President Tinubu Appoints New Security Chiefs, others
By Ibrahim Dan-Halilu President Bola Ahmed Tinubuhas approved the appointment of new security chiefs to replace those he inherited from former President Muhammadu Buhari. Those appointed include Mallam Nuhu Ribadu as National Security Adviser, Major General Gen. Chris G. Musa Chief of Defence Staff; Major General Toyin A. Lagbaja, Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admirral […]
How Corruption Hinders Nigeria, Others from Achieving SDG Targets – AU Chief
African countries, including Nigeria, have been advised to arrest the alarming rate of corruption and Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) in order to develop and meet the Sustainable Development Goal targets. The advice was given by the Head of Secretariat of the African Union High Level Panel on IFFs and the Working Group on Common Africa […]
Experts Predict 25% Rise on Electricity Tariffs in Nigeria
By Ibrahim Dan-Halilu Electricity prices are expected to rise due to the unification of the naira and the depreciation of the currency. The Central Bank of Nigeria recently consolidated all segments of the forex market, allowing market forces to determine the exchange rate. The unification of exchange rates may lead to an increase in electricity […]
Dambatta Woos Investors at GITEX Africa
The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has invited international telecom companies and potential investors to take advantage of the opportunities presented by Nigeria’s population of over 200 million people to invest in its telecom sector, especially in infrastructure provisioning for broadband. Danbatta, who spoke at the inaugural […]
2,000 Youth Benefit from NCC’s Digital Job Creation
More than 2000 Nigerian youths from the Six Geopolitical Zones of the country have been trained in digital job acquisition in an intervention programme promoted by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) while the ongoing edition of the programme has 600 youths being trained. In a statement issued in Abuja, the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, […]
Katsina Emirate Elevates Dikko Nuhu Yashe to Council Member
The Katsina Emirate Council announced recently the elevation of Alhaji Dikko Nuhu Yashe to the position of a substantive member of the council. Prior to his elevation, Alhaji Dikko, a retired Assistant Comptroller General of Immigration, held the title of Fada Babban Katsina. He is among the few sons of the Emirate recognized for their […]
Masari’s Silent Revolution in Katsina State
By Garba Dangida As the former governor of Katsina State, Aminu Bello Masari took a bow after eight years tenure as the Executive Governor of the state, what will come to the minds of many citizens of the state is to ask the question, what legacies has the former governor left for the people of […]
Dallatu Succeeds Dallatu
On April 30th, 2023, the family of His Excellency, the former Governor of Katsina State, Alhaji Aminu Bello Masari, made history as the Katsina Emirate Council honored it with another traditional title. This time, one of the former First family’s son, Muhammad Aminu Bello Masari was turbaned as Dallatun Magajin Garin Katsina, stepping into the […]
Less than N3bn Spent on Nigeria Air Project – Hadi Sirika
By Ibrahim Dan-Halilu The immediate past Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika said less than N3bn was expended on the Nigeria Air project. Sirika disclosed this while speaking in an interview on Arise Television recently in Abuja. The ex-minister stated that contrary to speculations, less than N3bn budgetary allocation has been made to Nigerian Air since […]
ASUU Expresses Doubt Over Success of New Students Loan Scheme
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has dismissed the recently signed Students Loan Act by President Bola Tinubu, describing it ias impractical and unsustainable. ASUU’s National President, Professor, Emmanuel Osodeke, who expressed the union’s position on Channels Television programme, Sunday Politics, emphasized that with over one million students in Nigerian public universities, the loan […]