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Dr. Bodunrin Osikomaiya Emerges Babcock University’s Best Graduating Master’s Student with Perfect 5.00 CGPA
Consultant haematologist Dr. Bodunrin Osikomaiya has emerged as Babcock University’s Best Graduating Master’s Student after earning a perfect 5.00 CGPA at the institution’s postgraduate graduation ceremony.
Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya Makes History as First Woman Directly Elected NBA President
Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, has been elected as the first woman directly chosen by NBA members to lead the Nigerian Bar Association, marking a historic moment in Nigeria’s legal profession.
Oyinlola Okoya Graduates from University of Leicester, Celebrates Milestone with Family
Oyinlola Okoya, a Junior Director at Eleganza Group and daughter of Dr. Shade Okoya and Chief Razak Okoya, has graduated from the University of Leicester with a degree in Business Management and Marketing.
Solid Minerals Ministry, NIMC Partner to Boost Transparency Through Digital Identity
The Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals Development is strengthening its collaboration with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to leverage digital identity in advancing reforms across Nigeria’s mining sector. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, disclosed this following a meeting with the Director-General of NIMC, Dr. Abisoye Coker-Odusote, and her management team. […]
HealthIf poor countries go unvaccinated, rich ones will pay, says study
In monopolising the supply of vaccines against Covid-19, wealthy nations are threatening more than a humanitarian catastrophe: The resulting economic devastation will hit affluent countries nearly as hard as those in the developing world. This is the crucial takeaway from an academic study to be released Monday (Jan 25). In the most extreme scenario – […]
HeadlinesVolte-face, Nigeria Wants U.S. Africa Command Headquarters in Africa
On April 27, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, in a virtual meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, requested that the United States move the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) headquarters from Stuttgart, Germany to Africa. The request marks a reversal of official Nigerian opposition—first made public twelve years ago—to AFRICOM plans to move to the […]
OpinionNigeria’s perennial recession; a result of policy somersault.
Nigeria will predictably be in recession for a long time. When you keep doing the same thing and expect different results, you will need to check yourself. It appears we are not in a hurry to live in the reality of the 21st century with others. I sometimes wonder why we like to put the […]
HeadlinesFirst “African Climate Clock” to be received in Nigeria
Watch Virtual Event here: http://bit.ly/africanclimateclock Abuja, Nigeria. — The first CLIMATE CLOCK to be received by an African nation will be presented in a high level official presentation ceremony of the Government of Nigeria in Abuja on Tuesday. The handheld clock will be presented to Alhaji Mohammed Danjuma, social activist and Climate Champion, by Jerome Ringo, former […]
World Bank: name Nigeria as Africa’s poorest supplier of electricity with unending power outage
Nigeria now has the highest percentage of the population without access to electricity globally, overtaking the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the World Bank reports. In a virtual engagement with reporters in Abuja on the Power Sector Recovery Programme (PSRP), the bank officials said 25 per cent of Nigeria’s population do not have access […]
Azman’s Air Near-Fatal Landing: Passengers Say Worn-Out Tyres May Be Responsible For The Incident
Some passengers onboard Azman Air Boeing 737-500 with Registration Marks SN-SYS, which left from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja to Murtala Mohammed Airport Lagos which lost four tyres on landing on 16th of February believe that bad landing on worn-out tyres may have been the cause of the near-fatal incident involving the aircraft. The incident […]
OpinionThe Tottering Nigeria Ship of State
All watchers of the Nigerian political space must be agreed that at the present, the Nigerian ship of state is tottering. Yes, Nigeria is a clearly wickedly structured country designed to fail. It has since its origin been seen as an unworkable union sustained by the greed and avarice of the political players. Ahmadu Bello, […]