Lawyer lauds Tinubu’s efforts at stabilising economy
The Convener of the Security Situation Room, a non-governmental organisation, Dr Douglas Ogbankwa, on Thursday scored the administration of President Bola Tinubu high on efforts at stabilising the economy. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the administration recorded successes in key areas of the economy, particularly in efforts to stabilise […]
Tinubu inaugurates National Assembly library, calls for collective action on unity
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday in Abuja, inaugurated the National Assembly Library and Resource Centre, which is named in his honour. Before the inauguration of the library, the President had briefly attended a commemorative sitting of the National Assembly, where he made extemporaneous remarks. The President, who had signed the National Anthem Bill, 2024, into […]
National Anthem or National Issues?
By Toyin Falola Nostalgic feelings, memory nodes, and reverberations have often spurred me into euphoric celebrations, bursting out to retrace the relics of history resurrected by the Nigerian leaders: The National Anthem of Independence. I must confess that people of my age bracket and those born and weaned before 1978 must be basking in the […]
Death on the Road
By Toyin Falola In all toil, there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty. Proverbs 14:23 The purpose of work is viewed through different lenses, but the consensus is that it is a medium via which humans guarantee survival. Our conception of work through the ages conditions us to see it as a […]
Pate wants global health pact between developing, developed countries re-examined
Prof. Ali Pate, has called on the global community to re-examine the global health pact between developed and developing countries. He made the call in Geneva, Switzerland in an address to the opening plenary of the 77th World Health Assembly (WHA) with the theme “All for Health, Health for All”. He said the re-examination was […]
The Blows of Friendship
By Toyin Falola “You don’t know who is important to you until you lose them.” Mahatma Gandhi “Comradeship is not friendship.” Toyin Falola Life is a vast and ever-evolving journey. However, the connections we forge enrich it. Journeying through the hurdles of life, friendship emerges as a dynamic element, a bond that endures […]
Prof Abd-Rasheed Na’Allah: End of a heroic tenure at UNIABUJA
By Toyin Falola In thirty days, Professor Abd-Rasheed Na’Allah will vacate his office as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja. He was the pioneer Vice-Chancellor of Kwara State University, becoming one of the few who served as vice-chancellors in two universities, thereby devoting a significant aspect of his career to university administration. What that […]
Senate recalls Ningi
The Senate has recalled Sen. Abdul Ningi (PDP-Bauchi) who was suspended for three months over budget padding remarks. This followed the adoption of a motion by Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Abba Moro and co-sponsored by Senate Deputy Minority Leader, Sen. Olalere Oyewumi and Senate Minority Whip, Sen. Osita Ngwu at Tuesday’s plenary, titled “The unconditional […]
Wike names Southern Parkway Road after Tinubu
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has named the Southern Parkway, from National Christian Centre to Ring Road I (Nnamdi Azikiwe Expressway), after President Bola Tinubu. Wike announced the honour during the inauguration the road for public use, in Abuja on Tuesday as part of activities to celebrate Tinubu’s one […]
Tanker tyre explosion sparks chaos in Lagos
Pandemonium engulfed Ekololu, a community in the Surulere area of Lagos State, on Monday night when the back tyres of a tanker transporting fuel to a Conoil filling station burst into flames near the station. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Correspondent who resides in the area reports that the explosion of the tyres and […]
