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By Grace Yussuf For ages, sex has been used as a tool to influence outcomes, decisions or gain undue favour or advantage over others in high and low places. Both men and women can use sex as a bait, to get what they desire or to achieve personal aggrandizement. They...

  By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Federal Government approved the ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement in November 2020, and deposited the instrument of ratification on Dec/ 15, 2020, thus becoming the 34th State Party to ratify the treaty. AfCFTA is projected to benefit the country by...

SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF COMMEMORATION AND CELEBRATION OF DEMOCRACY DAY ON 12TH JUNE, 2021 Fellow Nigerians, I join you all today to commemorate and celebrate our Democracy Day. It is a...

• FG in talks with China, considers Internet firewall to block VPN access • A4AI Nigeria says situation creates $1.2b loss for MSMEs • Raises questions of our readiness for investors, says ALTON The suspension of Twitter, a leading micro-blogging platform, has begun to take its toll on struggling Nigeria’s...

By Vivian Ihechu “Time for everything – time to come here for prayer and time to return home after the service.’’ were some of Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua’s last memorable words, when he spoke during the Emmanuel TV Partners Meeting on Saturday. Joshua, Nigerian pastor, televangelist, philanthropist, leader and founder...

A News Analysis by Ismail Abdulaziz, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Successful implementation of a national anti-corruption policy and the strategy for the fight against corruption via concerted actions of ministries, departments and agencies, remains an integral part of the United Nations Anti-Corruption Strategies. This, according to analysts, is to...

By Momodu Abutu Mother nature has a way of depositing its vast treasures wherever it pleases. In the wonderful world of hydrocarbons, these resources are either placed onshore (on land) or offshore (in water). Beneath the hidden depths of world’s seas ranging from a few hundreds to several thousand feet...

Following recent attacks by gunmen in the South – East, motorists have expressed mixed reactions over the sudden disappearance of security personnel on major highways in the region. Some of the respondents who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a survey, said it was dangerous for motorists...

    The year 2020 will remain indelible in the annals of history due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the world. The pandemic brought the world into exceptionally difficult and largely uncharted waters. In no time, the whole world came to a standstill with lockdowns, global recession,...

    By Matthew Hassan KUKAH, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese If a religious leader is afraid to say what is right, what else can his silence mean but that he has taken flight? Hiding behind a wall of silence is like taking flight at the approach of the wolf....