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Policing Kano in a complex, unusual era: The AIG Gumel example

BY Rabi'u Sani Ali June 21, 2024

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Policing Kano in a complex, unusual era: The AIG Gumel example By Aminu Garko, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) With an estimated population of over 14 million people, Kano Sate is bigger than many countries in Africa such as Togo (8.4 million) Benin Republic (13.4 million), Lesotho (2.4 million) Gabon (2.4 million), among others. During […]

Appraising Nigeria’s health sector in 25 years

BY Tosin Kolade June 19, 2024

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By Folasade Akpan As Nigerians revel in the nation’s 25 years of uninterrupted democracy, a cross section of citizens, including stakeholders in the health sector have expressed different views on how the sector fared. Mr Chibuzor Akpa, a businessman, said the years of uninterrupted democracy has been good for the health sector as it has […]

Harmonising Nigeria’s public service retirement age discrepancies

BY Tosin Kolade June 17, 2024

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By Mark Longyen, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Mr David Adebayo and Ms. Ngozi Chinedu were two hardworking Nigerians with divergent career paths. Adebayo, a senior administrative officer in the public sector, dedicated his life to the civil service. By the age of 60 which coincided with his 35 years in service he retired, according […]

Why FBI Director Gray’s visit to Nigeria matters

BY Ismail Abdulaziz June 16, 2024

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Why FBI Director Gray’s visit to Nigeria matters By Kayode Adebiyi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Contrary to the narrative of John Grisham’s fictional thriller, The Racketeer, this was a real-life, long-overdue gesture of genuine friendship and partnership, a testament to the shared interest in combating trans-border crimes that pose a significant

Breaking barriers to stardom amid challenges in music industry

BY Folashade Adeniran June 14, 2024 June 14, 2024

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Breaking barriers to stardom amid challenges in music industry By Folasade Adeniran, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Debutante musicians believe that although many aspiring musicians are putting a lot of effort to make a name in the music scene, there are challenges ranging from payola, copyright infringement and privacy. Lack of funding and infrastru

NCS’ bold steps to ease trade operations in Nigeria

BY Muhyideen Jimoh June 8, 2024

Features Economy/Business

By Martha Agas, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) With its poverty rate hitting 38.9 per cent in 2023, Nigeria has continued to battle several social and economic problems, throwing up an avalanche of concerns for both the leaders and the populace. The populous African nation has continued to battle food shortages, poor infrastructure, unemployment, whi

Saving youths from menace of tobacco industry interference

BY Vivian Ihechu June 8, 2024 June 8, 2024

Features Health

By Oluwafunke Ishola Africa, and indeed Nigeria is known for its generally youthful population. However, data show that these youths are endangered as the tobacco industry has targeted them for their “predatory” tobacco marketing tactics to create profits, thereby breeding a new wave of addiction. According to the World Health Organisation (

Engaging Nollywood to showcase Nigeria’s tourism endowment

BY Muhyideen Jimoh June 5, 2024

Features Culture & Tourism

By Joshua Olomu, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) All over the world film is more than an entertainment outlet. It is used as a tool for shaping opinions, driving national narratives to the larger world and projecting a nation’s cultures, economic, technological and other advantages. Besides its entertainment value, one area where the motion picture [&

Fight Against Insecurity: Is it yet an Uhuru?

BY Philip Daniel Yatai June 4, 2024

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By Deborah Coker, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) For more than one decade Nigeria has battled various forms of insecurity. They range from Boko Haram insurgency in the North East, Banditry in the North West and North Central to militancy and oil theft in the South-South. In the South East, the fear of gunmen is […]

Tinubu @ One Year: Oil and gas feat, expectations

BY Afonne Emmanuel June 2, 2024 June 12, 2024

Features Oil & Gas

By Emmanuella Anokam: News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) On his inauguration on May 29, 2023, President Bola Tinubu, who is also the Minister of Petroleum Resources, began his administration by announcing the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol. The implications are that the fuel subsidy removal would free up [&hel