By 5:30am, the day has already begun for residents of Tunkarimu, one of Ajegunle’s crowded informal settlements. The first sounds are not those of traffic or commercial activities but footsteps and voices from residents scrambling to use one of the few bathrooms serving occupants of 16 rooms in the densely populated community. For those headin...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control and the Standards Organisation of Nigeria have come under pressure over proliferation of counterfeit products as Nigerians take to social media to expose food, drugs, cosmetics and other consumer goods suspected to be fake, substandard and dangerous. The online campaign also brou...
•Tinubu and soldiers The new salary structure recently approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for personnel of the Armed Forces will raise the monthly pay of a general to N3.25 million and that of a Private to N187,200. The pay rise, which takes effect from September 1, 2026, provides increases ranging from 30 per cent […]
Every day, thousands of heavy-duty trucks transporting goods between Lagos and northern Nigeria travel along the Bida–Lapai road in Niger State, one of the country’s most strategic economic corridors. The highway serves as a vital link between the seaports in Lagos and markets across the North, while also providing a route for the movement of ...
•Founders of Newswatch magazine He now goes with the nickname of 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴. That’s because Ray Ekpu is the only surviving legend of the four legends who founded the legendary 𝙉𝙚𝙬𝙨𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 Magazine. This historic magazine, that first hit the newsstands on January 28, 1985; revolutionised Nigerian print media by introducing fearle...
•Hilda Baci Nigeria is home to countless talented individuals who continue to demonstrate that determination, hard work and creativity can earn global recognition. In recent years, several Nigerians have set world records in diverse fields, ranging from cooking and education to sports, art and entertainment, reports The Nation. Their achieveme...
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFP) has stated that a survey it conducted in Nigeria has revealed that many youths are single due to economic and housing constraints. Speaking during the commemoration of the 2026 World Population Day, UNFPA’s Nigeria Resident Representative, Muriel Mafiko, said many youth are longing to have their own fa...
•Dora Semanu A woman living with hirsutism, Dora Semanu, has opened up about the stigma and discrimination that comes with excessive facial hair, saying that she stopped shaving so she can be different. Hirsutism is a condition that causes women to develop excessive, coarse hair in areas where men typically grow hair, including the face, [&hel...
•Visa rip-off After sponsoring a massive campaign against irregular migration to discourage the influx of undocumented migrants into their countries, western nations and their allies led the campaign for migrants to take the regular pathway considered safe and dignifying. But laudable as this may sound, the route appears to have become a condu...
The Nigerian legal profession is seeing more women making significant progress in attaining leadership roles at the Bar and the Bench. Many remarkable women are breaking new ground and becoming “firsts” in the legal profession. Nigeria has recorded landmark achievements, including Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar, the first female Chief Justice of...
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