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The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and the Harvard Kennedy School in the United States have released a damning report that Nigeria as a nation is at a point of no return, with all the signs of a failed nation. The organisation made the disclosure in research findings it released recently through its senior…
President Muhammadu Buhari recently disclosed that he has directed the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC) to carry out an upward review of salaries of police officers. The President also stated that 10,000 new personnel are being recruited into the force, declaring that no administration since 1999 was as committed as his administration in…
Few days after the latest violent attacks by scores of gunmen on Igangan, an agrarian community in Ibarapa North Local Government of Oyo State; the state governor Engr. Seyi Makinde had bemoaned the recurring wanton destruction of lives and properties in the region. He is calling on the Federal Government to permit governors in the…
It was on 4 June 2021 when news filtered in that the Federal Government had indefinitely suspended the operations of Twitter, a popular microblogging and social networking platform in Nigeria that is home to an estimated 18 million active users. In a statement through the Ministry of Information and Culture, the Federal Government cited the…
The first half of President Buhari’s second term ended last week 29 May 2021. Government officials and economic analysts have been using various platforms to evaluate the country’s economic performance while proffering solutions on ways the economy can make better progress. It is remarkable to note that despite the threatening impact of COVID-19 and other…
The Lagos State Government recently said it has earmarked about N11 billion for its ‘Snacks for Thought’ programme. The programme is designed by the state administration to complement the home-grown-school feeding programme of the Federal Government which covers only pupils in primary 1-3. The Snacks for Thought feeding programme is expected to take care of…
For a long time, the call to give Lagos State a special status has been championed by different people within and outside the state. Although it has been unsuccessful so far, it did not stop Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu from renewing the call as he demanded state police, fiscal federalism, and a special economic status for…
The bill to provide a timeframe for a President-elect to appoint Ministers scaled second reading in the House of Representatives recently. The bill seeks to, among other things, ensure that a President forms his cabinet within 30 days of his or her swearing-in. According to Kpam Sokpo, a lawmaker from Benue who sponsored the bill,…
Unrelenting in its effort to make Lagos State the foremost tourism and leisure hub in Nigeria, the state government recently stated that it was considering a public holiday for citizens and residents who are traditional worshippers. The Commissioner for Tourism, Art and Culture, Mrs Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf during a press briefing marking the second-year anniversary of…
The 2020 UEFA European Football Championship, also called the UEFA Euro 2020 or simply Euro 2020, is the 16th UEFA European Championship. The quadrennial international men’s football championship for Europe is organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). The tournament would be held in 11 cities in 11 UEFA countries. It was originally…
