Nobel Laureate Prof Wole Soyinka yesterday revealed how solving mathematical problems saved him from insanity during his 27-month incarceration. The playwright said though he disliked math while in the secondary school, the subject became his saving grace while he was detained by the military. Soyinka revealed this when he played host to the pupils and […]
The House of Representatives has said it will only approve the request from the executive to borrow $4 billion and 710 million from bilateral and multilateral organisations if he furnishes it with details of the proposed loan. Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari is seeking the approval of the National Assembly to borrow another $4 billion […]
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Imo State chapter has said the rising cases of banditry and kidnapping, especially in the North, were due to the Almajiri system which remains an unchecked phenomenon. This was even as the religious body raised concerns over government’s foot dragging in cautioning the consistent utterances by popular Islamic cleric, […]
…to recruit 20,000 by 2022 The Inspector General of Police, Alkali Baba yesterday disclosed that the dispute between the Police Service Commission (PSC) and the Police hierarchy over who should recruit into the force has been resolved as it is set to recruit 20, 000 youths into the Police force. The Inspector General, who made […]
…blames initial denial on ‘first report’ …sets up inquiry board The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), yesterday, ate humble pie, when it admitted that an attack aircraft detailed to bomb suspected terrorists operating along the Kamadougou Yobe River line, may have inadvertently hit civilian settlements, killing many people in the process, and leaving others with varying […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has vowed to resist the Federal Government’s plan to concession four airports newly remodelled from the $1billion loan it received from China, to planned private managers. President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba who made the disclosure while receiving members of four Media Chapels of the Nigeria Union of […]
…urge states yet to pass Anti-open Grazing Law to expedite action …back VAT collection by states Four months after they resolved to produce President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor in 2023, the Southern Governors’ Forum yesterday restated its May 11 position that the next President must come from the Southern part of the country. The governors, who […]
Deployed terminals rise to 686,580 Following significant drop in Coronavirus scare across tye country in the last eight months, the value of transaction on Point of Sale (PoS) terminal rose by 43 per cent within the period. Findings by New Telegraph revealed that bank customers’ transactions through the platform amounted to N4 trillion. The value […]
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, yesterday, berated the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Executive arm of government for excessive and increasing borrowing and expeditious approval of such requests by the National Assembly. Ndume, who expressed his displeasure at a press briefing in Abuja, argued that borrowing was not a crime but observed […]
In its determination to respond appropriately to threats to national security and other emergencies, the Department of State Services (DSS) has established a Special Intervention Squad (SIS), as well as Tactical Teams. As the foremost domestic intelligence agency of the country, the DSS is saddled with the responsibility of detecting and preventing crime against the […]