The Founder of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Dr. Boniface Aniebonam, has expressed support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s appointment of Prof. Joash Amupitan as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Aniebonam spoke yesterday in Lagos against the background of controversies surrounding Amupitan’s appointment. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls […]

Eminent Nigerian leaders yesterday paid glowing tributes to the late Professor of Political Science and President of the Institute of Governance and Social Research, Prof. Jonah Isawa Elaigwu, especially his research on leadership and the Nigerian polity. The dignitaries described the late scholar as a “lost gem,” stressing that the “global academic community has been

Structural engineers berate SON for inaction Structural engineers, under the aegis of the Nigerian Institution of Structural Engineers (NIStructE), have urged the government to implement laws and building codes that will stem building failures in the country. Addressing reporters at a virtual media briefing on the institution’s 38th annual general meeting (AGM) and conference, tagged:

Minister: Minerals pre-shipment agency underway The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, has said threats and blackmail from some quarters will not distract him or derail the transformative agenda of the Federal Government in the mining sector. He emphasised that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration remained committed to the ongoing reforms in the

First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu has fulfilled the first phase of her pledge to her alma mater, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, with the donation of 21 new shuttle buses to the institution. According to a statement by the university’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju, the gesture is part of a total pledge of 50

Yakubu decries multiple litigations, conflicting court orders, violence, connectivity failures Immediate past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has listed a number of issues that negatively impact the conduct of elections in Nigeria. The former INEC chairman said these include multiple litigations in which the commission is joined; conflicting order

Sanwo-Olu eulogises President’s son at 40 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has eulogised his son, Seyi, on today’s celebration of his 40th birthday. Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu also extended warm greetings to the President’s son on the celebration of his landmark birthday. The President noted that his son has made the family proud and will

A Qatari business delegation, led by a member of the country’s ruling family, Sheikh Abdulrahman Hamad N. H. Al-Thani, has announced plans to invest about $300 billion in various sectors of the Nigerian economy over the next decade. The delegation announced this at the weekend in Lagos at a reception organised for its members by