Author: Olabanji Ayoola

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that the United States’ 20-year campaign in Afghanistan ended in “only tragedies, only losses.” The Russian leader has a track record of criticising Western countries for trying to impose their values on non-Western nations. Moscow has regularly slammed the US policy in Afghanistan, which is now controlled by the […]

The Head, Corporate Affairs of Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC), Mr. Tayo Adekunle, has died after a brief illness. His demise was announced on Tuesday in Benin through a statement signed by the BEDC management, without the name of any of its officials reflected in it. He had on August 19, moderated the company’s media […]

ActionAid Nigeria, a non-governmental organisation seeking to eradicate poverty, has urged the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to renege on its plan to increase electricity tariff. NERC had directed the 11 Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) to increase their tariffs today September 1. ActionAid Nigeria said the increase would erode the purchasing power of workers in […]

Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Pauline Tallen (left); Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Tony Ojukwu; and Country Representative, UN Women, Comfort Lamptey, during the UN consultation to secure a common understanding of priorities for UN and government engagement on human rights, in Abuja…yesterday. Credit: NAN The United Nations Entity for Gender […]

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has launched a Register for missing persons in Nigeria in line with its mandate of protecting the rights of citizens and foreigners living in the country devoid of any form of discrimination. The inauguration of the missing persons Register in the country is beginning with a pilot project in […]

Unstable macroeconomic environment impacting sector’s potential NIN-SIM forces 6.3% decline in industry’s growth in Q1 2021 Nigeria’s telecommunications sector attracted $3.9 billion foreign investments (portfolio and direct) between 2015 and 2020,. The 2021 Telecommunications Industry report released by Agusto & Co, which disclosed this, observed that this accounted for an average of seven per cent […]

Anambra State has been declared as one of the nation’s oil producing states. Thus, the state will start to benefit from the 13 per cent derivation fund. The development followed the approval by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission of Governor Willie Obiano’s request of the state’s due share of revenue accruing to the […]

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (middle) and participants at the National Dialogue Forum on Girls in Abuja…yesterday. Phto: Pilip Ojisua Urges states to domesticate VAPP, CRA Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said most of the problems associated with Nigeria’s education sector are responsibilities of state governments, stressing that the Federal Government’s job is to provide support. […]