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To most oil-producing countries like Nigeria, the report that oil prices have crossed $70 per barrel for the first time in over a year would be great news. However, the reason for the increase is not a very palatable one. This Monday, Houthi rebels attacked a major oil facility in the world’s largest oil exporter,…
More than 600 students have been abducted from schools in Northwest Nigeria since last year December. Zamfara State is the latest in this disturbing development in the country’s kidnap-for-ransom conundrum. The Jangebe abduction of nearly 300 schoolgirls was the second mass kidnap that had ravaged schools in less than ten days. Another kidnap was executed…
For those who are frequent market-goers, especially in cities in Southern Nigeria, it is no news that the prices of foodstuffs have more than tripled. As Nigerians struggle to come to terms with these new harsh economic realities, the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuffs and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria decided to raise the tempo to a…
In any marketplace, an opinion can be swayed, or action elicited either through rational or emotional appeal. Rational appeal involves persuading a prospective consumer with logic and proofs, showing the superiority of an idea or product, citing facts and presenting statistics. However, emotional appeal is played up when a player reaches out to the ‘heart’…
Mr. Udom Emmanuel, Akwa Ibom State Governor has announced a seven-day mourning in the state for Air Commodore (Rtd) Idongesit Nkanga, former indigenous military administrator of the State. Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, Secretary to the State Government made this known on Saturday in a statement. The seven-day mourning commences on Saturday, 26th December 2020. He stated…
The Minister of Defence, Maj Gen Bashir Magashi (retd.) has noted that the rescue mission of over 300 Kankara School Boys by the military was a yuletide gift to Nigerians. The defence minister who was bidding Nigerians season greetings on behalf of the Nigerian Military in his Christmas and New Year message called on all…
While a lot of Nigerians are focused basically on their daily bread, and how to get the best of this from this COVID influenced holiday season, the political class in Nigeria is neck-deep in plots and schemes for the next election cycle that will end with the 2023 presidential elections. Different groups are pushing different…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities ( ASUU ) has disclosed that its members will waste no time in embarking on another industrial action should the FG renege on the agreement between both parties by March 2021. Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, the ASUU president, disclosed this while announcing the suspension of the union’s nine-month strike in…
Condolence messages have continued to pour in for the Late Prof. Habu Galadima, Director General of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, He was said to have died following a brief illness in the early hours of yesterday. The news of his death was contained in a short statement by the…
Consternation is buzzing in the camp of Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets team preparing for next month’s Under-17 AFCON qualifiers in Benin Republic as 40 of the 60 players listed to prosecute the tournament have failed the mandatory MRI age test barely two weeks to the tournament. This development has thrown the team’s coaching crew led by…
