Nigeria’s power sector is once again under scrutiny following the federal government’s approval of over N3.3 trillion to clear the accumulated debts under the Presidential Power Sector Financial Reforms Programme. This is even as persistent outages, grid instability and rising tariffs continue to frustrate households and businesses across the ...
•Nasir El-Rufai Malam Nasir El-Rufai says he decided not to respond to the questions posed by detectives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) because he believes his trial is politically motivated. El-Rufai has been in custody since February 16 when the honoured the invitation of the Economic and Fi...
•Tinubu’s campaign posters along Airport Road, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja Campaign posters and billboards promoting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027 have continued to surface across Abuja, despite the fact that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is yet to release a timetable or lift the ban on...
•Shettima and Tinubu The endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the presidential flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) by various party stakeholders and groups while consistently leaving out the name of Vice President Kashim Shettima has added fresh plots to the race for 2027, findings by our correspondents have indicated. ...
•UTME candidates The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has explained how a female candidate in the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) refused to attempt any question due to superstition. According to the examination body, this followed her grandfather’s instruction to await a ‘miraculous intervention’ inste...
Preparing for a Canadian Permanent Residency (PR) visa interview can be a crucial step in your immigration journey to Canada. Immigration officers use this opportunity to assess your intentions, background, adaptability, and potential contribution to Canadian society, reports Vanguard. While the questions may vary, certain topics come up frequ...
•Dr Priscilia Imade Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide, including in Nigeria. To enhance understanding, promote early detection and to round off our discussion on glaucoma, l’m including some of the frequently asked questions that I received. 1. What is glaucoma? Glaucoma refers to a group of eye diseases that dama...
•Nnamdi Kanu in court The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, today, questioned the jurisdiction of his alleged terrorism case when he re-appeared before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court for the resumed hearing of his protracted case. Despite Kanu’s insistence that Justice Nyako has no jurisdic...
•Tinubu presents 2024 Appropriation Bill to National Assembly There is disquiet over the revelation that the federal government has implemented only 25 per cent of the capital expenditure in the 2024 budget. A report of the Presidential Economic Team led by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, indicat...
•Tinubu and National Assembly complex, Abuja The National Assembly, yesterday, questioned President Bola Tinubu’s request for loan requests as some revenue-generating agencies of the federal government disclosed that they had already surpassed their budgetary revenue target for 2024. The Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Zacch Ad...

