Nigeria Records 65,000 Suspected Cholera Cases Across 35 States This Year–NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that Nigeria has so far recorded 65, 000 cases of Cholera across 35 states and 195 local governments this year. The Director-General of the NCDC, Dr. Jide Idris, who disclosed this at a press Conference in Abuja the new figure represents a significant decline […]
NLC General Secretary, Emmanuel Ugboaja, Dies at 60
The General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Emmanuel Ugboaja, has died at the age of 60 after a protracted illness. His death was announced by the NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, during the Congress’ National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Enugu. Ajaero reportedly conveyed the news to delegates by reading a letter […]
NUPRC Seeks Completion of Headquarters to Boost Investment Appeal
The Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Sen. Magnus Abe has said the failure to complete the Commission’s proposed headquarters in Abuja was undermining Nigeria’s image before major oil and gas investors. Abe said it was embarrassing for multinational oil companies arriving in Nigeria to discuss investments worth billions […]
Akpabio Mourns Dotun Oladipo, publisher of Eagle Online
The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, GCON, has expressed sadness over the death of veteran journalist and publisher of The Eagle Online, Dotun Oladipo., saying that his passing is a painful loss to the Nigerian media industry and the nation. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, […]
Ododo and the Audacity of Tomorrow
By Jacob EDI There are governments that merely occupy time, and there are governments that attempt to bend time towards a destination. The distinction is subtle, but profound. One manages the present, putting out fires as they arise, patching holes and hoping the next day will be kinder. The other looks beyond immediate turbulence and […]
Opportunity or entrapment? What Nigeria’s youth must ask before flying to Russia
By Oumarou Sanou There is nothing wrong with urging Nigerian youth to look past Britain, America and Canada, or with Russia offering scholarships to African students. Young Nigerians deserve every legitimate route to education the world can offer. But there is everything wrong with dismissing documented security concerns as “propaganda” simply because the offer arrives […]