For more than a century, the major occupation of the people of Adamawa is farming – cattle rearing, fishing and poultry – it’s incredible to note that the Northeast state has mineral resources and precious metals in abundance. Adamawa is among the states with different natural resources in Nigeria scattered in different parts of the … Read more
Abia was among the states that were created on August 27, 1991, by the military regime of Gen. Ibrahim Babangida. The commercial capital of Abia state is Aba, the state’s industrial city while the administrative capital is Umuahia. It is one of the five states under the southeast geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Abia has 17 … Read more
Unveiled in 2011, Nigerian Idol has produced singers like Onyekachi Onwuka, Kingdom Kroseide, Mercy Chinwo among others, here is the full list of former winners of the TV reality show and their ages at the time of winning. Apart from winners that headlined major newspapers during the finals of the show, it has also discovered … Read more
Roy Fenton was the first governor Central Bank of Nigeria at inception but Aliyu Mai-Bornu was the indigenous CBN Govenor while Yemi Cardoso is incumbent governor of the apex bank. So, the CBN has produced 12 governors since the apex bank came into existence in 1958. Apart from being the sole issuer of the Nigerian … Read more
N-Power, a youth empowerment programme designed by the administration of All Progressive Congress (APC) was launched in June 2016. President Muhammadu Buhari announced in his Democracy Day speech on May 29, 2016, that his administration would take millions of Nigerian youths off the streets through N-Power Programme by creating jobs and opportunities for them. It … Read more
What is a Direct Election? A direct election is a system whereby voters directly cast their ballots to choose the person (or party) that will represent them in a general election i.e the the persons or political party that they desire to see elected. What is an indirect election? Also known as hierarchical voting, an indirect … Read more
For aspirants to clinch the ticket of a political party in Nigeria, they would have to spend a lot of money to buy Expression of Interest (EoI) and nomination forms. Millions of Nigerians have criticised the price tag on several elective positions among the two major political parties in Nigeria: the All Progress Congress and … Read more
On August 23, 2024, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun became Nigeria’s 23rd Chief Justice of Nigeria, after her swearing-in by President Bola Tinubu at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja on Friday. She is the second female CJN after Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar and the first female CNJ from the Southwest geopolitical zone. Below is the list … Read more
Following the expiration of the ultimatum given by the Federal Government through the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, we heard that over 70 million SIM cards have been barred from making outgoing calls. For more than a year, Nigerians were directed by the government to link their SIM cards to their National Identity Number … Read more
The last couple of months has seen Nigerians lose monies to non-certified fund managers who promised investors mouth-watering ROI (Return On investment). There are regulations for individuals and corporate bodies to operate as fund managers in Nigeria. But investors who should do their due diligence failed to do so. Now, the latest failed investment platform … Read more
The Federal Government has approved the linking of up to 28 mobile numbers to your National Identification Number (NIN). Here is the guide on how to do the link using the NIMC MobileID App. Step 1: Download the original NIMC app from NIMC official portal at: nimcmobile.app/ it’s available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store … Read more
MutltiChoice has increased subscription price across all its DsTV packages. For instance, Compact Plus monthly subscription now cost N25,000 (from N19,800). The latest price adjustment also affect GOtv packages according to the company’s CEO, John Ugbe, who made the announcement on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 Old and latest DStv subscription packages Premium Compact Plus Compact Confam Yanga Padi … Read more
Multichoice has announced increase in prices on the DSTV and GOtv packages. The company made the latest announcement on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 The company in a statement titled ‘Price Adjustment on DStv and GOtv Packages’, John Ugbe, the company’s said the increase was due to rising cost of business operations. For instance, GOTV SUPA+ which used … Read more
The most strategically planned coup in the history of Nigeria is the August 27, 1985 coup which oust the regime of Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari later admitted that he was aware that some soldiers led by Babangida were planning to overthrow his regime. Upon assumption of office through the guns assisted by one of the deadliest … Read more
The military regime of General Sani Abacha was the most controversial in Nigeria’s political history. One of the reasons was that he threw the winner of the June 12 1993 presidential election Chief Moshood Abiola into prison. Though his regime didn’t conduct the election, he arrested Abiola and threw him into prison for attempting to claim the … Read more