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CONYSSA Commends Ogun Government as Security Operatives Raid Criminal Hideout at Sagamu InterchangeApril 04, 2025

CONYSSA Commends Ogun Government as Security Operatives Raid Criminal Hideout at Sagamu InterchangeApril 04, 2025

The Ogun State chapter of the Coalition of Nigerian Youth on Security and Safety Affairs (CONYSSA) has commended the state government for its swift response to the rising security concerns at Sagamu Interchange . Following increasing reports of violent attacks on innocent citizens in the area, a joint operation was carried out under the bridge...

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Dying Ivory Towers: The Unspoken Crisis in Nigerian Universities

Dying Ivory Towers: The Unspoken Crisis in Nigerian Universities

There’s a dangerous tendency in public discourse to blame Nigerian lecturers for the poor quality of graduates flooding the labor market. It’s easy to point fingers at those standing in front of the classrooms without pausing to examine the crumbling foundation beneath their feet. A recent conversation between friends laid bare this blame game, but...

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Police Service Commission Sacks Edo Commissioner Over Killings

Police Service Commission Sacks Edo Commissioner Over Killings

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has dismissed Mrs. Betty Enekpen Isokpan Otimenyin, the Commissioner of Police for Edo State, following the killing of 16 Hausa-Fulani travelers in Uromi on March 27, 2025. Otimenyin’s dismissal comes barely three months after her appointment on January 16, 2025. She replaced Peter Umoru Ozigi, who retired from service. The...

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Earlier today, Hon. (Prince) Kayode Moshood Akiolu, the Chairman of the House Committee on Anti-corruption at the Federal House of Representatives joined Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices

Earlier today, Hon. (Prince) Kayode Moshood Akiolu, the Chairman of the House Committee on Anti-corruption at the Federal House of Representatives joined Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices

Earlier today, Hon. (Prince) Kayode Moshood Akiolu, the Chairman of the House Committee on Anti-corruption at the Federal House of Representatives joined Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Anti-corruption and Financial Crimes, Senator Emmanuel Udende, represented...

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His Excellency,President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFRPresident, Federal Republic of NigeriaAso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja.

His Excellency,President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFRPresident, Federal Republic of NigeriaAso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Your Excellencies,Governors of Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo, and Ekiti States Distinguished Senators and Honorable Members,National Assembly Representatives of the Southwest Zone. Southern Nigeria Under Siege: A Call for Urgent and Decisive Action Against the Fulani Kidnapping Cartels With the utmost sense of urgency and deep concern, I write you regarding the escalating siege on...

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THINK TANK: PETER OBI’S ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, SIMPLISTIC, SHOWS A PEDESTRIAN UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMY

THINK TANK: PETER OBI’S ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, SIMPLISTIC, SHOWS A PEDESTRIAN UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMY

The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has described recent comments by Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, on using money to drive economic productivity as not only simplistic but also hollow. The policy group noted that Mr Obi’s position, which he canvassed in a recent TV interview, shows a...

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CBN Announces New ₦5,000 & ₦10,000 Notes

CBN Announces New ₦5,000 & ₦10,000 Notes

“In a bid to reduce cash handling challenges, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced new ₦5,000 and ₦10,000 notes featuring iconic Nigerian leaders. The notes will be in circulation from May 1, 2025.” CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA PRESS RELEASE CBN Unveils New ₦5,000 and ₦10,000 Banknotes to Enhance Cash Transactions Abuja, April 1,...

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Senator Ike Ekweremadu

Senator Ike Ekweremadu

Some years ago, the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) special project team approached the Deputy Senate President (Ike Ekweremmadu) to help them fast-track the funding for a project in the hospital through a government intervention project. He asked them to submit their proposal and they did. It was N400million for Renal Centre. The N400m...