The Nigeria Prize for Literature: Board Names Top Three Finalists
The Advisory Board for The Nigeria Prize for Literature has announced the finalists for the 2023 edition of the Prize. The shortlisted plays in alphabetical order of their titles are:…
Japa: We’re suffering here but we’re not coming back, Nigerians in UK recount ordeal
Recently, Sky News reported that some Nigerian immigrants (the Japa syndrome) were stranded in the UK where they were promised jobs without fulfillment by the contracting agencies. Political Economist NG…
NDLEA arrests South African at Abuja airport with hard drugs
Intercepts 1,343.8kg skunk, ketamine going to UK, Indonesia, others; seizes 514,420 pills of opioids in Gombe, Adamawa, Ogun raids Attempt by a 29-year-old South African, Erasmus Jean Pierre,…
NDDC Begins Talks with French, German Agencies on Job Creation
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has embarked on exploratory discussions with the development agencies of France and Germany to propel job creation and boost farmers’ productivity in…
27-year-old Nigerian Investment Banker, Emeka Oduoza, dies in New York
Emeka Oduoza, the son of Chairman of NOVA Merchant Bank, has passed on, aged 27. Emeka, a promising investment banker, died at the weekend in New York, United States. Until…
Chicago State University admits error in Tinubu’s certificate
The authorities of Chicago State University (CSU) have admitted error in the certificate the university issued President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, reports Political Economist NG. This was contained in the affidavit…
Wagner Boss, Yevgeny Prigozhin, feared dead in plane crash; US speaks
Yevgeny Prigozhin − an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin until launching a failed insurrection with his Wagner Group mercenaries in June − was listed as a passenger on a…
Former Nigerian oil minister Alison-Madueke charged with bribery by UK
August 22, 2023 British police said on Tuesday they had charged former Nigerian oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke with bribery offences, saying they suspected she had accepted bribes in return for…
Tinubu’s charge to new ministers: Serve Nigeria, not regions or states
President Bola Tinubu on Monday charged the 45 newly inaugurated Ministers of the Federal Republic to prioritize the interests and welfare of the entire nation and its diverse population,…
PRESIDENT TINUBU ANNOUNCES NEW MINISTER-DESIGNATE FOR NIGER DELTA DEVELOPMENT, DIRECTS MINOR AMENDMENTS TO MINISTRY NOMENCLATURE, PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION
August 20, 2023 President Bola Tinubu has approved the redeployment of Engr. Abubakar Momoh from the Federal Ministry of Youth to the Federal Ministry of Niger Delta Development. In a…