From Chuks Collins, Àwka The Anglican Archbishop of the Niger Province, His Grace Alexander Ibezim has cried out bitterly over the seeming persistent insecurity in contemporary Nigeria society. He therefore urged all citizens irrespective of social status, class or gender to take ownership of his environment always. Speaking during an exclusive interview with The Guardian in his Awka office, Ibezim came to tears over the recent abduction of his predecessor, Most Rev Dr Godwin Okpala alongside his driver while on a missionary assignment to an Anambra village. Okpala on whose retirement Ibezim was enthroned to oversee the influential Niger Province…
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Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has said that his administration will raise the bar of teacher recruitment in the state by increasing the number of teachers in the Ogun Teach initiative, currently pegged at 4,000 interns, to 6,000. The move, he said, is to ensure that the gap in the student-to-teacher ratio in the state is closed. Governor Abiodun stated this in his Oke-Mosan office when he received the management team of Teach For All and the Teach For Nigeria program, who are in the state for their retreat. Prince Abiodun noted that his administration, in line with current…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, 9 January, 2025, signed the 2025 Appropriation Bill tagged “Budget of Sustainability.” Governor Sanwo-Olu signed the budget, which is N3.366 trillion, at the Lagos House, Ikeja, during a ceremony attended by his Deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hazmat; Secretary to the Lagos State Government (SSG), Barr (Mrs.) Bimbola Salu-Hudeyin; members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, led by the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Appropriation and Finance, Hon. Sa’ad Olumoh; and members of the State Executive Council, among others. Speaking after signing of the 2025 Appropriation Bill, Governor Sanwo-Olu said the budget…
By Femi Ogbonnikan Following the first test flights on February 22, 2023, aviation industry players have been anxiously waiting for the commencement of full commercial operations at the Gateway Agro-Cargo International Airport, located in Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State. The project which is sitting on about 5000 hectares of land and strategically located within the Lagos-Ibadan and the Sagamu-Benin Expressways is at the heart of the industrial transformation agenda of Governor Dapo Abiodun. As the administration’s legacy project, preparation is progressively going towards an advanced stage of the commencement of full operations. Priority attention is also being given to construction work which…
By Ken Ugbechie Mele Kyari, a geologist and Group CEO of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has dug his way into the tunnel of history. Within a space of two months, he announced the successful revamp of two refineries. In November 2024, Port Harcourt refinery came on stream. The following month, December, Warri refinery burst back to life. Both are not performing optimally, yet. But the journey has only just begun. Kaduna refinery is projected to begin production later this year. And if all goes well, a substantial percentage of the nation’s local petrol consumption would be sourced in-country. …
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, 8 January, 2025, charged the Postmaster-General/Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), Ms. Tola Odeyemi, to challenge the status quo for a sustainable change for today and future needs. He urged the Nigerian Postal Service to use technology as an enabler to enhance the ease of doing business in Lagos State and Nigeria. Governor Sanwo-Olu spoke during a courtesy visit by the Postmaster-General/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), Ms. Tola Odeyemi, at the Lagos House Marina. The Governor also reiterated the commitment of the Lagos State Government to…
On his verified official X handle, Mr Peter Obi, former Governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, has alleged, in his own words, that “my New Year Message has now led to threats to my life, my family, and those around me. While I have received all sorts of messages, one Mr. Felix Morka has gone further to accuse me of “crossing the line” and has warned that I will face consequences.” Ostensibly, Mr Obi’s allegation is in reference to Morka’s answer to a question during an interview on AriseTV’s THIS…
By Kunle Aremu Their sins cannot be easily blotted because of its sizes. Even though they have not been convicted, the suspects have seen courts and slept in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC a few times. Their names are prominent on the list of three big cases Nigerians will want the commission to conclude in 2025. Not only are they public figures, their sins are maybe damaging and will never be swept under the carpet due to the media and public interest it had generated. Nigerians will remind the anti-graft agency about the case of…
The Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation has endorsed the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee for the appointment of Mr. Éric Sékou Chelle as Head Coach of Nigeria’s senior men national football team, Super Eagles. At its meeting held in Abuja on Thursday, 2nd January 2025, the NFF Technical and Development Sub-Committee had recommended the appointment of former Coach of the senior men national team of Mali as the new Head Coach of the Super Eagles. This recommendation was on Tuesday, 7 January, 2025 endorsed by the NFF Executive Committee. Chelle, who won five caps for the…
As conversations intensify around tariff adjustments in Nigeria’s telecommunications sector, Airtel Nigeria CEO, Dinesh Balsingh has reaffirmed the telecom giant’s commitment to delivering superior connectivity and fostering digital inclusion. In response to the economic realities of rising operational and capital costs, Balsingh noted that the proposed tariff adjustments aim to ensure the long-term sustainability of the sector while unlocking significant benefits for Nigerian consumers. In an op-ed authored by Balsingh in which he contextualized the necessity of the tariff adjustments, he explained that, “For over a decade, tariffs have remained static despite the dramatic increase in operating expenses, which have…