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Nigeria: The burden, the prospects in New Year
Prologue People are the foundations upon which society and governments are built. With the evolution of government systems, human beings and their interactions generate...
China-backed hackers breach US Treasury workstations
The United States Treasury Department has disclosed a significant cybersecurity breach involving a China-backed hacking group, marking what officials have termed a...
PDP: 2025 and a party in decline
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), once a dominant force in Nigerian politics, finds itself grappling with an existential crisis as it steps into the year 2025. The...
el-Rufai and the cost of dye
Two wrongs do not make a right. Sensible inclusion always trumps arrogant exclusion.” The quote belongs to Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna State. He made the...
We don’t believe in destructive opposition in House of Reps —Olajide
The member representing Ibadan North-West/South-West Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Dhikirulahi Stanley Adedeji Olajide, popularly known as...
Fall armyworm: FG told to strengthen collaboration of entomology departments in Universities, agro-based research institutions
IN order to tackle the menace of fall armyworm in Nigeria, Federal Government has been called upon to strengthen the collaboration of entomology departments in the...
The Tinubu administration’s economic agenda and policy: How far, so far? (1)
I was a guest speaker at Plenary Session V of the 70th Anniversary of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ibadan Branch, along with Dr. Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru and Dr. Segun...
Without clearing the rot on ground, we may not get the best results from State Police —CP Fatai Owoseni
Mr. Fatai Owoseni retired from the Nigeria Police Force having served as the Commissioner of Police in charge of Lagos and Benue States, among other postings. He...
Man sentenced to death for stealing fowl regains freedom from Kirikiri
SEGUN Olowookere, the man granted bail by the Osun State governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, alongside his co-convict, Sunday Morakinyo, who was condemned to death for...
Egbemode, Ogbodo, Are-Olaitan join list of Tribune columnists
The Nigerian Tribune has a long history of leadership in column and informed commentary writing in Nigeria spanning its entire 75 years of existence. Egbemode, Ogbodo...
Why a stronger trade union movement across African countries is sacrosanct —ITUC-Africa General Secretary
Comrade Akhator Joel Odigie is the General Secretary of the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa), a confederation...
2024 attacks, arrests: Trade unions not demoralised to defend workers’ rights —NASU President
DESPITE facing an unprecedented wave of attacks, arrests of union leaders, and government interference in 2024, the trade union movement in Nigeria has expressed strong...
ILO, International Seabed Authority collaborate to protect human life, promote decent work
THE International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the International Seabed Authority (ISA) have entered into a landmark agreement to enhance occupational safety and health...
Rabies rages: Let’s join forces to combat this deadly disease: A call to Nigerian leaders, citizens
ON Christmas Eve, I received a distressing call about a nursing mother exhibiting rabies symptoms. I rushed to the hospital, where I witnessed my third dog-mediated...
NLC decries height of insecurity, calls for unity against “retrogressive policies”
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has expressed deep concern over the alarming figures of kidnappings, ransom payments, and loss of lives resulting from Nigeria’s...
Owa Obokun stool: Arimoro family faults selection, alleges violation of tradition, others
The Arimoro royal family in Ijesaland has faulted the process that led to the selection of the new Owa Obokun, Prince Adesuyi Hasstrup at the weekend, describing it as a...
Strike: TUC tasks Labour Ministry on proactive measures in 2025
THE Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has called on the Ministry of Labour and Employment to take decisive and proactive measures in addressing labour-related...
Bumper harvest: Era of celebration for Nigerian beans farmers
NIGERIA is currently running on 500,000 tons of cowpea (beans) production, as the country depends largely on importation of this crop to satisfy its growing population....
Works minister assures Nigerians on efforts to tackle insecurity in South-East
Minister of Works, Nweze David Umahi, has assured the people of the southeast that the year 2025 would mark a turning point in the efforts of the federal government in...
HDAN tasks National Assembly to intervene in budget allocation for housing
The Housing Development Advocacy Network (HDAN) has called on the National Assembly to urgently intervene and ensure an increase in the allocation for housing and urban...
