Author: Olabanji Ayoola

“The most urgent task, therefore, facing the peoples of Northern Nigeria is to overcome fear and suspicion, jettison unhealthy division and create consensus around common goals and aspirations. These are necessary for creating the enabling environment to address our most stubborn challenges such as insecurity, widespread poverty, the collapse of institutions and services, etc., so […]

Former Nigerian President and Chairman of Africa Progress Group (APG), Chief Olusegun Obasanjo (left); Country Representative, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Ms. Ulla Mueller; Director-General, Nigeria Institute of International Affairs, Prof. Eghosa Osaghae and Uganda High Commissioner, Nelson Ocheger at the public presentation of the 2020 APG report, themed, ‘‘Making Africa’s Population an Asset,’’ held […]

Insists allocations to host communities, frontier development justifiable Law not perfect but a good start, APC admits Wike: Sending 3% directly to host communities will cause crisis Experts call for investment in modular refineries to end petrol import Do not withdraw fuel subsidy, HURIWA warns Contrary to expectations that the signing of the Petroleum Industry […]

Africa Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria (APFFLON) has expressed disappointment over alleged comments by the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed that Nigeria is a haven for stolen and smuggled vehicles. The group condemned the alleged utterance, describing it as a blow on the nation’s image, noting that the comments sent a […]

The 36 governors yesterday explained why they are at the Supreme Court with the Federal Government over recovered looted funds and non-cash assets. Dialogue broke down with the government, they said. According to them, they took the route to avert a breach of the 1999 Constitution which can lead to a prolonged litigation. They claimed […]

The governors, under the auspices of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), have faulted in the Petroleum Industry Act, signed by President Muhammad Buhari on Monday, describing it as a recipe for disaster. In a letter to the President on August 10, they identified six unfavourable areas; and pleaded with him to withhold his assent to […]

Oyo State-born pioneer President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, Sunday Oladele, who secured victory after 41 years battle with Yaba College of Technology in Lagos, was planning big for his convocation before he died, his son, Olalekan said on Tuesday. According to him, the 72-year-old activist was celebrating his victory against YABATECH after […]

Late Mohammed Fawehinmi, the eldest son of late Chief Gani Fawehinmi (SAN), will be laid to rest on August 27, in Ondo City, Ondo State, a family source says. Mr Lanre Arogundade, former Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Lagos chapter and close associate of the family, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]