By Haruna Salami
The Senate has commenced the process of screening 15 - member board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), brought to it...
Political Parties, Elections and Consolidation of Democracy in Nigeria: Emerging Issues and Needed Interventions
By Attahiru M. Jega
Professor, Department of Political Science
Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
jegaattahiru@gmail.com
amjega.pol@buk.edu.ng
Keynote...
By Chimezie Godfrey
The All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) Gubernatorial flag bearer in Niger State for the 2023 elections, Hajiya Khadijah Abdullahi-Iya has congratulated Senator...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) Chapter, on Tuesday, protested the pro-rata October salary payment and nonpayment of 8-month salaries owed by Federal Government.
The House of Representatives on Tuesday asked the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Hajiya Sadiya Farouk to quit as minister if she was not ready for the job.
Mrs Funmi Kazeem, President, Hotel Owners Forum Abuja (HOFA) , says hotel business has contributed immensely to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Abuja and Nigeria at large, as it is the second largest employers of labour in Abuja after Federal Government.
Management of Federal College of Education (FCE), Kontagora, on Tuesday, honoured Retired Col. Sani Bello and four others for their contributions to the development of the institution.
Ekiti State House of Assembly has reinstated three lawmakers suspended from activities of the House following their roles in the stalling of the passage of the 2022 revised appropriation budget.
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has stepped up humanitarian response in Somalia through cash transfers to mitigate the impact of drought on the food security and livelihoods of affected rural communities.
An advocacy group, Polling Unit Ambassadors of Nigeria, on Tuesday urged the National Electoral Commission (INEC) to guarantee the secrecy of the ballots during the 2023 elections.
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) on Tuesday in Kano decried the dearth of quality assurance assessors for technical education in Nigeria.
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has delivered 22 brand new power transformers and other critical equipment to its Central Store in Ojo, Lagos.
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) would spur Africa’s industrialisation and deepen regional integration, trade and economic experts have said.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has called for synergy in disaster management between the agency and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to provide humanitarian relief support to victims of various disaster in Niger.
Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has charged the state contingent to the 21st National Sports Festival (NSF) in Asaba, Delta, to exhibit excellence, character and win many medals.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday is set to consider whether President Joe Biden’s administration can implement guidelines challenged by two conservative-leaning states of shifting immigration enforcement toward public safety threats.
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, commited the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Mr Usman Baba, to a three-month imprisonment over alleged refusal to obey a sister court judgment reinstating a police officer, Patrick Okoli, who was compulsorily retired back to work.
NDLEA has arrested one of two brothers who served as major sources of illicit drugs in the Southeast and South-South parts of the country, Onyeaghalachi Stephen.
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has assured bank depositors of the safety of their monies in banks even in unlikely event of bank failure.
Mr Christopher Baikie, the outgoing Comptroller of Immigration in Cross River, has advised Nigerians against irregular migration to save themselves from the trauma associated with it.
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, Canada Chapter, Barrister Jide Oladejo, says that the presidential candidate of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has a progressive mindset that stands out in the Nigerian political space.
Oladejo, who stated this at a news conference on Tuesday in Akure, said that the quality attracted him to the personality of Tinubu.
President Muhammadu Buhari has written the Senate, seeking for the legalisation and Institutionalisation of Social Investment Programme in Nigeria, NSIP.