Adamu Abuh

The Empowerment for Unemployed Youth Initiative (EUYI) has alleged the existence of contract racketeers at the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC). The National Coordinator of the group, Prince Danesi Momoh, in a statement on Tuesday claimed that there is a well-organised cartel at UBEC that uses contracts and promises of contracts to fleece unsuspecting businessmen…

Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has expressed concern over the astronomical rise in obesity, diabetes, hypertension, stroke, and heart diseases among Nigerians. CAPPA's Executive Director, Mr Akinbode Oluwafemi, who spoke during the national conference on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tax and Health Financing in Nigeria, held on Tuesday in Abuja, said the development is responsible…

The Opposition Lawmakers Coalition in Nigeria have faulted ongoing moves to seize statutory allocations to Rovers state based on the order of an Abuja Federal High Court presided over by Justice Abdulmalik Joyce. The Opposition Coalition, in a media conference by its national spokesperson, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, described the order as a case of judicial…

Chairman of the Bayelsa State Council of Traditional Rulers, Bubaraye Dakolo, has said that he, alongside his subjects, is among the living dead due to environmental degradation and pollution unleashed by International Oil Companies (IOCs) in the state.

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has insisted that the outcome of the 2023 presidential election was manipulated by the All Progressives Congress (APC), claiming that he won the ballot.

The Executive Director of the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex, Barr. Vera Ndanusa, has explained why the Lagos International Trade Fair is essential for ensuring the socio-economic growth of the country. Speaking with journalists, she noted that the planned trade fair aims to boost economic growth, attract investments, create jobs, and stimulate economic activities. She…

The Executive Director of the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), Dr. Nnimmo Bassey, decried gas flaring by oil and gas firms in the oil-rich Niger Delta. Speaking during the 3rd National Conference on Climate Change themed “Channelling Action Towards Just, Sustainable Climate Financing,” held Monday in Abuja, Bassey stressed the need for partnership between […]

A member of the House of Representatives from Lagos State, Hon. Okey-Joe Onuakalusi, has eulogised the former Abia State Governor and elder statesman, Chief Ogbonnaya Onu, who passed on recently. Onuakalusi, representing Oshodi/Isolo II Federal Constituency, described Onu as a man who ennobled politics with virtue. The Labour Party lawmaker, in a statement on Monday […]

For the second day running, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has taunted the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, describing him as Africa's most infamous election loser. APC in a statement by its national publicity secretary, Mr Felix Morka claimed that Atiku's long record of electoral defeat was serially certified by Nigeria's highest courts, sealing…

As Nigerian students celebrate the introduction of the Federal Government's student loan programme, their joy may be short-lived as public tertiary institutions may once again increase tuition fees.