By DIANA CHUKWUKA THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that uncontrolled high blood pressure is endangering over 1.4 billion people globally, despite being both preventable and treatable. In its second Global Hypertension Report, launched during the UN General Assembly in New York, WHO revealed that only one in five people with hypertension have it […]
By TOSI ORE THE bodies of eight policemen earlier declared missing after an ambush in Benue have been recovered, raising the death toll to 11 security operatives. The attack occurred Friday at Agu Centre, near the Katsina-Ala/Ukum border, when gunmen ambushed a joint team of police, the Benue State Civil Protection Guard (BSCPG), and the […]
By ABDUL AHMED (A.A.) RUFUS THE Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the FCT says it resolved 38 disputes between January and August 2025 through its Peace and Conflict Resolution (PCR) unit. FCT Commandant Olusola Odumosu disclosed this during a peace walk in Abuja to mark the International Day of Peace, themed “Act […]
By IKE UZOR-NZUBECHI THE Industrial Training Fund (ITF) says about 100,000 participants in the second phase of its Skill-Up Artisans (SUPA) programme will sit for soft skills examinations on Wednesday 24 September 2025. The exams, to be conducted by the Chartered Institute of Project Management of Nigeria (CIPMN), will assess trainees in project management, occupational […]
By ANITA KNIGHT The United States has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Nigerian students pursuing higher education in America. At the 2025 EducationUSA Nigeria Fair in Abuja, U.S. Embassy Public Diplomacy Officer Brian Neubert emphasized the country’s dedication to empowering Nigeria’s next generation of leaders, innovators, and change-makers. The annual fair, themed “Empowering Futures: Discover […]
By PAULINA NZERUBE MEMBERS of Otu Nwanne Bu Ife, led by Mrs. Christiana Okolo, paid a courtesy visit to His Royal Majesty, Asagba of Asaba, Prof. Epiphany Azinge, at his palace yesterday 22 September 2025. The revered monarch warmly welcomed the group and condoled with them over the recent loss of their leader. He commended […]
By TOSI ORE THE Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has unveiled sweeping digital reforms to eliminate delays in business registration and improve service delivery. Speaking at the CAC Stakeholders’ Forum in Kano on Monday, Registrar-General Hussaini Ishaq-Magaji, SAN, said the commission inherited an overstretched portal overwhelmed by surging demand, especially after the mandatory registration of Point-of-Sale […]
By MELVIN KOFFA THE Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), once the political backbone of former President Muhammadu Buhari, is in turmoil as the 2027 presidential race gathers momentum. Once a solid bloc within the All Progressives Congress (APC), CPC loyalists are now sharply divided between supporting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election and backing former Vice […]
By AOIRI OBAIGBO ON a rain-soaked morning in Lagos, a writer set aside his daily walk and returned to an old question that has haunted Nigeria for decades: what does it mean to be an intellectual in a society where truth is often an inconvenience? The answer, he insists, is simple yet radical. An intellectual is […]
By DR. JOE OKEI ODUMAKIN TWENTY years after the tragic death of Comrade Chima Ubani, his ideals and the struggles he championed remain as urgent as ever. Ubani, a fearless activist and labour leader, died in 2005 while leading a protest against a fuel price hike—from ₦50 to ₦65 per litre. At the time, his death […]