By Akin Olaniyan. The social media is a brutal battleground and it is no surprise that some of the debates around the age-old question of what truly constitutes value takes place online rather than in more sacred places. The recent public spat pitting industrialist Cosmas Maduka and micro-celebrity, Cubana Chief Priest, over the phrase “Money Na Water” is another of those serious debates, which we have to conduct on social media. However, we would be mistaken if we allow the matter to be swept under the news feeds of social media because this goes well beyond a simple disagreement about…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
By Senator Iroegbu The recent visit of Lt-Gen. Emmanuel Charpy, Commandant of the École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr (ESM)—France’s foremost military academy—to the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in Kaduna may have seemed like another routine diplomatic engagement. But its more profound implications for Nigeria’s national security, strategic autonomy, and regional leadership are far more profound. At a time when social media critics are quick to politicise every foreign engagement, the symbolism of this visit deserves sober reflection. It wasn’t about subservience or colonial nostalgia. It was an affirmation of mutual respect, professional excellence, and Nigeria’s growing capacity to engage the…
Embassy of Switzerland has inaugurated in collaboration with the Create That Change Development Initiative (CCDI), new toilets and library facilities in a primary school in Abuja as parts of efforts to encourage hygiene and inclusive learning in public schools in Nigeria. The projects were inaugurated at LEA Primary School, Sheritti, Kabusa, Abuja The projects, which forms part of the Public School Revival Initiative (PSRI) of the Create That Change Development Initiative (CCDI), implemented in partnership with the Embassy of Switzerland, is a flagship programme of CCDI designed to improve hygiene standards, restore pupils’ dignity, and promote inclusive learning environments in…
The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd) has said the challenge of drug scourge in the country still remains monumental and as such there’s need for more work to be done. Marwa, while disclosing that 45,853 arrested were made, 8.5 million kilogrammes of drugs seized, and 9,263 persons convicted in 30 months, commended officers of the agency for raising the momentum of the fight against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking across the country in the past two and a half years of the administration of President Bola Tinubu. The commendation…
The French and Italian governments, in conjunction with Nigerian government have launched the Common Operational Partnership (COP Nigeria) Project aimed at combating human trafficking. Speaking at the official launch of the project in Abuja, the Director General of National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Hajiya Binta Bello said: “Today’s event marks yet another milestone in our collective efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s response to human trafficking and the smuggling of migrants. It is a moment of renewed collaboration, shared commitment, and forward-looking action. “Nigeria occupies a strategic position in the migration dynamics of West Africa. As a…
About 17 million new jobs could be available if the recommendations of the Dissemination of the Nigeria Time Use Survey (NTUS) conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in partnership with UN Women Nigeria are implemented. The survey revealed m that investment in the care economy in Nigeria has the potential of generating about 17 million new jobs in the country. Speaking at the presentation of the Nigeria Time Use Survey and commemoration of the International Day of Care and Support in Abuja on Wednesday, 29 October, 2025, the Head, Gender and Social Inclusion, NBS, Ms. Caroline Faturoti, said…
The Independent Judicial Accountability Panel (IJAP), led by Hon. Justice Adekunle Owoade (Rtd) has commended the recent proactive statements made by the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, SAN, regarding the need to end the era of endless court battles over election results. IJAP noted that Professor Amupitan’s emphasis on the necessity for robust legal frameworks, genuine internal democracy within political parties, and his challenge that “Elections must be won at the polling units, not in the courtroom,” is a welcome and highly encouraging statement, stressing that this commitment perfectly aligns with the extensive…
The European Union Parliament has decried the perennial malnutrition crisis in Northern Nigeria, promising to stand by Nigeria in addressing the issue. The promised was made on Wednesday, 29 October, 2025 by EU parliamentarians who paid a three-day visit to Nigeria. The leader of a six-member delegation, David MacAllister during a press conference to round up their visit, also urged the three tiers of government to urgently face the health crisis. MacAllister said: “At the same time, ladies and gentlemen, we are deeply concerned and deeply saddened by the malnutrition crisis, in particular in north-east and north-west Nigeria. “The European…
The Awba-Ofemili Development Union (ADU) Health Committee has called for greater vigilance against health-related misinformation, warning that myths and falsehoods about diseases like Buruli Ulcer (Elu-Ulee) could undermine community health development. This call was made following the successful Awba-Ofemili Community Health Awareness Campaign 2025, themed “Buruli Ulcer (Elu-Ulee): Know the Signs, Stop the Spread,” held on Thursday, October 23, 2025, at the Civic Centre, Awba-Ofemili. Speaking at the event, Ogbuefi (Sir) Remmy Nweke, Chairman of the ADU Health Committee (AHC) and Convener of the Awba-Ofemili Health Volunteers Team (AHVT), emphasized that misinformation remains one of the biggest threats to public health progress. “When people…
Guaranty Trust Company Plc has released its Unaudited Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements as of September 30, 2025, to the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) and London Stock Exchange (LSE). The Group posted profit before tax of ₦900.8billion on the back of strong performance on the core earnings lines of interest income and fee income which grew y-o-y by 25.6% and 16.8% respectively. The strong core-earning performance continued to narrow the y-o-y dip in PBT to 26%, thereby cushioning the impact of the ₦523.2bn fair value gains recognised in Q3-2024, which did not recur in Q3-2025. The Group recorded growths across…