The issue of restructuring Nigeria to fit the specific requirements of a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-lingual nation that she is, is not new. Indeed, the debate on the matter has been with us since the First Republic and particularly since the end of the civil war. What is however novel is the strindency that the […]
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Tope Kolade Fasua is the presidential candidate of the Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party (ANRP). He spoke with Festus Owete and Azeezat Adedigba on his chances at the 2019 polls. He also spoke on what he would do to restore Nigeria to the path of progress and prosperity, if elected, and other sundry issues. Excerpts: We […]
Continue ReadingDeputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu has relived how he escaped an assassination attempt, declaring that no one was safe in the country.“Nobody is safe in this country. I want to appeal to my colleagues and the general public that we all continue to be prayerful and conscious of our private […]
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The Federal Ministry of Health has said that donors contributed 95 per cent of HIV funding in Nigeria. Dr Olugbenga Ijaodola, Assistant Director, Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission (PMTCT) and Head, National AIDS and STI Programme of the Ministry (NASCP), disclosed this at a media dialogue on PMTCT in Calabar. The dialogue is organised by the […]
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The Presidency has frowned at the alleged misinterpretation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s remarks when he received the report of the Tripartite Committee on the Review of National Minimum Wage from the committee’s chairman, Ama Pepple, on Tuesday. A presidential source, who preferred not to be named, said the president did not endorse N30,000 as proposed […]
Continue ReadingNigerians crowd population A family planning expert, Dr. Ejike Oji, has warned that Nigeria is heading towards demographic crisis, following the wide margin between its population Growth Rate and the National Development Index.Oji, who is the Chairman, Management Committee of the Association for Advancement of Family Planning, spoke at a media roundtable on the upcoming […]
Continue ReadingKastina State Governor Aminu Masari Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has identified huge investment in education as reason nations like Singapore, India, Malaysia and other Asian Tigers are ahead of Nigeria.He stated this on Tuesday at the commissioning of a study centre of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), at his hometown in […]
Continue ReadingCameroon’s President Paul Biya to address “frustrations and aspirations” Cameroon’s 85-year-old President Paul Biya vowed Tuesday to pursue policies of decentralisation to address “frustrations and aspirations” in English-speaking regions hit by separatist unrest as he was sworn in for a seventh term in office.But he firmly ruled out secession for the troubled regions and accused […]
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Two university students, Derrick Auka and Sharon Atieno, have drowned in River Yala in Bondo, Siaya County of Kenya while taking selfies. Auka, who is a third-year student of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology and Atieno, a student at Bondo Technical Training Institute, had gone on a nature walk when the incident happened. […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday expressed his commitment to ensuring the implementation of the new National Minimum Wage. He said this in Abuja while receiving the report of the Tripartite Committee on the Review of National Minimum Wage from the committee’s chairman, Amal Pepple, at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He expressed […]
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