Cattle colonies: Southern states shun FG’s request for land
No state in the southern Nigeria has volunteered to provide land to the Federal Government to set up cattle colonies in order to address the incessant clashes between herdsmen and farmers. It was also learnt that the 16 states that had volunteered to provide land for the establishment of the cattle colonies are from northern […]
Oando Reaches Peace Accord With Mangal
Muhammadu Sanusi II, emir of Kano, has waded into the dispute between the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) and Oando Plc. Dahiru Mangal, a key shareholder in Oando, had submitted a petition to SEC, which led to the suspension of Oando shares on the Nigerian Stock Exchange and Johannesburg Stock Exchange. SEC had accused the oil […]
NBS: 16m Nigerians Unemployed in Q3 2017
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that about 7.5 million Nigerians in the labour population had nothing to do in the third quarter of 2017, but when this number is added to those who worked for less than 20 hours a week – 8.46 million, the number of unemployed persons in the country […]
Herdsmen Attacks Will be Brought Under Control, Buhari Promises
• Yoruba leaders convene emergency meeting over attacks, reject cattle colonies • Falae vows to resist ‘recolonisation’ of Nigeria • OPC warns against continuing attacks on ex-SGF’s farm With the growing outcry over the attacks and gruesome killings carried out by suspected herders of cattle in several farmlands in several parts of the country, […]
South African policemen remanded in prison over death of Nigerian
The South African policemen responsible for the death of Ebuka Okori, a Nigerian, have been remanded in prison. Okori was allegedly killed by two members of the South African Police Service (SAPS), on Friday. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, senior special assistant to the president on foreign affairs and diaspora, said the Nigeria consulate in South Africa confirmed […]
I’ll Do The Best I Can, Buhari Tells Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari says he will be guided by a clear conscience in making decisions for the progress of the country. Speaking when he received leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the south-east at the presidential villa in Abuja, Buhari pledged to give his best to all Nigerians. He thanked his visitors for […]
Keshi Honoured With Google Doodle On Posthumous Birthday
Stephen Keshi, former Super Eagles captain and coach, has been honoured with a Google doodle on his posthumous birthday. Keshi, who would have clocked 56 today, excelled as an influential captain for the Eagles and also achieved a lot as a coach. Nicknamed ‘Big Boss’, Keshi had 64 international caps as a player. His international […]
ERA/FoEN Asks Government To Enforce Provisions Of Tobacco Act
The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has called on the federal government to take bold steps in implementing the provisions of the 2015 National Tobacco Control (NTC) act. At a press conference in Lagos on Monday, the group said since over two years that the bill was signed into law, not much […]
Aisha Buhari: The critic in the other room By Reuben Abati
Mrs Aisha M. Buhari, the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari is probably the most loved person in Nigeria today, especially by critics of her husband’s administration. She first came to our notice in this regard when in the course of her ailing husband’s medical vacation in London, she famously declared through BBC Hausa Service that […]
Visionscape will replicate refuse management crisis in Lagos water sector – ERA/FoEN Warns
The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has asked the Lagos State Government to terminate any agreement it may have entered into with Visionscape in the water sector as its performance in waste management has shown that it will also throw the water sector into crisis. The environmental justice group made the call […]
