A women advocacy group, Gender And Development Action (GADA), has said its advocacy efforts were paying off as statistics indicated that more women were indeed involved in politics as compared with the past. In a chat with Blueprint in Calabar, GADA Project Coordinator in Cross River state, Mrs Francisca Effiom, said “A total of 80 women got elected in the …

The annual Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) remains the foremost platform for public-private dialogue to interrogate issues and proffer policy options and solutions that will continuously shape national economic policy and growth strategies, the ) the Chief Operating Officer of Dana Air Ememobong Ettete has said. The just concluded Nigerian Economic Summit which was held recently in Abuja, convened national …

The Department of State Service (DSS) has reportedly released embattled former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, after over spending 134 days in custody. Blueprint reports that Bawa was arrested by the DSS operatives on June 14, 2023, hours after his suspension from office as EFCC Chairman by President Bola Tinubu over alleged abuse of …

It is no longer news that the 16th President of The Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) has appointed new ministers, establishing new Ministries in the process. We now have a Ministry for Tourism, headed by Mrs. Lola Ade-John. A Lagosian by birth, the new Minister holds a first degree from the Premier University of Ibadan, in Computer …

The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has said it would resume its suspended strike in the shipping sector of the nation’s economy from October 30, 2023. The President-General, Mr Adewale Adeyanju, in a statement through the Union’s Head of Media, Mr John Kennedy Ikemefuna, said the directive became necessary due to the unwillingness of the shipping companies’ representative towards …

An International College of Arts, Science and Technology (ICAST), Elebu in Ibadan at the weekend petitioned the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) over non release of certificate of one of its students in 2021. ICAST in a letter signed by its Principal, B.J. Adewumi, said one of the school students, Joseph-Oduntan, Oluwatomisin Daniel sat for WAEC in year 2021 with …

The match dates for the Super Eagles 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Zimbabwe have been disclosed officially. The Super Eagles will welcome Lesotho to Uyo on November 17, before they travel to Rwanda to clash with Zimbabwe three days later. South Africa, Rwanda and Benin Republic are the other teams in this qualifying group with the overall winners …

Which of the two months of August and December is the most important in the south east region of Nigeria or Igbo-speaking parts of Nigeria? To the ‘outsider’ or non easterners, the answer is December for the simple reason that December 25 (Christmas Day) is a global Christian festival that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ and south easterners are …

Argentine superstar, Lionel Messi, in the early hours of Sunday, scored a screamer and won his first trophy in North American soccer as Inter Miami beat Nashville on penalties (10-9) after their final ended 1-1 in 90 minutes. Messi had put Miami ahead in the 24th minute with a wonder strike into the top corner but Fafa Picault levelled for …

An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ogbomoso on Wednesday nullified the selection and installation of Oba Ghandi Olaoye as the new Soun of Ogbomoso. Delivering his judgement, Justice K.A  Adedokun ordered the kingmakers to commence a fresh process to select a new monarch for the town. One of the contestants to the throne of Soun of Ogbomoso,  Prince Kabir …