The College of Petroleum and Energy Studies in Kaduna is to fully take off by June or July. Ahmed Galadima Aminu, Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Development Technology Trust Fund (PTDF), disclosed this on Monday in Kaduna during a tour of facilities at the college by student union leaders, led by Sunday Asefon, Senior Special…
Elder statesman and prominent Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, is dead. Clark, a former federal commissioner for information died at 97. In a statement, the Clark-Fuludu Bekederemo family of Kiagbodo Town, Delta state, said the ex-senator died on Monday, February 17. The statement read, “The Clark-Fuludu Bekederemo family of Kiagbodo Town, Delta State, wishes to…
Nigeria’s healthcare system presents a stark paradox: pockets of advanced medical practice exist, offering a beacon of hope, while the majority of the population struggles with access to even basic healthcare services. The recent narrative of “reverse medical tourism,” championed by Vice President Kashim Shettima, highlights a promising, albeit limited, trend. Foreign patients, including those…
Taxation evokes different emotions for different folks. Take the case of Icelandic students who, under the auspices of the then International Union of Students (IUS), gathered in the streets of Reykjavik to protest the exorbitant charges of Icelandic banks. As if the messages inscribed on their placards and banners weren’t driving their messages home enough,…
The Northern Christian Youth Professionals (NCYP) have condemned alleged campaigns of calumny against the National SecurityAdviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu. In a statement on Monday in Kaduna, the group warned those behind the dastardly act to deceased from distracting the NSA from the critical work of securing the nation. The statement signed by Isaac Abrak,…
By Jack Okude The year 2027 provides former vice president and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar the best chance of realising his life long ambition of becoming the president of Nigeria. The next round of elections offers Atiku the best opportunity so far because all the odds seem to…
