President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2022 into law. Buhari in an address during the signing of the document said in line with established tradition, he received inputs from relevant ministries, departments and agencies of government after careful and thorough reviews of the Bill and its implications to democratic processes…
That Nigeria’s public universities’ lecturers decided to start yet another strike action today may not be entirely fortuitous. The signs have been there all along. Except that that the government deliberately refused to listen to them. And the fact that it falls on the day the world, especially the youth, is celebrating Valentine’s Day, a…
Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday insisted that it is against the constitution of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the national chairman and presidential candidate to come from the same region. Speaking at the inauguration of a campus of the Rivers State University in Ahoada east LGA of the state, the resignation of…
The Kaduna state commissioner of business innovation and technology, Patience Fakai, has said that the state is building three world-class skills cities. Fakai spoke on Saturday at the second edition of the Kaduna career fair, organised in collaboration with Jobberman and Mastercard Foundation. She said the initiative is part of the efforts by the state…
The Organised Labour says its nationwide strike to protest the removal of petroleum subsidy will proceed as planned. The strike is scheduled to begin on Wednesday. The unions, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), spoke after a meeting with government representatives at the presidential villa on Monday. The unions expressed doubt…
By Joseph Kwewum On February 15, 2026, Nigerian athlete and star sprinter Favour Ashe announced his decision to change his nation of representation from Nigeria to Qatar. The development comes six months after Favour Ofili, another elite sprinter, declared her switch from Nigeria to Qatar. The steady decline of Nigerian athletics over the past decade,…
