The Skies wept, the Earth rejoiced: Chief Rachael Jegede’s journey home in grandeur It was a farewell like no other, drenched in emotion, soaked in tributes, and blessed by the heavens themselves. As torrents of rain graced the skies, it seemed even nature bowed in honour of Chief Racheal Olaribiwa Amoke Jegede. Over three unforgettable…
LASWA, Pi-CNG push for greener Lagos waterways with CNG-powered Ferries In a bid to accelerate Nigeria’s clean energy transition, the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), has convened a high-level engagement with the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (Pi-CNG), RIL Hydro Kraft Limited, promoters of marine CNG solutions, key boat operators, and other marine stakeholders…
HORMONAL HEALTH IN WOMEN This week, while listening to a group of women share their personal stories, I was reminded yet again of something many of us live with but rarely talk about openly, how our bodies sometimes begin to feel unfamiliar, and how what we call “just tired” or “just stressed” is often much…
FG Targets Food Sufficiency Through Public-Private Partnership —Idris By Shalom Oludele The minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has reaffirmed the federal government’s commitment to working closely with state governments and the private sector to scale up investments in agriculture, and achieve self-sufficiency in food production. The minister made this known on…
No Distractions: President Tinubu Staying The Course On Reform Agenda – Information Minister By Shalom Oludele The minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, in a statement on Monday, June 8, has said that the president Tinubu led-government remains focused on it’s Reform Agenda. Idris said amid ongoing political discourse and increasing media…
2027 and return of the predators: A call for Youth awakening In 2014, we wrote an editorial titled: ‘Nigeria at a Crossroad’. We wrote that piece based on what we saw in General Muhammadu Buhari, something very different from what many shouting Sai Baba saw in him. Most Nigerians then formed their opinion of…
Capacity Building, Critical For Growth In Nigeria’s Energy Sector —-Lokpobiri. The importance of sustained investment in capacity building as a critical foundation for growth in Nigeria’s energy sector cannot be overemphasized, It’s as a result of this the Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri ph.D has charged operators in capacity…
There is pain behind that smile. Just do your bit, by Hassan Gimba One learns every day. Anyway, a man is supposed to learn from cradle to grave, as said by the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad (SAW). And so, I have learnt a great deal about people throughout my life. I have come to understand…
Nigeria’s Pride: Maritime Journalists Hail CGC Adeniyi’s Historic WCO Appointment The Network of Nigerian Maritime Journalists (NNMJ) has extended heartfelt congratulations to the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, following his landmark election as Chairperson of the World Customs Organization (WCO). As the umbrella body representing maritime journalists across Nigeria, the NNMJ…
Police Bust Human Trafficking Syndicate, Rescue 40 Ghanaians in Ondo The Nigeria Police Ondo State Command has dismantled a transnational human trafficking syndicate operating in Akure, Ondo State capital, rescuing 40 Ghanaian nationals allegedly trafficked into Nigeria under false pretenses. In a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka Olushola, the…
