Policy experts in Nigeria have hailed the introduction and ongoing registration of the N- Power Batch ‘C’ Scheme, saying it is a welcome development for the realisation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s agenda for the positive transformation of the Nigerian economy through youth empowerment. The experts who spoke at a virtual workshop organised by the Youth […]
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Security Challenge: The new gold in town for fake activists
By Kabiru Ibrahim Dallah There is no doubt that Africa and indeed West Africa, in particular, has witnessed a massive rise in insecurity challenges post-Gaddafi era in Libya. Several reports by reputable media organizations have linked the proliferation of small arms and ammunitions plus the rise in terrorist activities in the Sahel of Africa to […]
Caretaker Committee: you’re ignorant on our constitution, APC replies PDP
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as ignorant, a statement credited to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) questioning the constitution of Caretaker/Extra-ordinary National Convention Planning Committee, headed by governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe state. In a statement signed Sunday in Abuja by the APC’s deputy national publicity secretary, Yekini Nabena, he said the […]
Northern group charges NSA to collaborate Service Chiefs, Security agencies on Counter-insurgency war
The National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno (retd) has been urged to work with Service Chiefs in the country to move the nation’s war against insurgency forward. This call was made by the Northern Patriots, decrying what it describes as the lack of strategic thinking and actions by the NSA’s office to address the […]
We can’t breathe, group protests AI’s alleged support for Boko-Haram
The Citizens Against Fake Activists say Amnesty International is choking Nigeria with its support for Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists and the nation can no longer breathe. At a time where the Black Lives Matter movement has gained prominence worldwide over incidents of police brutality against African-American people, CAFA said AI surprisingly remained mute. Instead, the activists […]
Ango Abdullahi’s robe of many colours
By Bala Kuta Professor Ango Abdullahi is an amusing character at his octogenarian age. He is a Northern varsity don, an intellectual, administrator and former minister in Nigeria, whose name should ordinarily strike profound memories. But in his latter days in life, he has proven to be a negation of whatever an elder should represent. […]
Understanding Minister Sadiya Farouq and the necessity of N- Power ‘Batch C’
By Abimbola Oluyede Nigerians are complex people to lead. Sometimes, authorities struggle to understand where the people are displeased, excited or unexcited by policies or programmes. What seems to gain currency in the Nigerian market in political and social engagements, however, is to either hate the leader or disparage whatever he does good or bad. […]
N- Power Batch C: Group decries attempts to derail Humanitarian Affairs Minister
The Advocates of Social Justice for All (ASJA) has raised an alarm over what it described as a plot to blackmail Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq, on the proposed Batch-C of the N-Power scheme. According to the group, there is a frantic attempt, led by online news portal, Sahara […]
Airport reopening: FAAN conducts simulation excercise
Ahead of anticipated lifting of restriction on air travel in Nigeria, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has conducted simulation excercise at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja. This is to test all the protocols designed to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 at the Airports. Nigerian airports have been shutdown in excess three months […]
Is Dogara A Coward? “He Left PDP For The Same Reason Akpabio Did”
By Ikenna Ellis Ezenekwe [Chem Engr, NYC] Who does Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara thinks he is fooling? His decision to exit the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] for the All Progressive Congress [APC] could not have come at a more convenient time. A time when the current Speaker of the House of Representative Rt. Hon. Olufemi […]