Photo of the building housing one of the UBA branches where the fire outbreak occurred on Broad Street, Lagos Island, on Tuesday. The Federal Inland Revenue Service has expressed deep sorrow over the death of four staff members in Tuesday’s fire incident at Afriland Towers, Broad Street, Lagos. The tragedy, which has thrown the entire…
It is always an eyesore and very troubling to watch how once-powerful men descend into the abyss of desperation, clutching at straws of irrelevance while disgracefully weaponizing the very insecurities they once ignored. The latest petition authored by Abubakar Malami, who many Nigerians know as the former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of…
The West Africa Crisis Writers Network (WACWN) has crowned the North East Development Commission (NEDC) as Nigeria’s gold standard for transparency and governance excellence. In a statement signed by Messr Agba James, the group said the recognition marks eight transformative years since the NEDC’s inception, from a region once shrouded in despair to a model of hope…
Human rights activist and SaharaReporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, has sued the State Security Service (SSS), aka Department of State Services (DSS), Meta (owners of Facebook), and X Corp. (formerly Twitter) at the Federal High Court in Abuja, challenging what he described as unconstitutional censorship of his social media accounts. In a suit filed on his…
UBA Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has commenced the 2025 edition of its annual National Essay Competition (NEC), with winners set to grab over N18m in educational grants and consolation prizes. Now in its 15th consecutive year, the NEC invites senior secondary school students across Nigeria to share…
Access Bank, in partnership with Help the Woman Initiative, has launched Project UWUS (Unstoppable Woman, Unbreakable Spirit), a cervical cancer awareness and screening campaign, designed to improve early detection, promote preventive healthcare, and empower women across Akwa Ibom State. Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women in Akwa Ibom, with a prevalence…
The Media Aide to the Senator representing Ogun East, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, Mr. Steve Oliyide, has declared that Governor Dapo Abiodun’s incumbency power will not deter his principal from seeking re-election in 2027. Oliyide, who spoke during a radio programme anchored by veteran broadcaster, Dele Ayodo, insisted that only the people of Ogun East Senatorial…
…describes Malami’s allegations against Gov Nasir as a smokescreen to promote terrorists agenda in Nigeria. The Coalition for Justice and Equity (CJE) has called on security agencies and the international community to include former Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, on their terorrism watchlist due to the potential dangers his actions pose to national…
The Situation Room on Monitoring the War Against Banditry has urged President Bola Tinubu to immediately declare a state of emergency in Zamfara State, accusing Governor Dauda Lawal of complicity in the state’s spiralling banditry crisis. The group alleged that Lawal is using state funds to carter for bandits in his state, emboldening criminals and…
When Zacch Adedeji assumed office as Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) in September 2023, he was stepping into one of the toughest economic assignments in Nigeria. The country’s revenue base was narrow, its tax-to-GDP ratio stood among the lowest in Africa, and an entrenched culture of inefficiency had left the tax…
