By Dakuku Peterside In July 1986, Nigeria’s military president, General Ibrahim Babangida, launched a public policy initiative hailed as the silver bullet for Nigeria’s distressed economy: the Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP). A local adaptation of an IMF/World Bank initiative,…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted rainy and thundery weather conditions from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja forecast isolated thunderstorms over parts of Katsina, Sokoto, Kano, Zamfara, Kebbi, Kaduna, Adamawa and…
…Says appointment of over 100 female aides good for women empowerment …Urges other governors to emulate Ondo Gov on gender balance The National Women Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mary Idele Alile, has commended the Governor of Ondo…
By Adeyanju Esther The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Katsina State has apprehended a 60-year-old man on suspicion of vandalising high-tension electric wires. DSP Buhari Hamisu, the command’s spokesman, shared this information with the media during the…
By Umar Akilu Majeri, Dutse In a horrific incident that has left residents of Jigawa State reeling in shock, a 32-year-old man, Bashir Umar, has been arrested and prosecuted for subjecting an 8-year-old girl to unimaginable torture, including inserting scissors…
By Austine Emmanuel, Kaduna Labour Party Chieftain, Engr. Mike Ayuba Auta has described the emergence of senator Nenadi Usman as the national caretaker chairman of the party as unconstitutional, null and void. This is as the Chieftain alleged that the…
Conflicting communities in Benue State, Nigeria, have signed a peace accord to resolve their long-standing conflicts. The communities, including Ologba and Egba in Agatu Local Government Area (LGA) and Tivs and Jukuns in Fiidi, Makurdi LGA, on Sunday in Makurdi…
The recent floods in Nigeria, particularly in the North East, have unleashed a devastating trail of death and destruction, leaving countless lives lost and entire communities submerged. The sheer scale of the disaster poses the urgent need for comprehensive disaster…
Investors in the Nigerian equities market endured mixed trading sessions on the floor of the Nigerian Xchange Group (NGX) as equity capitalisation fell to N55.39 trillion from N55.47 trillion the previous week. This follows a gain of N348.34 billion in…
The Nigerian equities market closed the week’s trading with a N128 billion gain for investors on Friday. This followed an increase in the share prices of stocks like NSL TECH, OANDO, and UACN amongst others on the trading floor. After…
