The Tiv People and the 6,000-Year Claim: A Historical and Linguistic Examination of the Evidence
BY ADIKWU MOSES EGWA This article examines the claim that the Tiv people are “the oldest Nigerian and Cameroonian tribe” who built the “first Bantu settlement in 6,000 BC.” Using simple language, it checks this claim against academic history, archaeology, linguistics, and written records from Nigeria and abroad. The findings show there is no proof […]
Illicit Alcohol Trade Hits 40% in Nigeria, Govt Losing N428bn — SWAN
The Spirits and Wines Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has raised alarm over the scale of illicit trade in the country’s alcohol market, revealing that about 40 per cent of spirits and wines consumed in Nigeria were illegal, costing the government an estimated N428 billion in lost revenue annually. Addressing newsmen in Abuja after a stakeholder […]
Tinubu Approves ₦17bn Grassroots Fund for 8,804 Wards, Upgrades Zaria Health Centre
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a ₦17bn community-led development fund to drive grassroots interventions across Nigeria’s 8,804 wards. The initiative, under a newly established Community-Based National Social Action Fund Taskforce, would see each ward identify and execute priority projects through verified community-based organisations. Announcing the development in a statement on Wednesday, the Federal Ministry […]