May we not see war in Africa, AMEN. Nigeria Niger Total population 225,082,083 24,484,587 Available Manpower 119,293,504 7,345,376 Fit-for-service 85,981,356 4,921,402 Active Personnel 135,000 10,000 Source: Global Firepower

The national and state house of assembly elections petition tribunal in Kano has sacked Muktar Yarima, candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), as a member representing Tarauni federal constituency. In a judgement delivered on Thursday, the three-member tribunal ruled that the primary school certificate submitted by Yarima to …

The grass may look greener on the other side for Nigerians planning to ‘japa’. However, there’s been shocking stories of the ordeal faced by Nigerians that have relocated abroad. Here are three things to consider before you Japa: (1) Stereotype Many countries such as Seychelles profile Nigerians as fraudsters. Nigerian …

Nkechinyere Umeh, the 2023 UTME top scorer, has again dazzled many with her academic brilliance in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The 16-year-old student of Deeper Life High School in Mowe, Ogun state, aced the exam with eight A1s and a B2. The school confirmed her result …

Travelling for Nigerians increasingly requires adequate planning. In the recently released Henley Passport Index for Q2 2023, the Nigerian passport rose from its previous 100th position to 91st among the 199 countries and 227 travel destinations studied. The index showed The Gambia, leading the ECOWAS, ranked 72nd, Sierra Leone at …

This is to inform all candidates offered provisional admission into the University Of Ibadan for the 2022/2023 academic session that the Admission clearance exercise may commence anytime from now.I’ve made a list of documents you’ll need as a Fresh Student for your Admission Clearance exercise according to the documents used …

A Chief Magistrate Court in the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Abuja has ruled that the Presiding Pastor of the House On The Rock Church, Uche Aigbe has a criminal case to answer in the unlawful possession of prohibited firearms found in his possession. The no-case submission made by the Pastor …

The military leaders in Niger, who seized power in a coup last month, have formed a new government, according to a decree read out on national television today. Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine will lead the 21-member junta, with generals from the new military governing council heading the defence …

The naira dropped to a record low of N925/$1 on the parallel market on Wednesday as demand for foreign currency outweighed supply. Mohammed Gazali, a forex trader in Zone 4 Abuja, disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday evening. Similarly, he said the dollar exchanged between N880 and N890 in Lagos. …

The President of the Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers, Olatunbosun Oladapo, has hinted that price of cooking gas will go up starting next week. According to Punch, Oladapo cited rising international prices, high tax rates and prices of vessels, forex scarcity, and naira devaluation as some of the …