Author: Alexa Obiora
In the realm of leadership, the actions and attitudes of individuals can shape perceptions and influence the direction of society. Dayo Israel, as the APC Youth Leader, has been a subject of scrutiny due to his actions that have raised concerns about his commitment to the principles of inclusivity, integrity, and ethical leadership. One of the most disconcerting aspects of Dayo Israel’s leadership is his persistent undermining of women, particularly those in leadership positions. His actions against the woman leader of the APC National Women, who now serves as the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, generated significant controversy. Instead of supporting…
The top three hardest degree programs, according to Oxford Royale Academy, a prestigious international summer school in the UK, are aerospace engineering, law, and chartered accounting. Other challenging disciplines, according to the school, include biomedical engineering, astronomy, dentistry, chemistry, medicine, pharmacy, psychology, statistics, and nursing. On Wednesday, Oxford Royale Academy announced this on its website, stating that because these courses are both exciting and difficult, a strong desire to learn is necessary. It included several mathematical principles, fact synchronization, and analytical skills as some of the fundamental requirements needed to take these courses in college. Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Engineers study…
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has provided an explanation for his absence from the All Progressives Congress, or APC, caucus meeting. The national caucus and national executive committee (NEC) sessions of the ruling APC were set for August 2 and 3, respectively. While the NEC conference will bring together party officials today (Thursday), the national caucus meeting took place at the presidential mansion on Wednesday. On why Buhari was unable to attend the meetings, Garba Shehu, his spokesman, in a statement, said the former president was unavailable due to some other commitments. The statement reads, “Former President Muhammadu Buhari has explained…
The removal of the subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, more commonly known as gasoline, and the present floating of the naira are two of the disruptive changes Nigeria must go through before it will emerge “victorious,” according to Chukwuma Soludo, the governor of Anambra State. The former governor of Nigeria’s top bank emphasized the need of the nation embracing its most valuable resource, which he called “human capital.” The governor stated that the nation must let go of the “old order” and concentrate on the future. He also emphasized the importance of fully embracing technology, which, in his view, will…
Former Governor of Kano State, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje and Spokesperson for the ninth Senate, Senator Ajibola Basiru, were on Thursday officially ratified to replace the immediate past National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Senator Abdullahi Adamu and former National Secretary, Iyiola Omisore. The decision was taken barely an hour after President Bola Tinubu arrived at Transcorp Hilton, venue of the NEC meeting on Thursday. The president arrived at the Congress Hall of the hotel surrounded by stern-looking operatives suspected to officers of the Department of State Services at about 11.35 am. Following the announcement of their appointments, Ganduje and Basiru’s…
The All Progressives Congress is now holding its 12th National Executive Committee meeting in the Congress Hall of the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja. The meeting officially began at 12:20 p.m. when party leader President Bola Tinubu arrived at the location. Senator Abubakar Kiyari, the Acting National Chairman, and other members of the National Working Committee were present to welcome attendees as the committee members began to enter the hall as early as 9:30 am. According to The Spectator, the party’s ongoing crisis and the nomination of Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, a former governor of Kano State, and Senator Ajibola Basiru, the…
The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has been a subject of controversy and allegations of financial impropriety for years. Five years ago, even before his new tenure was approved by President Buhari, he faced serious accusations that pointed towards a potential scam involving a staggering N500 billion. Recently, leaked audio recordings have resurfaced, implicating Emefiele in discussions about covering up significant losses incurred by the apex bank. The African Action Congress (AAC) party and its presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, have been unrelenting in their calls for Emefiele’s investigation and subsequent arrest, saying there is…
Almost immediately after beginning widespread demonstrations against the elimination of fuel subsidies, the Organized Labor postponed its planned strike action. In an interview with Arise News on Thursday morning, Festus Osifo, the president of Trade Union Congress, made this statement. He claimed that the Labour leaders who met President Bola Tinubu earlier got promises to some of the problems brought up during the meeting that will be put into action right away. He stated that this was the basis for the strike’s suspension. According to The Spectator, the Nigeria Labour Congress declared in a press release on Tuesday that it…
“An average state saw an increase in nominal revenues between 2021 and 2022 of 16.1%,” it stated in its most recent Nigeria Development Update. It is predicted that this will represent a decline in real terms for most states due to the high inflation rate. Despite a nominal rise in federal funding for the states, the majority of them were dealing with declining tax revenues and trying to mitigate the effects of record-high inflation and state-level depreciation. About 25 states experienced a revenue shortfall in the first quarter of 2023, with internally produced revenue declining by 3.07% quarter over quarter.…
The National Assembly’s members’ salaries, according to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, are insufficient to meet the needs of their people. On Monday, Akpabio made this statement in response to a resolution on the need to prevent an approaching strike planned by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), which was sponsored by Abdulraman Kawu Suleiman, a Kano South representative for the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). He claimed that the National Assembly’s funding was insufficient to handle the volume of requests from the several constituencies represented there. Akpabio conceded that though hardships associated with the removal of subsidies on petroleum products were…