Author: Alade Adisa

Kebbi, Sokoto and Katsina states will benefit from the Christian Blind Mission’s 4.888 million Euros disability project funded by the German Government, through its Humanitarian Assistance.Chief Executive Officer of the Mission, Dr Rainer Brockhaus, said this on Wednesday in Abuja at the launch of a five-year project, tagged: “Resilience Strengthening for an Inclusive Life in the Northwest Nigeria.”The project aims to enhance the resilience of the conflict-affected communities in the three states, starting from November 2024 to December 2028.The target of the project is the vulnerable, particularly women and girls, with or without disabilities, who experience sexual, gender-based or disability-related…

How can a nation inspire motivation, ethics, and commitment in its workforce when retirement brings so much uncertainty and neglect?This pressing question hangs over Nigeria’s civil service, leaving employees feeling increasingly anxious as they near the end of their careers.For years, Nigerian retirees have endured hardship from a failing pension system.This predicament undermines workforce morale and fosters corruption, as some employees resort to unethical practices to secure uncertain futures.In contrast, developed nations like the United Kingdom boast about a structured, transparent, and reliable pension systems.According to the most recent data from the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Nigeria’s pension industry regulator,…

The chief executive of one of the United States’s largest health insurance companies, UnitedHealthcare, was shot and killed in New York on Wednesday, US media reported.The New York Times reported that Brian Thompson, 50 was shot just before 7 a.m. at a hotel in the Midtown district of Manhattan.Police confirmed a shooting at the location.

The entire British Army would be destroyed in “six months to a year” in a major war – underlining the importance of rebuilding the UK’s reserve forces, a defence minister has said.Al Carns, the veterans minister, who is also a reservist, said the casualty rate suffered by Russian forces in Ukraine – killed and injured – is around 1,500 soldiers a day.He said this ability to absorb such losses and keep fighting is part of Russia’s plan and is why Britain needs to rebuild depth when it comes to the layers of fighting forces it has available, highlighting the need…

A bomb suspected to be planted by bandits exploded, killing no fewer than twelve people in Yar Tasha village, Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Wednesday. The incident, according to Daily Trust, occurred around 8am this morning after a commercial driver conveying passengers to Dansadau town ran on the device suspected to be planted by bandits.This is the second time an explosive device would be planted along Dansadau Road within a week. Last Sunday, a similar device suspected to also be planted by bandits exploded in an 18-seater bus, killing the driver, who was the sole occupant. A…

Israel last night (Tuesday) threatened to return to war in Lebanon and target the state itself if its truce with Hezbollah collapses after the deadliest day since a ceasefire was agreed. In its strongest threat since last week’s deal to end 14 months of conflict, Israel said it would hold Lebanon responsible for failing to disarm militants who violate the ceasefire. ‘If we return to war we will act strongly… there will no longer be an exemption for the state of Lebanon,’ said defence minister, Israel Katz. Israeli forces have continued strikes against what they claim are Hezbollah fighters ignoring…

By Reno Omokri There has been very heavy reporting on my social media accounts after my posts praising Wizkid as the king of Afrobeats and urging Africans to stream his album Morayo. To those who felt attacked, do not see this as an insult to you or those you hold dear.I am a patriot and pan-African. I saw that Nigeria and Africa had an opportunity to break global album streaming records, so I promoted Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun and his album, Morayo.We need to begin to think group interests. Our economy needs all the help it can get as we move…

As the debate rages in the public domain on President Bola Tinubu’s proposed tax reforms, and as Nigeria’s National Assembly deliberates on the tax bills before its floors, an essential religious concern has emerged on the matter that demands urgent attention. Within provisions of the proposed bills is a clause introducing taxes on inheritance wealth in a way that conflicts with religious teachings. Nigeria is a multi religious country whose laws should accommodate and support religious injunctions and not repeal them. 2.As a Muslim, I know that Islamic law (Sharia) unequivocally governs the distribution of inheritance through clearly prescribed shares.…

Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja, on Tuesday, issued a bench warrant against the former Managing Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Ahmed Kuru, over alleged N76 billion and $31.5 million fraud. The judge ordered Kuru’s arrest for failing to appear before the court for his arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The court had scheduled Tuesday to arraign Kuru along with the Managing Director of Arik Air, Captain Roy Ilegbodu, the receiver manager of Arik, Kamilu Omokide, Union Bank Plc, and a company, Super Bravo Limited, for…

Based on actual data for October 2024, our simulation indicates that: To check figures shared on TV last night on the possible impact of the proposed VAT formula on states, we did a quick simulation. We ran what states got for October 2024 with what they would have received under the proposed formula.We assumed the following: Gainers: Delta would have gained the highest of N6.93b while Kwara would have gained the least of N74.26m.The picture looks slightly different in terms of percentages: 5 in the NE2 in the NC3 in the NW1 in the SE2 in the SS1 in the…