Petrol defies regulated pricing, rises 30% in one year
The average retail price paid by Nigerians for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, increased by 29.81 percent in the 12 months to November 2022, making a mockery of the government-regulated price of N165 per litre, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown. The average retail price rose from […]
Do not back down on SSB tax, CAPPA tells govt
*Cautions against excessive consumption of carbonated drinks The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has asked the federal government not to back down on the N10/litre excise tax introduced in the Finance Act, 2021 on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSB) tax across the country. The SSB tax is being collected by the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) […]
Epe community demand access to potable water
*Rejects privatization plan The people of Epe have called on the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to ensure the community gets safe, clean and affordable potable water. In a letter sent to their representative in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Mustainu Abiodun Tobun, the community called on the state government to […]
FROM PRESIDENTS TO SOLDIERS TO NATIONS
Musikilu Mojeed, The Letterman (A Review, Part 2) BY TOYIN FALOLA The second part of the review of The Letterman focuses on the series of letters written by Chief Olusegun Obasanjo to presidents, regional leaders, nations, and even military men. These letters are more critical and were either Obasanjo’s responses or observations on […]
The Ripple Effects of Underfunding in Nigeria’s Higher Education Sector
By Toyin Falola Today Monday, December 19, 2022, I am a guest of Osun State University, where I am delivering the Fourth Prince Tunde Ponnle Annual Lecture. The management of the University was careful to choose a subject dear to my heart: the funding of higher education in the context of global practices. I am […]
Army council promotes 122 to Major, Brigadier General ranks
Army council promotes 122 to Major, Brigadier General ranks The Army Council has approved the promotion of 122 senior officers to the ranks of Major General and Brigadier General in recognition of their meritorious service to the nation. The promotion, comprising of 52 brigadier generals to the rank of major general and 70 […]
Honouring Professor Akinjide Osuntokun
(A review of Africa and the Challenge of Underdevelopment: A Festschrift in Honour of Akinjide Osuntokun) By Toyin Falola On April 25, 2022, I confessed my desire for the personality and achievements of Professor Akinjide Osuntokun on the celebration of his eightieth birthday in a piece published by Tribune: https://tribuneonlineng.com/opinion-professor-akinjide-osuntokun-at-80-the-tour-de-force-life/. I stated that Osuntokun’s life […]
Osinbajo asks NIPSS to brainstorm on food security, climate change
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has urged the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies(NIPSS) to plan, interpret and predict trends on food security, technology, climate change and other related phenomena. Osinbajo said on Thursday at the Presidential Villa while inaugurating the newly constituted 11-man Board of Trustees of the NIPSS Endowment Fund, chaired by […]
Army council promotes 122 to Major, Brigadier General ranks
The Army Council has approved the promotion of 122 senior officers to the ranks of Major General and Brigadier General in recognition of their meritorious service to the nation. The promotion, comprising of 52 brigadier generals to the rank of major general and 70 colonels to the rank of brigadier general respectively, was approved […]
Nigeria’s envoy to Spain, Demola Seriki is dead
Nigeria’s ambassador to Spain, Demola Seriki, is dead. The Lagos politician was said to have died in Madrid, Spain. He was aged 63. His death was announced in a notice signed by his children on Thursday. The notice said that he died in Madrid, Spain in the early hours of the day. “It is with […]
