THE recent approval of ₦712 billion for the rehabilitation, upgrade and modernization of the old terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, is generating a rumpus, with aviation analysts and experts questioning it, it was reported. Stakeholders, including the opposition, are querying the timing of the project, the cost and the source of […]
By ADEBAYO PAUL THE Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has publicly condemned the election of Rt. Rev. Cherry Vann, an openly lesbian cleric, as the Archbishop of Wales. The Church described the development as a “serious departure from biblical teaching” and a threat to the unity of the global Anglican Communion. In a statement signed […]
PROMINENT pro-democracy and civil rights advocacy group, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), has described as nepotistic, inherently self-serving and detestable, the recent action of President Bola Tinubu for approving a one-year extension of the tenure of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi. HURIWA faulted the extension of service […]
By SUMAILA OGBAJE A defence and Security Tech Expert, Zulaykhah Aileru, has called on the Federal Government to introduce targeted incentives for local defence technology entrepreneurs, to promote indigenous innovation in defence production. Aileru, a certified protection and security professional (PSP, CPP), made the call in her opinion on the future of Nigeria’s defence industry […]
MAJOR General Ijioma Nwokoro Ijioma (retd.), has regretted that 55 years after the civil war, Nigeria is yet to forgive Ndigbo and fully integrate them as an integral part of the country. General Ijioma, the guest speaker at the July edition of Ikengaonline’s virtual town hall meeting on Thursday night, expressed shock that despite the […]
TWO months after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved the establishment of forest guards, implementation is yet to take off. In May 2025, President Tinubu approved the recruitment and deployment of armed forest guards to secure Nigeria’s 1,129 forests from terrorists and criminal gangs. The president directed the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) and […]
SINCE its inauguration on 13 June 2023, the 10th Senate has been criticised by many as a rubberstamp legislature and an appendage of the presidency. Pundits have argued that the current crop of senators primarily act to fulfill formalities, passively approving decisions made by the executive or other powerful entities rather than actively participating in […]
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu’s ₦150m gift to the Super Falcons for winning their 10th WAFCON title has elicited mixed reactions from the public. While a section of the public applauded the gesture and commended the President, many people, including retired military and police personnel, criticised the gift, describing it as extravagant. Critics called the gift a […]
TWELVE months after many Nigerians took to the streets to register their displeasure at what they described as widespread hardship in the country, conveners of the #EndBadGovernance protest, economists, and public analysts say the plight of the masses has either remained unchanged or even worsened. Held from August 1 to August 10, 2024, the protest […]
ABOUT 1.4 million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in northeastern Nigeria are at the risk of starvation following the withdrawal of humanitarian funding by the United Nations (UN). The Cadre Harmonisé Food and Nutrition Insecurity Analysis, led by the government of Nigeria, with support from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) […]