The Stranded Squirrels In Ezekwesili’s Party By Azu Ishiekwene
...As I watched the video of ACPN Chairman Abdulganiyu Galadima attacking the party’s former presidential candidate, Oby Ezekwesili, I saw the spirit of the squirrel in full play.
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Philanthropy and Health in Africa
By Aliko Dangote, Chairman, Aliko Dangote Foundation – The impact of adequate healthcare on a strong African economy has long been a topic for debate, and an added dimension is the role the organized private sector can play to complement…
BudgIT calls on Oil, Gas Regulatory Bodies to step up Performance
Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) – a body that shoulders the task of improving transparency and accountability in the management of revenues from natural resources – released last December the audit report of the oil and gas industry for…
#Updated: Nigerian Student Launches Media Hub on Campus
One of the leading student journalists in Nigeria, Adejumo Kabir has launched a media hub for training of campus journalists. The initiative: “CampusPress Hub” according to Kabir is an initiative that aims at training of students who have passion for…
Averting a Needless Constitutional Crisis By
The Verdit By Olusegun Adeniy – On Tuesday, the National Judicial Council (NJC) directed both the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen and the acting CJN, Justice Ibrahim Tanko to respond to the petitions against them. Similarly,…
My children talked me into running for Lagos governorship —Sanwo-Olu
The All Progressives Congress candidate for Lagos State governorship election, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that he started considering running as governor after his children convinced him that he has all it takes to occupy the office. Speaking on a radio…
Immunisation: FG, Bill Gates Foundation Sign $75m Financing Agreement
The federal government on Tuesday gave further impetus to childhood immunisation with the signing of a $75 million financing agreement between it and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The agreement will ensure that increased government funding for routine immunisation…
2019 General Elections: NGO Hold Legislative Town Hall Meeting
Connected Advocacy for Empowerment and Youth Development Initiative, recently held a one day legislative town hall meeting in Benin. The town hall meeting. was meant to create avenue for electorates to engage Edo House of Representatives candidates in the forthcoming…
Nigeria moves up on TI’s corruption perception index
Nigeria has moved up four places in the Transparency International corruption perception index (CPI) for 2018, according to the latest report unveiled on Tuesday morning. The country is ranked 144 out of the 180 countries that were surveyed last year —…
Vote In Defense Of Democracy – Atiku
PDP Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has described the action of President Muhammad Buhari as that which is against the rule of law and also urged Nigerians to seize the opportunity of the coming general elections to vote in defense…
