January 31, 2025
YOUTH ACTION EVENT: YOUTH MINISTER CALLS FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF YDO IN CBN
Earlier today, Minister for Youth Development, Comrade Ayodele Olawande attended the Youth Action Event organized by the Central Bank of Nigeria themed “The Youths Are Here,” which held at the CBN Headquarters in Abuja. The Minister commended the Central Bank of Nigeria for its initiatives aimed at equipping young people with leadership and digital…
Nigeria’s Financial Requirements and Developmental Challenges: A Path to Economic Sustainability
By Abayomi Odunowo. Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, is grappling with multifaceted developmental challenges that have persisted for decades. At the heart of these obstacles lie infrastructural deficits, inadequate healthcare systems, and pervasive poverty that stunts economic growth. The National Development Plan (NDP) 2021-2025 highlights the gravity of this situation, estimating that the nation…
PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS ABBA ALIYU AS MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AGENCY
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Abba Abubakar Aliyu as the substantive Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA). The appointment, effective from January 23, 2025, is for an initial term of four years. Aliyu has been acting as the agency’s managing director since March 2024 until his appointment. He has over 20…
Afenifere Youth Coalition, Concerned Citizens For Justice, Rule Of Law Slam Sowore over attack on IGP
Two groups namely; Concerned Citizens For Justice and Rule of Law, and Afenifere Youth Coalition, have separately condemned the attacks by Omoyele Sowore on the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, saying his court arraignment was in order. The Afenifere Youth Coalition in a statement on Friday said it was apparently that “Sowore…
NCC’s 50% Telecom Tariff Hike: A Necessary Step for Industry Survival or a Burden on Nigerians?
By Lukman Laleye Babalola The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) recently approved a 50% increase in telecommunications tariffs, a decision that has sparked debates across the country. While telecom operators argued that the hike is necessary for the industry’s survival amid rising costs, consumer rights groups and labor unions see it as an additional financial burden…
Hon. Ojema Ojotu: an excellent legislator driven by commitment, compassion and patriotism
By Edwin Wisdom In the realm of Nigerian politics, few lawmakers have made as significant an impact as Hon. Ojema Ojotu. As the representative of Apa/Agatu Federal Constituency in the 10th House of Representatives, Ojema has demonstrated a unique blend of commitment, compassion, patriotism and proactive leadership that has endeared him to Nigerians and…
UN AGENDA 2030:AMB. NWACHUKWU, DIRECTOR SDG NATL’ STUDENTS COUNCIL EXTOLS DG, PEBEC FOR HOSTING A SUCCESSFUL FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTORS ROUNDTABLE
The Director, Sustainable Development Goals- National Students Council, Office Of the Senior Special Assistant to the President of Nigeria on Students Engagement, Amb Timothy Nwachukwu, has praised Princess Zahrah Mustapha-Audu,, the Director General, Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) for organizing a successful Second Foreign Direct Investors Roundtable and the launch of Nigeria’s Regulatory…
You are a political mercinary, El-Rufai tell Shehu Sani
Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, the immediate past governor of Kaduna state has described former presidential aide and former Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani, as political mercenaries. El-Rufai made the claim on X, while responding to a post by Daniel Bwala, a presidential media aide. Bwala had chided El-Rufai for criticising the…
“IT’S TOO EARLY TO BE SHOWING SIGNS OF DEMENTIA” – DELE MOMODU FIRES BACK AT WIKE’S AIDE
Veteran journalist and publisher, Dele Momodu, has fired back at Lere Olayinka, an aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, over recent remarks. Momodu, in a statement shared via his Instagram account, questioned Olayinka’s understanding of Nigeria’s contemporary history, stating: “I do not know Lere Olayinka’s age, but…
DAILY HOPE DEVOTIONAL: JANUARY 31 RESPONDING TO GOD’S STEADFAST LOVE SCRIPTURE: PSALM 136
In reading through Psalm 136 it will be discovered that the phrase “For His steadfast love endures forever” appeared about 26 times. It seems a repetition to an ordinary mind, but to the writer, given it numerous times means God had shown him love a lot. In many ways, God has been forgiving us, fighting…