Tinubu signs insurance industry reform bill
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assented to the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Bill, 2025 — a landmark legislation to strengthen the country’s financial sector and accelerate the nation’s march toward a $1 trillion economy. The Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act (NIIRA) 2025 repeals and consolidates several outdated insurance laws into a single, modern legal framework. […]
Narrating African Limitations
By Toyin Falola This trilogy, set within the format of public lectures across four countries, begins with a focus on power, then explores changes, and concludes with the limitations of power and the shifts occurring in Africa. I feel privileged to discuss these limitations at four universities in Uganda. Throughout postcolonial African history, an intellectual […]
Telcom Conference: NCC, IHS Towers, others back organisers
By Patrick Aigbokhan Telecom industry regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and other industry operators, including IHS Towers, Digital Realty and 9mobile Nigeria, have thrown their weights behind the Maiden Edition of the CNII & Telecom Sustainability Conference 2025. The conference is being organized in collaboration with the Nigeria Information Technology Association (NITRA) and Industry […]
DisCo explains power outage in parts of Enugu
The Management of the Mainpower Electricity Distribution Limited (MEDL) says a significant drop in energy allocation was the reason for power outage in some parts of Enugu State. This is contained in a statement on Monday in Enugu by the Management company’s Spokesman, Mr Emeka Ezeh. The statement explained that for over four days, there […]
Alia unveils e-emergency platforms to tackle humanitarian crises
Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue State, on Monday, inaugurated the state’s electronic emergency management system for effective handling of humanitarian crises. Performing the ceremony in Makurdi, Alia said the e-emergency platforms, known as, Benue E-emergency Platforms, will significantly enhance the protection of lives and property in the state. Alia was represented at the launch by […]
Lagos seals club for traffic regulations violation
The Lagos State Government has sealed the premises of Vaniti Club House over protracted and deliberate infractions of the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law, 2018. The General Manager of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, said this in a statement to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. […]
Oyebanji declares second term bid, lists achievements
Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State has formally declared his intention to contest for a second term on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He made the declaration on Monday during a meeting with members of the Central Working Committee of the APC held at the party secretariat in Ado-Ekiti. The News Agency […]
Agencies gear up to mitigate flood in Kaduna, Kano, Katsina
Various Federal and state agencies in Kaduna, Kano and Katsina States are ramping up efforts to mitigate flooding through various projects. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), this is being done through a myriad of plausible efforts like stormwater drainage management, riverbank protection and shoring up climate resilience initiatives. NAN further reports that […]
2027: WHY TINUBU MUST GO….
By Segun Olulade Yes, let’s say it louder — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu must GO in 2027. Let’s start from the education sector — that graveyard of abandoned dreams. For the first time in living memory, public universities have stayed open for two full academic years. Not one single ASUU strike. I mean, what kind […]
Troops rescue 11 hostages, recover arms in major offensive in Benue, Taraba
Troops of the Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have rescued 11 kidnapped victims and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition in a coordinated offensive across parts of Benue and Taraba States. A credible military source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), that the daring operation was conducted by troops of Sector I Operation Whirl […]
