Africa Water Vision 2063: OWORAC cautions against water privatisation
Urges community participation in implementation The Our Water Our Right Africa Coalition (OWORAC) has raised concerns about Africa’s growing push towards water privatisation and the seeming exclusion of affected communities and groups in the implementation of the Africa Water Vision (AWV) 2063, warning that such an approach could undermine public accountability and, ultimately, […]
Emmanuel Alayande Varsity of Education gets accreditation for 49 courses
Emmanuel Alayande University of Education (EAUED) has secured full accreditation for all 49 academic programmes it presented to the National Universities Commission (NUC) during the accreditation exercise conducted last November. According to the Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, the results received by the institution showed that 43 programmes obtained full accreditation, while six […]
Tinubu welcomes Airbus proposal for maintenance and hangar facilities in Nigeria
*Urges accelerated delivery of attack helicopters President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has welcomed world aircraft-maker Airbus’ proposal to establish maintenance and hangar facilities in Nigeria as part of a broader effort to position the country as a regional aerospace and aviation services hub. He also emphasised Nigeria’s urgent need for modern helicopters and fixed-wing […]
Fiscal years are defined by law, not calendar
By Tanimu Yakubu The Budget Office of the Federation acknowledges public concerns regarding the publication timeline for the recent Quarterly Budget Implementation Reports and considers it important to provide clarification within the broader constitutional and fiscal context governing public finance administration in Nigeria. The fiscal year is not necessarily synonymous with the calendar year. […]
BREAKING: Bandits behead abducted Oyo teacher
One of the kidnapped teachers of Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Michael Oyedokun, has been beheaded by their abductors. He was beheaded in a video allegedly released by the bandits on Sunday. In the video which was aired on Telegram on Monday, it showed that the […]
Taiwan decries exclusion from World Health Assembly
By Olayinka Oyegbile As the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA) kicks of today (May 18, 2026) at the World Health Organisation (WHO) headquarters, in Geneva, Switzerland, the Taiwan Minister of Health and Welfare, Dr. Chung-Liang Shih, has called on the world body to allow the country participate in the global health system. This […]
The Toyin Falola Masterclass: Prof Isaac Albert to give three lectures on African crises
By Toyin Falola From one end of the continent to the other, it has now become normal for African people to deal with questions of crises that would affect their politics, society, and morality as nations. Whether we are talking about war, violence, conflicts among groups, electoral violence, or displacements, being African in […]
Abduction: Kidnappers trapped inside National Park, Oyo declares
The Oyo State Government has said the suspected kidnappers involved in the attack on LA School, Ahoro-Esinele, and Community Grammar School, Ahoro-Esinele, Oriire, have been effectively confined within the National Park axis following coordinated security operations aimed at preventing their movement into neighbouring states. The attack, which resulted in the killing of a teacher […]
Presidency douses doubts over killing of ISWAP leader
The Presidency has cleared the air over the doubts expressed by some citizens over the killing by a joint Nigerian and American action of Abu-Bilal Al-Manuki—also known as Abu-Mainok or Abu-Bilal Al-Minuki, described as a senior commander of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). A statement by Bayo Onanuga, Media Adviser to […]
Dr. Segun Osoba: The intellectual who kept the faith
By Toyin Falola On May 14, 2026, the academic world was thrown into sadness by the news of the demise of one of the country’s pre-eminent Marxist scholars. At 92, Dr. Samuel Olusegun Ọṣọba left this earth in a tranquil manner at his Ijẹbu-Ode residence. The message, which was first disseminated by his family […]
