By IFEOMA IZUCHUKWU TRAGEDY and frustration have gripped the Anambra State House of Assembly as workers begin an indefinite strike over poor pay and lack of allowances. The strike follows the death of Tochukwu Ezekobe of the Publications Department, who reportedly succumbed to pressure over an unpaid loan. She is one of three assembly staff […]
By DIANA CHUKWUKA ACROSS Nigeria’s federal ministries, departments and agencies, frustration is boiling over. What appeared at first to be minor salary discrepancies—deductions between ₦1,000 and ₦2,000 in October—has widened into a national outcry, with workers accusing the Federal Government of wage tampering masked as health reform. The controversy began when civil servants noticed unexplained […]
By MAHMOOD MALIK MUSA (M.M.M.) IBRAHIM THE Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) has condemned the attack on Government Girls’ Comprehensive Senior Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State, where bandits killed the school’s Vice Principal and abducted 25 female students. In a statement from Gombe, the Forum’s Chairman and Governor of Gombe State, Inuwa Yahaya, […]
SOME of Delta State’s leading voices in finance, law, economic planning, business, and academia will headline the 2025 Convention and Annual Lecture of the Delta Online Publishers Forum (DOPF). The event will hold on Thursday, November 27, 2025, at David’s Event Centre in Asaba, with the theme: “Nigeria’s New Tax Law: Implications and Opportunities for […]
BY GLORY UGOBA THE Duke’s Infant and Child Foundation has launched a renewed campaign for value reorientation among children through the maiden Train-the-Trainers Summit held in Asaba and Warri. The Founder and convener, Mrs. Augusta Olachi Anyanwu-Egbom, expressed deep concern over what she described as a rising decline in moral values among children across the […]
By DAVID JOHN-FLUKE A Digital Identity Success Undermined by Institutional Failure NIGERIA’S national identity project is, on paper, one of the most ambitious public-sector transformations in the country’s history. With 124 million National Identity Numbers (NINs) issued as of October, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has achieved in two decades what previous administrations could […]
THE Asagba of Asaba, His Royal Majesty Professor Epiphany Azinge, SAN, has applauded Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, for what he described as prudent management of state resources and a balanced approach to development across the state. Speaking in an interview, the revered monarch urged critics to consider Delta’s complexity and vastness before […]
By NINI NDUONOFIT-AKOH ALL On, an impact investment company focused on expanding energy access in Nigeria, has committed a follow-on investment of $250,000 in ICE Solar Commercial Power Limited. This marks a continuation of All On’s support since its initial 2021 investment. The funding will help ICE Solar scale its intelligent solar and battery solutions, […]
By OBIOMA TORI NIGERIA’S growing reliance on debt has sparked renewed warnings from economists, policy experts, and civil society groups, who caution that without structural reforms and transparency, the nation risks long-term fiscal instability. The Senate recently approved a ₦1.15 trillion domestic loan to help fund the 2025 budget deficit, highlighting the government’s dependence on […]
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE THE federal government has announced plans to establish 500 compressed natural gas (CNG) stations across Nigeria over the next three years, aiming to reduce reliance on petrol and promote cleaner, more affordable fuels. Oluwole Adama, Executive Director of the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund (MDGIF), said the initiative follows discussions with […]