport incidents, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has mandated that all passengers must switch off their phones during civil flights. At a press conference in Abuja…
Tinubu Orders Reduction In Dialysis Cost From ₦50,000 To ₦12,000 – Presidency
President Bola Tinubu has approved a reduction in the cost of kidney dialysis from the current ₦50,000 to ₦12,000 in federal hospitals across the country. The Special Adviser to the…
Editorial: DNA Tests Are Blowing Up Nigerian Families
Nigeria is sitting on a family time bomb; and DNA tests have lit the fuse. The latest Smart DNA report just dropped, and it’s a nightmare that should terrify every…
Focus: Nigeria’s DNA Revolution Marital Infidelity, Cheating, Lies, Betrayals, and Heartbreaks
It begins, as so many social tremors do, with a statistic. A recent report from Nigeria’s Smart DNA, the country’s leading forensic laboratory, revealed that one in four men who…
INEC’s By-elections And Lessons Not Learnt – By Reuben Abati
The by-elections held across the country last Saturday in 16 constituencies across 12 states, in terms of the organization, the process and outcomes would seem to confirm one painful truth,…
Spotlight: Dangote, Russia, and the Battle for Nigeria’s Oil Future
Aliko Dangote built his empire on cement and sugar, but his grandest gamble is oil. Rising from the swampy flats of Lekki, just outside Lagos, the $20bn Dangote Refinery was…