archiveNovember 20, 2018

  Professor  Wole Soyinka, the leader of the Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief John Nwodo, and the Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, have called for the immediate restructuring the nation. They said this at a programme titled ‘Handshake Across Nigeria’ in Abuja, The Nation newspaper reports. Soyinka, in his keynote address, explained that...

  Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s chances of winning re-election in February are facing a potentially insurmountable hurdle: widening divisions in his own party. Dissatisfied party heavyweights range from his wife, Aisha Buhari, who called on members to “rise against impunity” after her brother lost a gubernatorial nomination, to three influential...

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says over 10 million children in Nigeria are out of school. The fund also said about 60 million children are globally out of the school burden. Mr Mohamed Fall, UNICEF Country Representative in Nigeria, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of...

Former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr Olisa Agbakoba, on Tuesday called for the introduction of a vibrant fiscal, trade and monetary policies to boost the country’s economy. He made the appeal while fielding questions from newsmen in Lagos, on “Practical Solutions to some of Nigeria’s Economic Challenges”....