Victor Bamisaye, a mental health expert, has issued a warning that 49% of all entrepreneurs are susceptible to at least one mental disease. He showed that a startling 72% of business owners had a mental health problem. According to his analysis after interviewing with business owners in Osogbo, 30% of entrepreneurs experience depression, 19% have … Read more
On Wednesday, retirees in Niger State occupied Government House in Minna to demonstrate against the eight-year nonpayment of their gratuity. Idris Ndalati, one of the retirees who left the government mansion as a chief driver, admitted to journalists that he hadn’t received his gratuity in seven years. He claims that many seniors in Niger have … Read more
In Ekiti State, journalists, media industry veterans, and other relevant parties are currently debating how to address the myriad problems that face the profession. At the NUJ Secretariat, Oke, Bareke Old Governor’s Office, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, the discussion is being moderated by veteran and ace broadcaster Prince Kayode Oni. The NUJ Ekiti council’s meeting, … Read more
The Vice-Chancellor of University of Ibadan, Professor Kayode Adebowale, said new students have no reason not to read and do well. Adebowale revealed this at the school’s new student matriculation ceremony on Tuesday. gospelcable reports that 3,792 students were cleared for the 2022/2023 matriculation ceremony across faculties. Our Registrar, Mr. Ganiyu Saliu, led the pupils … Read more
For potential students taking the exam this year, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is adding a new feature. For the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), the board has suggested using mobile phones in conjunction with the recently implemented Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) scheme. The board has recognised Miss Umeh Kamsiyochukwu Nkechinyere, … Read more
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, or ICPC, has warned that while there is money to fix Nigeria, it is being taken every day and is made possible by the systemic or malignant corruption that is so entrenched in the nation. According to the ICPC, N24 trillion in electronic transactions were made … Read more
Social critic Reno Omokri has spoken out against President Bola Tinubu’s choice of Oladimeji Ojo, Tinubu’s son-in-law, to lead the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). According to the DAILY POST, Ojo benefited from the reorganization of the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development’s Executive Management Teams, which the President approved. Several Nigerians, particularly those active … Read more
The Presidency provided an update on what it done with the $311 million in loot that was returned to the nation after being retrieved from the late General Sani Abacha, a former military head of state. The Presidency acknowledged that it had paid contractors directly for work they had done for the government. Ajuri Ngelale, … Read more
A change in policy by the federal government has reversed its former stance on the practice of law by citizens of the United Kingdom. The statement by Doris Uzoka-Anite, the Nigerian Minister of Trade and Investment, emphasized that as a result of the Enhanced Trade and Investment Partnership that was signed between Nigeria and the … Read more
On Monday, Justice Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that sought to disqualify Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Mr. Peter Obi of the Labour Party over alleged illegal substitution of their running mates. According to the judge, PDP … Read more