The recent conversation sparked by comments from Tosin Olorunda, CEO of Moniepoint describing Nigeria’s employment market as “skill-weak,” has once again exposed a reality many Nigerian workers know too well but rarely say out loud: the country’s...
For decades, Nigeria has struggled to generate even 6,000 megawatts of stable electricity despite repeated reforms, ambitious policy targets, and billions of dollars invested in the sector. Now, billionaire industrialist Aliko Dangote is positioning...
With memories of the COVID-19 pandemic still fresh, the emergence of another potentially deadly virus linked to human transmission has triggered concern among global health authorities. A hantavirus outbreak aboard the expedition cruise vessel MV...
The Federal Government has introduced a new regulatory framework aimed at curbing the growing misuse and commercialisation of honorary doctorate degrees in Nigerian tertiary institutions. Why? The decision, approved by the Federal Executive Council...
The UNICEF, with funding support from the United States, has launched a nutrition intervention programme in Oyo State, selecting 20 local government areas to benefit from efforts aimed at tackling malnutrition in early childhood. The initiative...
The Board of Trustees of the Nigeria Media Merit Award (NMMA) has announced the commencement of its 2026 call for entries, inviting journalists and media organisations across the country to submit outstanding works published or broadcast in 2025. In...
Nigeria has recorded a modest rise on the global passport ladder, moving up six places on the Henley Passport Index since the administration of Bola Tinubu began in May 2023. According to the latest April 2026 edition of the index, the Nigerian...
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Health authorities are responding to a suspected outbreak of hantavirus aboard a cruise vessel, MV Hondius, where multiple infections and deaths have raised global concern. The World Health Organization confirmed that a 69-year-old British national...
The continuous assault of journalists and civilians by men of the force in Nigeria is so dire that it is hard to determine the time or season it will stop. Despite the pile of appeals on different forums, even as recent as the Press Freedom Day...
