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Former Governor of Edo State and Chairman of ‘Class of 1999 Governors’, Lucky Igbinedion, on Wednesday, in Abuja, appealed to Nigerians to be patient with the President Bola Tinubu-led administration, saying palliatives are underway to soften the effect of the fuel subsidy discontinuance. “Nigerians should wait patiently and believe in …

Forty-seven years after Nigeria boycotted the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games and evacuated its athletes from the event, a member of Team Nigeria to the Games, Segun Odegbami, says “it was the most shattering experience of our lives,” The PUNCH reports. Twenty-nine countries — mostly African and including Nigeria — boycotted …

As the United Nations prepares to mark World Population Day (July 11) , the demographic of nations around the globe is dramatically changing. Growing populations in India and Africa are leading to greater development but they both also face the brunt of climate change. The United Nations estimates that of …

In this report, VICTOR AYENI writes on how a recurrent wave of anthrax has led to illnesses and losses in West African countries and why the Federal Government need additional measures to prevent its outbreak in Nigeria On June 12, while Nigeria commemorated Democracy Day, the Federal Government raised the …

Kubik is proud of its pioneering, climate-friendly technology that recycles one of the world’s environmental curses — plastic waste  into construction blocks. But for the award-winning Ethiopian startup to achieve liftoff has been no easy task. It has had to fight tooth and nail to raise funds, says its youthful …

President Bola Tinubu on Friday approved the establishment of a Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms. He appointed the Fiscal Policy Partner and Africa Tax Leader at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, as committee chairman. Friday’s development comes barely 24 hours after the President signed four Executive Orders, suspending …

Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser al-Khelaifi on Wednesday insisted superstar forward Kylian Mbappe “must sign a new contract” if he wants to remain at the club next season. “The position is very clear. If Kylian wants to stay, he must sign a new contract. We can’t let the best player in …

Senegalese President Macky Sall has surprised many by deciding not to seek a third term in office. The decision is being greeted as a great relief by many in Dakar, where tensions had been running high prior to Sall’s address to the nation on Monday. Our correspondent Wahany Sambo went …

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics has said the double salary paid by the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System to Federal Polytechnic lecturers in June justifies complaints about the inadequacies of the payment platform. This was in reaction to a social media post by ‘IPPIS Public Servants Group Discussion,’ …

Enugu State Government has dissolved all task forces of commercial tricycles, popularly known as Keke, in the state till further notice. The Permanent Secretary in the state Ministry of Transport, Mr. Ogbonna Idike, announced this on Saturday in Enugu after a meeting with the executives and members of the commercial …