44+ min ago   (325+ words) KANO — A prominent APC stalwart, Dr Musa Illiyasu Kwankwaso, on Sunday said that the rising foreign reserves and a significant decline in Nigeria’s debt burden have strengthened President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s prospects for re-election in 2027. Iliyasu Kwankwaso said Tinubu administration’s…...

1+ hour, 55+ min ago   (516+ words) Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Chioma Otti, has said that today’s climatic condition shows greatly that climate change is affecting every segment in the country. According to him, climate change is no longer an issue of debate, even as he…...

5+ hour, 40+ min ago   (221+ words) Independent Newspaper Nigeria Obasa, Oladele Inspires Initiatives Train 500 Agege Youths In Skills Acquisition LAGOS – Five hundred (500) youths have graduated from a one-month skills training organised by the Agege Local Government Area, Lagos State, in collaboration with Oladele Inspires Initiatives. The…...

4+ hour, 46+ min ago   (150+ words) You are known for organising public lectures, book launches, awards and personality compendiums. What is the significance of this particular project? Why the South-South, and why now? What do you want to achieve with the compendium? What makes this compendium…...

5+ hour, 54+ min ago   (653+ words) As Nigeria approaches the 2027 general elections, the conversation in our towns, churches, WhatsApp groups and markets has already begun. Posters will soon go up. Slo­gans will be shouted. Promises will be made. But the question we must ask ourselves…...

5+ hour, 35+ min ago   (1497+ words) …Capital From ₦4.65trn Banking Recap Can Fund Productive Sector – Experts ABUJA – The real test of Nigeria’s ₦4.65 trillion banking recapitalisa­tion may have little to do with how much stronger banks’ bal­ance sheets have become and everything to do with whether…...

13+ hour, 31+ min ago   (283+ words) The Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abbas, has called for stronger regional maritime cooperation and urged more African militaries to participate in regional efforts to combat common security problems, just like the recently launched Combined Maritime Task…...

11+ hour, 2+ min ago   (330+ words) The Body of the former Gongola State Governor and chairman of the African Business Round Table and former PDP national chairman, Amb. Dr. Bamanga Tukur has arrived in his hometown, Yola, Adamawa State. Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, who…...

4+ hour, 52+ min ago   (269+ words) Nigeria has ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities — how much has actually been domesticated into enforceable Nigerian law? Where do national policies fall short of international standards when it relates to intellectual disability rights, and…...

3+ hour, 22+ min ago   (1580+ words) Nigeria’s aviation sector is a boiling pot. The heat is rising from every direction – multiple taxation, infrastructure decay, unpaid services, union agitation, policy inconsistency, reputational crises, and an operating environment that punishes even the most disciplined operator. For over three…...