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The Senior Special Adviser on Industrialisation to the President of the African Development Bank, Prof Oyebanji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, tells GRACE EDEMA the reasons Nigeria has remained on a low level in industrialisation and the way out You spoke recently on the topic ‘Resetting the Nigeria Economy: From low-level equilibrium trap to shared prosperity’, why has Nigeria

Capt. Ayinde Yahya, a retiree from the Nigerian Army, is a prostate cancer survivor. His prolonged battle with the killer disease for five harrowing years was one that took him through excruciating medical crucibles. Sadly, he lost four of his family members in quick succession, shortly after they were diagnosed at an advanced stage with

A former Nigerian Ambassador to Philippines, Yemi Farounbi, shares with AYOOLA OLASUPO his assessment of the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) and what he expects the next president to do differently How would you rate the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s performance in terms of diplomacy and foreign relations? As a

President-General of Ozalla Development Union and Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, Enugu State branch, Chief Charles Nwagbara, tells RAPHAEL EDE, why the community is seeking justice over the killing of a governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Chief Dons Udeh, by gunmen Your community protested against the killing of Chief Dons Udeh.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said his successor will inherit 36 court cases from him. According to him, being the longest information minister was proof of the confidence reposed in him by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd). Mohammed spoke during a send-off party organised for him by staff in

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, on Saturday, submitted their asset declaration forms to the Code of Conduct Bureau. This, they said, was in compliance with paragraph 11 part 1 of the 5th schedule of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that mandates political office holders to

The acting Chief Executive Officer, Benin Medical Care, Oseyomon Okaiwele, says 80 per cent of people with kidney disease are not aware that they have it until it gets to an advanced stage. Okaiwele said there was a tendency that dialysis or transplant would be required for them to stay alive when the disease is

From alleged interference in his team list to 13 months unpaid salaries and a faceoff with his assistant, Falcons coach Randy Waldrum and his team face a herculean task ahead of the 2023 Women’s World Cup, writes ’TANA AIYEJINA Three losses at the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, failure to finish on

The Federal Government has conferred citizenship on no fewer than 385 deserving foreign nationals from different continents across the world. Speaking at the conferment ceremony in Abuja on Saturday,  the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed that a total of 671 foreigners had been granted citizenship between 2011 and 2023, noting that the Buhari regime

With increasing intensity as the President, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.)’s era hurtles to an embarrassing end, the truth has become inescapable: his government is as much a lie as any other. I have given him credit for some infrastructural work, but Buhari ought to be insulted that he may be remembered in that light, especially

A former Vice-President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Monday Ubani, speaks with AYOOLA OLASUPO about the rule of law under the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, and his recommendations to the next President How would you assess the commitment of the Buhari regime to the rule of law? The outgoing government did not observe the

The President, Association of Small Business Owners, Femi Egbesola speaks with DANIEL AYANTOYE on his assessment of the business environment, especially for the Small and Medium-scale Enterprises in the eight years of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) How would you assess the business environment under the outgoing regime? For us in the business

The University of Abuja has rusticated two final-year students for allegedly inciting their colleagues over a recent hike in tuition fees by the management of the institution. The university accused the students, Cyprian Igwe and Olalekan Oladeru, of circulating a WhatsApp group message inviting other students for a meeting over the fee hike. Igwe and

A security expert and Managing Director of Beacon Consulting Limited, Dr Kabir Adamu, tells DANIEL AYANTOYE his assessment of the outgoing regime’s fight against insecurity and what the incoming government must do differently How will you assess the performance of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), in its fight against insecurity? In some areas,

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba has authorised the reinstatement of three police officers – Inspector Dahiru Shuaibu and Sergeants Abdullahi Badamasi and Isah Danladi, attached to the Special Protected Unit Base 1, Kano State Police Command, who were dismissed for misuse of firearms. Baba also ordered the immediate demobilisation of the reinstated officers from

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Sunday morning delivered his farewell message to Nigerians. Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement he signed on Saturday evening titled, ‘President Buhari broadcasts to the nation.’ The statement read, “President Muhammadu Buhari will make a farewell broadcast as President,

SEGUN ODUNAYO writes on Ijara-Isin, a small community in Kwara State, which has its unique means of buying and selling Ijara-Isin is a sleepy small community in Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State, North-Central, Nigeria. The villagers are quiet people who go about their business peacefully. Many of the indigenes are farmers and petty

I find coffee’s aroma irresistible but I try not to take too much because of its caffeine. When I was younger, I used to think that coffee was from cocoa. I will like to clarify this because of the people who think the same way. The plant that produces coffee is botanically called Coffea arabica

The apex Igbo sociocultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has expressed disappointment over the failure of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to release the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, despite several pleas from stakeholders. Kanu is currently facing trial on charges of treasonable felony and terrorism. His trial started after

The strike embarked upon by the National Association of Resident Doctors resulted in a loss of 128 working days between 2016 and 2023, Saturday PUNCH reports. Resident doctors spent about four months on industrial action under the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to press home their demands. The strikes were a

UNABLE and unwilling to wean himself of his martial roots, the outgoing President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), repeatedly rode roughshod over the rule of law, infringed basic rights and flagrantly disobeyed court orders during his two terms. He violated press and religious freedoms and trampled on the judiciary with impunity. Often elevating himself above

The Methodist Church Nigeria, Diocese of Ijebu, has prayed for a peaceful transition of power ahead of the inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, scheduled to hold on May 29. In a statement made available to Sunday PUNCH, the Diocese prayed for a smooth transitioning at its 28th annual synod, which held at the Methodist

A Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, has declared that the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, is not entitled to the current seat he is occupying. The pronouncement was made by Justice Fatun Riman who stated that Baba’s stay in office is against the provisions of the Police Act, 2020. Riman said

Officials of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested no fewer than 10 suspected thugs for allegedly attacking and stabbing a 27-year-old man multiple times with dangerous weapons. The incident was said to have occurred in March 2023 when the victim was relaxing with his friends in the morning at Sabon Kaura, a suburb of

A Nigerian telco, Itel Nigeria Ltd. has said that it had identified Nigeria’s educational system as a sector that needed much support from it through corporate social responsibility which is also a way of giving back to the society. The telco organisation disclosed this at the distribution exercise of learning materials to pupils and students