Lagos — A former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, yesterday, said the parliament remains a “misunderstood institution” because people, especially youths,…
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Nigeria: ‘Electricity Tariff Hike Postponed to Mitigate Customers’ Hardship’
Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) have denied claims that they initiated the suspension of the electricity hike slated to begin July…
Read MoreNigeria Transparency Undermined By Late Budgets, NNPC’s ‘Opaque’ Records – U.S. Report
Despite making progress, some factors still undermine Nigeria’s fiscal transparency, says a report from the United States authorities. These factors…
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YIAGA Africa, CSOs Recommend Areas of Electoral Reforms
Chuks Okocha takes a look at the recommendations for electoral reforms as proposed by Yiaga Africa, a foremost civil society…
Read MoreNigeria: Cyber Criminals – Confronting the Few Who Dent Many
In recent times, there has been an alarming increase in the number of reported cases of Nigerians alleged to have…
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Tax Revenue Mobilization in Nigeria
Taxes remain the most sustainable and reliable source of public revenue of any modern state. According to recent estimates from…
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IN DETAIL: Police ‘kill 92’ Nigerians in one year — and justice delayed for victims
On a breezy morning in March 2019, Ogar Jumbo, an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC),…
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Environmental Accountability: Russia’s Norilsk Oil Spill – JURIST – Commentary
Deeksha Sharma, a third-year student at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University in Lucknow, India, discusses how to hold…
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When activism of Senate Committee on Judiciary elicited attention
WHEN the President of the ninth Senate, Ahmad Lawan, announced the composition of the 69 Standing Committees last September, it…
Read MoreNigeria’s Slave Descendants Hope Race Protests Help End Discrimination
Abuja — When Barack Obama was elected the first Black U.S. president in 2008, Anthony Uzoije noticed less contempt towards…
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NMA, NUT knock FG over order to reopen schools – Punch Newspapers
• We can’t resume, we don’t want to die, teachers tell FG Our Correspondents The Nigerian Medical Association and the…
Read MoreNigeria: The Politics of Ajimobi’s Death
Except something else occurs that grabs the headlines and dominates Nigerian social media, the big news of the past week…
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Iranian blogger, Ruhollah Zam, sentenced to death
In this June 2, 2020 photo, journalist Ruhollah Zam speaks during his trial at the Revolutionary Court, in Tehran, Iran.…
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Court orders remand of Iyatsere of Warri, Atseleghe, 11 others over missing youth leader – The Sun Nigeria
Tony Osauzo, Benin The Edo State High Court in Benin, yesterday, ordered the remand of Iyatsere of Warri and the…
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Confronting the few who dent many – Daily Trust
In recent times, there has been an alarming increase in the number of reported cases of Nigerians alleged to have…
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We need attitudenal change –INEC boss, Prof Yakubu – The Sun Nigeria
Sunday Ani Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has blamed Nigeria’s electoral challenges on the…
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Lagos CJ frees 18 inmates of Kirikiri Medium Correctional Centre
As part of measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, the Chief Judge of Lagos, Kazeem Alogba, on Tuesday, granted…
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Nigeria transparency undermined by late budgets, NNPC’s ‘opaque’ records — U.S. Report
Despite making progress, some factors still undermine Nigeria’s fiscal transparency, says a report from the United States authorities. These factors…
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Parties and survival of Nigeria’s democracy
Ayodele Okunfolami Sir: Practically everything in life, we all need forebearers or referees to get or recommend us to the…
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They don’t really care about us – Punch Newspapers
Lekan Sote When the late pop musician, Michael Jackson, sang the worrisome sentiment, “All I wanna say is that they…
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