Many farmers in Ogun State have been forced to change occupations after oil spillage caused by vandalism of NNPC pipelines destroyed their farmlands. Read More
PREMIUM TIMES had reported that the ad hoc committee of the House of Representatives investigating job racketeering in MDAs is allegedly extorting money from them.
The council chairperson says illegal seizure of local council funds by Governor Abiodun has incapacitated the state's 20 local councils and brought their officials to ridicule before citizens at the council areas for non-performance.
Nigerian stocks have been on a rise since President Bola Tinubu introduced some of the country's boldest reforms in decades in the early weeks of his administration, especially an abolition of costly fuel subsidies and a unification of multiple exchange rates.
Marie Ebikake (PDP, Bayelsa), who spoke on behalf of the caucus, said the president should commission a panel of inquiry to investigate the alleged involvement of the Nigeria Police Force. Read More
Over 100 gay suspects arrested holding gay wedding in Nigeria – Police
The Nigerian government put the law to the test for the first time in December 2019 when 47 men arrested by the police in a hotel in Lagos the previous year were arraigned in court, accused of publicly displaying affection for members of the same sex.
"I believe you will come up with a roadmap to salvage our nation. We are in a big mess, but I have confidence in your team. This is a great nation chained by poor governance, chained by many challenges..."
Among the key highlights of Mr Elumelu's speech was a perennial exodus of young, homegrown talents to the West on account of disillusionment with the state of the nation.
Mr Ebowusim emphasised the quality and standard the brand represents and that it was only appropriate to choose ambassadors with such criteria of which the selected actors fall.
It must be said that our expectations in this country especially – more than even any other black African nation I know and/or have been to – diverges a lot from the expectations of say the western societies whom we try to benchmark with our economy. Nigerians are generally very aspirational. But unfortunately, our actions are usually about self-aggrandization and not the collective.
…Nigeria's failure to capitalise on the Saudi Arabian agricultural investment opportunity in 2017 was a missed chance for economic growth and job creation. However, with a new administration and the Nigeria Saudi Chamber of Commerce's willingness to revive the project, there is hope for a brighter future. Nigerian officials must reflect on past mistakes and work diligently to create an enabling environment for foreign investors…
Flutterwave, the leading startup in Africa, has achieved a significant milestone needed in obtaining its operational license in Kenya by getting a first name approval.
The benefiting institutions are Girls High School, Ikot Ibiok, Northern Annang Secondary Commercial School, Utu-Etim-Ekpo, and Government Technical College (GTC), Ikot Uko-Ika.
The training is part of DUBAWA's efforts to reinstate trust in the media and address the increasing menace of information disorder, particularly as Liberia heads to the polls this year.
It confirmed that the new variants have already been reported in 51 countries including China, the United States of America, the Republic of Korea, Japan, Canada, Australia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, France, Portugal, and Spain.
