Catholic bishops have decried the socio-politico-economic situation of the country, saying Nigeria has lost its soul in the sense that it is no longer a healthy entity, thus necessitating the need for recovery. The clerics, under the aegis of Catholic Bishops of Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province, who said “the good health of any nation consists in…
Protocols A BRIEF HISTORICAL ANTICEDENTS TO AMERICA’S INDEPENDENCE The American Revolution—also the U.S. War of Independence—was fought between 1775 and 1783. It was through this war that, 13 of the British North American colonies threw off British rule to establish the sovereign United States of America—upon Declaration of Independence in 1776. The war of independence…
The Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Sarafa Isola, met with eminent Yoruba leaders and Ohaneze Ndigbo in London on Friday to dialogue on current security issues in Nigeria. The minutes of the meetings, which took place at the Nigerian High Commission office, was e-mailed to the News Agency of Nigeria in Jos on…
In a significant tweet at exactly 3.29 pm (Nigerian time), Monday, February 15, 2021, the headquarters of the World Tade Organisation (WTO) announced the confirmation of Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as Director General of the global trade body, ending months of anxiety and high-wire international politics on the sensitive issue. In…
The Biden administration declared its “strong support” Friday for former Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to serve as the World Trade Organization’s next director-general. The decision breaks with the Trump administration’s opposition to Okonjo-Iweala and brings the U.S. in line with much of the rest of the world. It will also allow the WTO to…
The Nigeria Custom Service (NCS), Kano/Jigawa Command arrested a Dubai-bound passenger in possession of 5,342 ATM cards at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano.The Customs Area Comptroller, Mr Nasir Ahmed, stated this while handing over the suspect to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday in Kano.Ahmed said the suspect was arrested…
The Chairperson of the African Union, President of the Republic of South Africa His Excellency Cyril Ramaphosa, has appointed Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Dr Donald Kaberuka, Mr Tidjane Thiam and Mr. Trevor Manuel as special envoys of the African Union to mobilise international support for Africa’s efforts to address the economic challenges African countries will face…
Medical Director, Las Vegas Pain Institute, Dr Godwin Maduka has through his Foundation, commenced cash transfer to hundreds of widows in Anambra and beyond as part of measures to stem the biting hardship occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is in addition to other palliative measures he has rolled out for the 21 LGAs in Anambra…
We welcomed the year 2020 with very high hopes, marching in great strength and zeal. We charted a course to explore the new year. The news on Coronavirus started trickling in December 2019 and we hoped that it would be managed till when it fizzles out. My heart goes out to people in Italy, China,…
Two non-governmental organisations have criticised the measures adopted bynthe federal government as part of the lockdown to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.In their statements on Wednesday, Charles Onunaiju of the Centre for China Studies (CCS) and Nnamdi Ahaiwe of Civil Society Observatory for Constitutional and Legal Compliance (CSOCLC) called for the adoption of…
