The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stated that Nigerians aspiring to secure admission to foreign universities spent about $340.84 million on application fees between January and June 2023. The figure marked a notable fall of 44.28 percent when compared to the previous quarter. According to the data, which detailed records on expenditure for educational…
The Presidency has slammed the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar noting that it was his “inordinate ambition” to be President that is doomed, and not Nigeria. The presidency in a release on Monday noted that it advised Atiku that after over three decades of his “elusive bid for the Presidency of Nigeria, he must now…
The Ijaw National Congress (INC) has slammed the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over his claim that he owns the political structure in Rivers State. In a statement signed on Friday by its President, Prof. Benjamin Ogele Okaba, the group posited that the political structure in Rivers should not and cannot…
By Michael Iheonukara Okpara Address at the Convocation, University of Nigeria, Nsukka by Dr. M.I. Okpara, Premier of Eastern Nigeria December 17th, 1962. INTRODUCTION:Since assuming the Premiership of Eastern Nigeria in December, 1959, Dr Michael Iheonukara Okpara, 42, has devoted his whole attention and energy to economic development of his twelve-million-people territory. Building on the…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has upturned the unanimous decision of the tribunal and affirmed Amobi Godwin Ogah as Reps member representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on February 27, declared Labour Party’s Ogah winner with 11769 votes against former Deputy Chief Whip who was gunning for a fifth…
US President Joe Biden condemned Donald Trump on Thursday for describing Hezbollah as “very smart” even as the Lebanese militant group exchanges fire with Israel following the Hamas attack on the US ally. During a campaign speech in Florida, Trump also falsely accused the Biden administration of bankrolling the Hamas assault as a result of…
A Constitutional Review Committee has been set up by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to carry out comprehensive reforms of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State made this known while speaking with State House correspondents at the end of the Nigeria Police Council meeting on Tuesday. Mohammed listed members of the…
The chamber of Rivers State House of Assembly has been set ablaze. The development comes amid rumour of the plan to impeach Governor Similanayi Fubara of Rivers State. From strong indications, SIM is tired of being controlled by Nyesom Wike. He has sacked Wike’s handpicked chief of staff and CSO. There was also a plot…
For billionaire Aliko Dangote, these are not the best of times. Recall that the President set up a team led by former FRCN boss, Jim Obazee to look into the books of CBN and other organizations. The Obazee Committee was said to have submitted its interim report to the President some weeks ago and since…
Kenneth Okonkwo, a Nigerian Actor, Lawyer, Columnist and Politician has replied to the purported petition written by the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Ajibola Basiru, to the NBA against him for disagreeing with the judgement of the Supreme Court on the petition appeal of HE Peter Obi and the Labour Party. In…
