N ot too long ago, the Federal Government (FG) announced its plans to sell off some of the country’s assets. Some of those mentioned included some power plants, the National Arts Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos and the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) also in Lagos. The Minister of Budget, Finance and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, who […]
O ver the weekend some criminally-minded elements reportedly killed a police officer and injured some others during an attack on a Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC) collection centre in Imo State This is coming on the heels of attacks late last year on facilities of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ogun and Osun states […]
In its most recent update on inflation, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Nigeria’s CPI accelerated for the 10th straight month to 21.47per cent in November of 2022 from 21.09per cent in October and above market estimates of 21.15per cent. The purchasing power of individuals is exceedingly depleted as they are constantly short […]
There are deliberate steps we expect to be taken to ensure things fall into places accordingly. There should be moves aimed at correcting the mistakes of the past to ensure the future is better and guaranteed. In Nigeria, sport is still considered as mere recreational activity when many other countries across the world take the […]
I n recent times, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intensified efforts towards the arrest and prosecution of persons suspected of substance abuse. This has helped prompt some addicts to have a re-think so as to ensure that their paths and those of the NDLEA do not cross. New Telegraph commends the NDLEA […]
R ecently, the Federal Government (FG) announced that the Eastern standard gauge rail project has been shelved. It cited what she called lack of funds for the cancellation of the project meant for the two strategic geo-political zones of the South-East and South- South. New Telegraph notes with dismay that the FG’s action is not […]
Not too long ago the Federal Government (FG) approved the use of mother tongue in the teaching of pupils of all primary schools across the country. The approval was given at a Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. New Telegraph commends the FG for the approval of the use of mother tongue, as the language of […]
The rites of passage of the globally-acclaimed football icon, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pele, was concluded on Tuesday, January 3, this year, with his remains being laid to rest in a cemetery in Santos, Brazil. The funeral commenced on Monday, January 2, at Pele’s former club, Santos, with people from different walks […]
The poor administration and standard of the domestic league has been a subject of discussion in Nigeria. We believe the major bane is the calendar imbalance in which the league season has no standard take-off and end period. In the past six months, the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) has been on break and yet […]
T he annual inflation rate in Nigeria accelerated for the 10th straight month to 21.47 per cent in November of 2022 from 21.09 per cent in October and above market estimates of 21.15 per cent, according to the latest figures from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), which accounted in no small measure for the […]