The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), and the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to boost electricity in Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta region. The partnership agreement between th...
By YS Ehoda-Adi The National Assembly, as a co-equal branch of government, plays a crucial role in ensuring accountability and good governance in Nigeria. However, there are concerns about the Assembly’s effectiveness in holding the executive b...
A Public Memo By Obiageli “Oby” Ezekwesili – The wisest and free advice that the Nigerian Senate, as well as the House of Representatives, can receive from all well-meaning citizens of our country now is to know when to stop playing with fire. ...
At a time when the reputations of Nigeria and its citizens are under scrutiny over leadership challenges and the activities of a few bad eggs, their high-achieving compatriots are not celebrated enough. Prof Uche Amazigo, an internationally renowned ...
The most romance scams, around 30%, happen on Facebook, higher than any other social media or dating platform, a report by British bank TSB reveals. According to the report, elderly people are particularly vulnerable to such attacks due to the lack o...
By Jacob Kubeka – ABUJA, Nigeria, February 8, 2026/ — The Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), has decries the relentless wave of killings and abductions that continue to plague Africa’s most populous nation, c...
By Sam Tyav (MAKURDI) – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), in the 19 Northern States has donated relief materials worth millions of naira to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Yelwata in Guma Local Governm...
By Wole Adedoyin – The International Human Rights Art Movement (IHRAM), has officially announced the winners of the African Human Rights Spoken Words Contest 3.0. The highly anticipated contest continues to reaffirm the tran...
By Uzoma Ahamefule – The Niger Delta Initiative Austria (NDIA), led by Mr Nyerhovwo Eriema, held a peaceful protest outside the Nigerian Embassy in Vienna. Participants called for justice for the ‘Ogoni Nine’ and...
… Discuss food security in Nigeria President of the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA), Mr. Shuichi Suzuki, met on Monday with former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta. The visit to the former president is par...
By Leo Igwe – The Advocacy for Alleged Witches urges state and traditional authorities to take measures against harmful widowhood practices. This appeal has become necessary following an incident in Imo state where relatives...
The Nigerian Government has inaugurated a Ministerial Implementation and Monitoring Committee to oversee the upgrade of engineering workshops and laboratories in 37 polytechnics across the country. The initiative, which is under t...
By Gabriel Attah – The University of Benin (UNIBEN), in south-south Nigeria, has expressed its willingness to partner with Secondary schools’ Management desirous of supporting the career prospects of their students whi...
By Sam Tyav (MAKURDI) – Rector Benue State Polytechnic Ugbokolo Dr. Henry Ojobo, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing the Och’ Idoma, His Royal Majesty Agabaidu Dr. John Elaigwu Odogbo as Chancello...
By Gwar Terngu (Ph.D) The Federal Government of Nigeria has officially scrapped the National Language Policy that made local languages the primary medium of communication in Nigerian schools. The announcement made by the Minister ...
By Sam Tyav (MAKURDI) – The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has commended the management of the Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo, for enhanced transformative efforts and the student-centred reforms in the ...
The world is going through a bad patch of individualism, nationalism, racism, and the marginalisation of minority groups. Meanwhile, October is Black History Month, and Bournemouth University on the south coast of England is thro...