The Federal Government on Wednesday disclosed that a whooping sum of $1 billion looted funds has so far been recovered under the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration since 2015. This is just as the government disclosed that about 3,000 looters found…
Egypt was the first nation to participate in the World Cup from Africa, and that was in 1934. Thereafter, thirteen different African nations have competed in world football’s biggest tournament. As the years went by and Africa was given more…
Russia’s war in Ukraine has disrupted Africa’s promising recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic by raising food and fuel prices, disrupting trade of goods and services, tightening the fiscal space, constraining green transitions and reducing the flow of development finance in…
The absence of Nigeria from the 2022 World Cup will continue to hunt administrators and lovers of the Super Eagle. It’s the wish of every nation to be at the World Cup. The tournament is loaded with a lot of…
16th November every year has been set outside by UNESCO as International Day for Tolerance. The day affirms among other things that tolerance is neither indulgence nor indifference. It is respect and appreciation of the rich variety of our world’s…
The 28th Nigerian Economic Summit has come and gone but the expected gains from the summit cannot be swept under the carpet. This is considering the fact that the inflation is soaring with the rate of 21.09 per cent released…
Women participation in both elective and appointive positions in Nigeria has been relatively low. And this has not been too encouraging. However, concerted efforts have been made by government and non-governmental organizations to increase the level of participation of women in…
Suicide is a global public health problem and Nigeria is one of the epicentres of suicide in the world today. In time past, suicide was alien to Nigeria. No matter what, Nigerians would want to stay alive believing “e go…
Two offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were set ablaze in Ogun and Osun States by suspected hoodlums. The Commission had earlier summoned a security meeting over reported attacks on rallies and campaigns of political parties. The arsonists…
The raging insecurity threat on all fronts of the country leave one to wonder if the forthcoming election would hold. In 2015, the worse that happened was the postponement of the general elections by weeks. Today, the tempo of attacks…
