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Surviving as a widow in most circumstances is always a huge challenge, especially for those who not only lost their loved ones in harrowing attacks that left them without their husbands and other loved ones, and in most cases, found themselves uprooted from their homes and communities, forcing them out as refugees. There are also […]

Members of Ebem Ohafia Development Union have spent over N400 million on erosion sites in the community, saying the menace had gone beyond its financial capacity. The union stated this at a meeting between the community and the Abia State House of Assembly Committee on Environment, Urban Renewal and New Map in Ohafia, Ohafia local […]

This note seeks to clarify matters arising regarding the 5% fuel surcharge in the new tax laws. The charge is not a new tax introduced by the current administration. The provision already exists under the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (Amendment) Act, 2007. Its restatement in the new Tax Act is for harmonisation and transparency rather […]

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has taken another significant step to boost innovation in the country with the recent launch of the InnovateNaija Challenge, a nationwide movement designed to discover and empower the nation’s brightest minds. The launch of this creative idea during the important meeting of the Gulf Information Technology […]

Thirty-four years in the life of a state is like a river carving its way through rocks; steady, patient, sometimes turbulent, yet always forward. Jigawa, born on that fateful Tuesday, 27th August 1991, out of Kano’s map and skepticism, was once dismissed as barren land with little hope of survival. Some mocked it as a […]

Foreign policy was once a coveted statecraft: subtle negotiations, strategic alliances, and a quiet dance between cooperation and rivalry. It was about doctrine, principle, and projection of national interest within a predictable rules-based order. Today, the global landscape now feels like a chaotic scene where the lines between diplomacy and brute interest are blurred. Are […]

Senior special assistant to the President on Community Engagement (North Central), Dr Abiodun Essiet, has said nearly 70 per cent of security challenges in the region can be resolved through non-kinetic means anchored on communities. She made the assertion yesterday at the training for stakeholders in the North Central zone at the State House, Abuja. […]

The United Kingdom (UK) government has announced a £19 million funding commitment to develop Climate-Resilient health and education facilities in Kano and Jigawa States. This was contained in a statement issued by the communication specialist of UNICEF Nigeria Kano Field Office, Samuel Kaalu. He said the decision was reached at a joint inauguration by the […]

National Association of Seadogs (NAS), Sahara Deck, has urged increased efforts to bridge the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) digital divide. The capoon of Sahara Deck (Abuja Municipal), Mr Chike Onyia, stressed the importance of digital literacy in today’s technology-driven world. In a statement he issued to mark this year’s International Literacy Day with the theme, […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked companies in Nigeria’s extractive sector to adopt cleaner and more sustainable practices in line with global energy transition goals. At the International Conference on Petroleum, Environment, Solid Minerals and Security (ICPESMS 2025) in Abuja, Tinubu stressed the need for a low-carbon pathway, circular economy practices and responsible community engagement. […]