Animal Farm in The Land of Fake Drugs
By N’Mazi Obiomah O. Igbokwe When the guardians become prisoners of the system George Orwell’s…
Animal Farm in The Land of Fake Drugs
By N’Mazi Obiomah O. Igbokwe When the guardians become prisoners of the system George Orwell’s Animal Farm was more than a story about rebellious animals. It was a warning about the corruption of noble ideals, the abuse of power and the consequences of allowing those entrusted with protecting society to escape accountability. In the novel,…
NUEE Shuts BEDC Facilities, Plunges Edo, Delta, Ondo, Ekiti Into Darkness
Millions of homes and businesses across Edo, Delta, Ondo and Ekiti have been without power since Monday morning after members of the National Union of Electricity Employees shut down operational facilities of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company. The union is pressing for the resolution of welfare and emolument disputes that have lingered since a…
Fake Drugs: Pharmacists Push For N25m Fine, 20-Year Jail Term
The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria has asked the National Assembly to raise the penalty for manufacturing or distributing fake drugs from fines as low as N5,000 to a minimum of N25 million, with prison terms of up to 20 years. The society’s president, Ayuba Tanko Ibrahim, made the case at a press conference in Lagos…
Subsidy Return Could Push Dollar to N4,000, Oyedele Warns
Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele has warned that merely considering a return to petrol subsidy could push the naira to between N3,000 and N4,000 per dollar, triggering capital flight and worsening the cost-of-living crisis. He spoke at a press briefing after the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok, where he said financial markets had…
MEN o PAUSE!
As thousands of middle-aged men battle sudden fatigue, expanding waistlines, and bedroom anxieties, medical evidence reveals why the popular concept of “male menopause” misses the true cause of their suffering. A silent shift often begins in a man’s late 40s or early 50s. It is unmarked by a sudden, dramatic medical emergency, but by a…
The Strategic Blunder of Penalising Clean Energy Imports
The Federal Government recently retreated from its proposal to restrict and heavily tax imported solar panels, after concerted pushback from commercial operators, renewable energy developers, and energy access advocates. The trade barriers were formally introduced as an infant-industry measure designed to spur domestic photovoltaic manufacturing. The shelved plan prevented an immediate commercial disaster. Yet the…
Customs Reopens 397 Disqualifications After Recruitment Protests
The Nigeria Customs Service has opened a review window for 397 applicants disqualified from its 2024/2025 recruitment, after protests from candidates who appeared on the final shortlist but were stopped from proceeding to the training college. The Comptroller-General, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, ordered a case-by-case reassessment after meeting some of the aggrieved applicants, according to…
Nigeria’s Housing PPP Draws African Interest As Deficit Persists
The Federal Government has presented a housing delivery model that mobilises $125 million in private investment without direct funding of construction to African countries, even as Nigeria’s own housing shortage remains unresolved. The model, presented by Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission Director-General Jobson Ewalefoh at a continental forum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, targets 100,000 housing…
CAS Sets November Deadline for Senegal’s AFCON Appeal
The Court of Arbitration for Sport will deliver its ruling on Senegal’s appeal against the loss of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title by the end of November, the Lausanne-based court has confirmed, ending months of uncertainty over who is the rightful African champion. A hearing was held behind closed doors on October…
‘My Message Was Twisted’: Obi Clarifies UK Remarks
Peter Obi has moved to contain the fallout from his advice to Nigerians in the United Kingdom, insisting he never asked them to abandon relatives at home and that his message was distorted by political opponents. The Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate made the clarification in a post on his X account on Tuesday, a…