The World Bank’s Country Director for Nigeria, Dr. Ndiame Diop, has confirmed that Nigeria remains the largest economy in Africa by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) despite the challenges faced by its private sector. Speaking at the Country Private Sector Diagnostic (CPSD) and Stakeholder Engagement in Abuja yesterday, Dr. Diop said while Nigeria receives far less…
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has decried the cultural conditioning that teaches young women to endure shame and silence rather than confront injustice or assert their worth. Speaking in Abuja at a mentorship and interactive session held to commemorate the 2025 International Day of the Girl Child on Sunday, the Kogi Central lawmaker said society must unlearn…
Super Falcons striker, Asisat Oshoala, has debunked rumours suggesting she has retired from international football, as she described the claims as baseless. Oshoala disclosed this on Saturday while speaking with reporters in Morocco after Nigeria’s thrilling 3-2 victory over the host nation in the final of the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. The six-time…
Presidential adviser Bayo Onanuga has accused former Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, alongside a number of politicians, of allegedly working to unseat President Bola Tinubu. Onanuga, in a statement shared on X on Monday, described the move as ironic, recalling that El-Rufai himself once acknowledged that four years was too short a period for…
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has revoked the Air Operator Certificates (AOCs) of two aviation companies, Eastwind Aviation Logistics Services Limited and Omni-Blu Aviation. The decision was made due to violations of Part 1.2.1.5 of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig. CARs), which prohibits the falsification, reproduction, or alteration of applications, licenses, certificates, logbooks,…
The global average height, approximately 166.99 centimeters (5 feet 5.7 inches), shows considerable variation across regions, with the shortest people primarily located in Southeast Asia. In contrast, the Netherlands is home to some of the tallest people in the world, with an average height of 177.07 centimeters (5 feet 9.7 inches)—almost 10 centimeters above the…
Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has described Nigeria’s lingering insecurity as a problem created and sustained by the country’s elite. Speaking at a stakeholder meeting themed ‘Dialogue on Community Policing as a Panacea for Insecurity in Nigeria: The Case of Plateau State’, Mutfwang said the elite have contributed to deepening communal divisions and must…
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has declared that voter registration is no longer merely a civic duty but a compulsory obligation for every eligible citizen in the state. The governor made the declaration on Friday while inaugurating a 36-member Committee on Voter Registration and Civic Awareness at the Government House. He charged the committee…
Tragedy struck in Kano as two Islamic school students popularly known as Almajarai died after allegedly drinking poisonous substance suspected to be expired milk powder. The children had alleged picked the substance from a gutter beside a compound. Four others are currently taking treatment in a hospital. The dead children were identified as Abdullahi and…
President Bola Tinubu has conferred the national honour of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) on Bill Gates, co-chair of the Gates Foundation. The president conferred the honour on Gates in Lagos on Tuesday at an event witnessed by top government officials, including Ali Pate, coordinating minister of health and social welfare,…