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Nigeria Cannot Fly on One Wing: The Urgent Case for Multi-Port Development

NIGERIA, Dec. 3 -- Have we asked ourselves why Lagos is bleeding while the rest of Nigeria's coastline sleeps? Because that's exactly what is happening - and last week's criticism from Sanwo-Olu's aid... Read More


If General Musa Must Succeed

NIGERIA, Dec. 3 -- When President Bola Tinubu nominated General Christopher Musa as Nigeria's next Minister of Defence, many Nigerians welcomed the decision with cautious optimism. Musa, a battle-test... Read More


Have You Heard the News?

NIGERIA, Dec. 3 -- Jamaica-born reggae sensation Jimmy Cliff is dead, aged 81. His "House of Exile" (1974) and Tracy Chapman's "All that you have is your soul" (1989) are my best of all times. Cliff's... Read More


UBEC Partners with Nigerian Air Force to Improve School Safety Nationwide

NIGERIA, Dec. 3 -- UBEC Executive Secretary, Dr. Aisha Garba, revealed this in Abuja during a courtesy visit by the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, on Tuesday. Dr. Garba commended the A... Read More


Experiments in Futility: Australia's Teenage Social Media Ban Approaches

NIGERIA, Dec. 3 -- The messiness of Australia's social media ban for those under 16 as part of the Online Safety Act 2021 is becoming more apparent by the day. From December 10 this year, as announced... Read More


Senate to Screen Defence Minister Nominee on Wednesday

NIGERIA, Dec. 3 -- According to a statement from the Senate Majority Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, the Senate has received the President's request seeking confirmation of the nominee. The statement noted... Read More


Africa: They Inspire Change, Care For Them

NIGERIA, Dec. 3 -- Some members of society might not understand them. They are underrated. Still, they withstand. It's in them to galvanise, visualise and humanise. Their pens probe, protest, query... Read More


Abductions, School Closures and Governors' Inertia

NIGERIA, Dec. 3 -- In the wake of renewed mass abductions of schoolchildren across Nigeria's northern precincts, the governors of states within these high-risk zones have responded, not really with de... Read More


Zulum Meets JNI, CAN Leaders, Calls for Unity Against Insecurity

NIGERIA, Dec. 2 -- The meeting, which took place at the Government House in Maiduguri, focused on strengthening cooperation between the government and religious groups to tackle insecurity and promote... Read More


Gunmen Attack Abia Governor's Advance Security Team Near Sam Mbakwe Airport

NIGERIA, Dec. 2 -- The attack happened between Umuowa and Ihite junction, close to the airport entrance, while the three-man team was on official duty. In a statement released shortly after the incid... Read More