Professor What!
By Toyin Falola Early last year, in distress, I called Dr. Samson Ijaola of Glorious University to ask him a question that was not allowing me to sleep: why are “big boys” asking me for money? It is unusual for them to do so because they usually do well financially. I often visit “big boys” […]
Incoming President To Inherit N77 Trillion Debt- DMO
The Director-General of Debt Management Office (DMO), Patience Oniha says the next president of Nigeria would inherit a debt of N77 trillion when the tenure of the APC led administration comes to an end in May. Oniha said on Wednesday when answering questions from journalists at the public presentation and break down of the highlights […]
Exchange May Get To N1000/$, Says Pat Utomi
A political economist, Prof Pat Utomi says the exchange rate of the naira to the dollar may go above $1 to N1,000 if some “dramatic” measures are not taken by the Federal Government on Nigeria’s fiscal and economic policies. He also said the ways and means funding option of the Federal Government through the Central Bank of […]
Ohakim: What I told Buhari about security challenges in Imo, by Uzodimma
Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo State, met with President Muhammadu Buhari behind closed doors on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, where both men discussed critical infrastructure that would improve security in the state. The visit to the seat of power came just hours after a former governor of Imo State, […]
Shekarau dumps APC
Ahead of next month’s general election, a former lawmaker who represented Birnin Gwari/Giwa Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Hassan Adamu Shekarau, has resigned from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In a letter dated January 3, 2023 and made available to DAILY POST in Abuja, Wednesday, the former Kaduna State lawmaker […]
Gafaru’s murder: Police unveil alleged killer-cop, body to be exhumed
The Lagos State Police Command has identified Inspector Imeh Johnson as the officer who allegedly shot and killed Gafaru Buraimoh on December 7, 2022, in Ajah, Lagos State. Inspector Johnson is attached to the Ajah Division of the Force. The Lagos State Police Command spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, explained that the alleged killer cop […]
Las Las! (Part III)
By Toyin Falola Nigeria is experiencing economic issues due to poor planning, ineffective policies, poor leadership, and many other factors. Despite the country’s abundant natural and human resources, the inability to use the wealth to turn things around for the masses has led many astray. A significant portion of the country’s wealth is in […]
Buhari SignS N21.83Trn 2023 Budget Into law
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the N21.83trn budget into law. This is the final budget to be signed by Buhari as its administration ends on May 29, 2022. Speaking at the event, Buhari said the 2023 budget provides for aggregate expenditures of N21.83 trillion, an increase of N1.32 trillion over the initial executive proposal for […]
Friends, colleagues, associates celebrate Falola At 70
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo was among a galaxy of academics, friends, family and associates to on January 1, 2023 gathered online to celebrate eminent scholar Prof Toyin Falola who clocked 70. Falola is the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at the University of Texas at Austin, USA. The celebration which was […]
JAMB only admits 100,000 out of million applying for medical courses – Data
Data obtained from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, the agency responsible for the regulation of admissions into tertiary institutions in Nigeria revealed that out of over 1,256,494 candidates who applied for Medicine-related programmes in Nigerian public and private universities in three years, only 105,226 were admitted. The figures were obtained from […]
