Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Ministerial screening: Economy, rule of law, foreign policy, security top agenda for nominees The decision by the Senate to hastily begin screening of the proposed members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) today may have saved the ministerial nominees from the series of petitions that usually characterise the exercise. The Department of State Services (DSS) has not released Nnamdi Kanu, the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a competent source disclosed in Abuja. The source said on Sunday that contrary to reports in a section of the media, the IPOB leader was only granted access to his personal…

Tinubu has shown quality leadership, capacity to deliver –Amos Gizo, fmr Plateau governorship aspirant Chief Amos Gizo is a chieftain of the APC in Plateau State and a die-hard fan of President Tinubu. In this interview, the former governorship aspirant spoke on subsidy regime, national security and Plateau APC. What is your take on the first steps taken by Mr President so far, especially the removal of subsidy and appointments of service chiefs? Yes, its been one month into the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, first month of serious actions and activities. And so far, Mr President has shown…

Tinubu to address Nigerians as hardship bites harder President Bola Tinubu Amidst growing anger over some policies of his about 2-month old administration that have led to astronomical rise in cost of living and planned protest by Labour unions, the presidency has announced that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will address Nigerians today, Monday, 31, July. Presidential spokesperson, Dele Alake said in a statement that Tinubu will address Nigerians in a national the broadcast scheduled for 7 pm. He urged television, radio stations to link up with the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA and Federal Radio Corporation, FRCN for the national broadcast.…

President Tinubu receives 13 reasons to avoid ‘use of force’ in Niger Republic Tinubu at AU Summit Nairobi The former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Senator Shehu Sani has warned President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, against endorsing the armed invasion of Niger Republic. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), under the leadership of Tinubu, had on Sunday gave a seven-day ultimatum to coup plotters in Niger to reinstate deposed President Mohammed Bazoum or face stiff sanctions. ECOWAS said: “In the event the authority’s demands are not met within one week, take all measures necessary to restore constitutional…

Nigeria’s Joshua Agboola, 13, emerges youngest AWS developer associate in Africa 13-yr-old Nigerian programmer, Joshua Agboola: emerges youngest Certified Amazon Web Services, AWS, Developer Associate in Africa.  A 13-yr-old Nigerian programmer, Joshua Agboola, has emerged the youngest Certified Amazon Web Services Developer Associate in Africa after undergoing two-hour grueling examination that tested his skills and knowledge in deploying, troubleshooting, and development on the AWS cloud platform. Agboola had earlier taken and passed the AWS Cloud Practitioner certification becoming the youngest in Africa to do so. He also sat for the AWS Solutions Architect Associate examination and passed with flying colours…

Super Falcons: Oshoala has surpassed Nkwocha and Akide as Nigeria’s greatest women’s player Asisat Oshoala is arguably the greatest African female footballer of all time When Mercy Akide and Perpetua Nkwocha dominated Women’s football in Africa, not many believed that their records could be matched, but years later, the story is different. The Super Falcons are the greatest women’s football team in Africa, and it is only normal for them to have produced so many great players. Cynthia Uwak, Florence Omagbemi and Precious Dede are some of the big names to come out of Nigeria and Africa. However, while these…

Super Falcons Qualify for Last 16, Play Goalless with Ireland WOMEN’S WORLD CUP Nigeria’s Super Falcons Monday booked their place in the last 16 round of the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Brisbane, Australia with a goalless draw with the Republic of Ireland. They finished as runners up on five points behind co-hosts Australia that hammered Canada 4-0 to top their Group B.  Canada finished on four points with Ireland fourth on just one point. This is Falcons third time to reach the knockout phase of the tournament. They did it first in 1999 in USA and at the 2019…

Coup d’état: We don’t recognise authorities in Niger – EU BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – JUNE 28: EU Commissioner for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy – Vice President Josep Borrell is talking to media in the Berllaymont, the EU Commission headquarter on June 28, 2023 in Brussels, Belgium. Today, the European Commission adopted a Joint Communication laying out how the EU will address the growing impact of climate change and environmental degradation in the fields of peace, security, and defence. Recurrent climate extremes, rising temperatures and sea levels, desertification, water scarcity, threats to biodiversity, environmental pollution and contamination are threatening the health…

Coup d’état: We don’t recognise authorities in Niger – EU (Photo by Thierry Monasse/Getty Images) BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – JUNE 28: EU Commissioner for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy – Vice President Josep Borrell is talking to media in the Berllaymont, the EU Commission headquarter on June 28, 2023 in Brussels, Belgium. Today, the European Commission adopted a Joint Communication laying out how the EU will address the growing impact of climate change and environmental degradation in the fields of peace, security, and defence. Recurrent climate extremes, rising temperatures and sea levels, desertification, water scarcity, threats to biodiversity, environmental pollution and…

Dele Oye: Nigeria Can Become World’s Leading Outsourcing Destination The National President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Dele Kelvin Oye, has said Nigeria has the potential to become a leading outsourcing destination, taking advantage of its large pool of highly educated and talented workforce. The NACCIMA boss, however, noted that the nation must first take deliberate steps to confront various challenges that have hindered its progress in the past, including security and political instability, poor infrastructure, and limited access to finance, among others. Oye stated this while speaking at the Nigerian Export…