By Financial Times Editorial Board For years, Nigeria has been not so much a sleeping giant as a comatose one. Home to nearly one in five sub-Saharan Africans, its market of 230mn people should be an engine of continental growth. Instead it has been a drag, stuck in an oil-dependent rut, plagued by banditry and run by a political elite bent on self-enrichment. It is hardly surprising that all but a few investors may have missed the fact that Nigeria has turned a corner. Halfway through the first presidential term of Bola Tinubu, who completes two years in office this…
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BY AUSTIN OYIBODE In a landmark moment for education in the South-South region, Senator Ned Nwoko, representing Delta North in the National Assembly, led a successful public hearing on Wednesday on his bill seeking to upgrade the Federal College of Education (Technical), Asaba, into the Federal University of Technology, Asaba. The hearing, organized by the Senate Committee on TETFund and Tertiary Institutions, drew enthusiastic support from stakeholders across Delta State and beyond. Constituents, education advocates, and community leaders turned out in large numbers at the National Assembly in Abuja, echoing strong backing for the proposed upgrade. “This upgrade is not…
Deputy President in the 9th Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has applauded the turn around of the country carried out by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu since he came into office two years ago. In a message to mark the mid-term of his Presidency, the former deputy president of the Senate said Nigeria is on the cusp of return to prosperity and becoming the investment haven and destination it once was. His message he signed personally reads: “It is with exhilarating spirit and optimism that today we celebrate the mid-term point of the administration of His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigeria’s…
Immediate past Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Ndudi Elumelu, OON has congratulated Rt. Hon. Sheriff Francis Oborevwori, Governor of Delta State, on the second anniversary of his administration. In a congratulatory message on Thursday, Rt. Hon Elumelu praised Governor Oborevwori for his leadership and commitment to the development of Delta State. Elumelu noted that the Governor’s administration has made significant milestones in various sectors, including infrastructure, healthcare, education and human capital development through his MORE Agenda for a renewed hope “Your Excellency’s administration has shown remarkable dedication to the welfare of the people of Delta State,…
Senator Ned Munir Nwoko’s bill on the African Descendants Citizens Application has passed first reading in the Senate during Wednesday’s plenary. The bill aims to provide a legal framework for granting Nigerian citizenship to persons of African descent, particularly those in the diaspora seeking to reconnect with their roots. The proposed legislation passed first reading during plenary, with lawmakers expected to deliberate further in subsequent stages.
Honourable Jude Omena Ogbimi, Chairman, Delta Trust Mortgage Bank Limited Congratulates Your Excellency, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, as you mark two years in office as Governor of Delta State, I wish to extend my warmest congratulations to you. Your ascension to this esteemed office on May 29th, 2023, was indeed ordained by God and executed by the loving people of Delta State. As a seasoned leader, your impact in governance comes as no surprise to me. However, to the good people of Delta State, your development strides have been nothing short of remarkable. Your More Agenda has brought unimaginable progress…
By Onomiguren Agbamu The Delta State House of Assembly on Wednesday barred journalists from covering Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s state address. Journalists who arrived at the Assembly complex around 9:30 a.m. were denied entry, despite presenting valid identification from their respective media organizations. Security personnel stationed at the gate, led by ASP Saviour David, insisted that journalists would not be allowed into the premises. Media outlets affected include Spade Nigeria News online, The Punch, The Guardian, Nigerian Tribune, ThisDay, Champion, Emerald Online, among others. While a few individuals, including three female journalists affiliated with Government House, were granted access, the majority…
By Prof. Mrs Rukevwe Akpedeye-Ugwumba, The recent purported endorsement of incumbent Senator Ede Dafinone and Rev. Francis Waive by the U3 Forum—a former PDP pressure group—as sole APC candidates for Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, in 2027, is a brazen disregard for the party’s constitutional provisions and principles of fairness and equity, and a desperate attempt to cling to power. What’s more astonishing is that both men solicited and accepted such endorsements for another term from new APC members, having betrayed the trust of APC members who worked tirelessly for their victories in 2023 through Waive’s public endorsement of…
By Dr. Ifeanyi Osuoza Rt. Hon. Elder (Dr.) Sheriff Francis Orohwedor OBOREVWORI took over the mantle of political and administrative leadership in Delta State on May 29, 2023 and in the last two years, he has delivered impactful, courageous, dynamic, pragmatic and result oriented projects and governance to Deltans. Taking control of the reins of power against the backdrop of a robust, rigorous primary election for his party’s gubernatorial ticket, followed by a keenly contested, nail biting governorship elections and then the seemingly unending legal confrontations spanning 38 court cases, some of which were instituted after the primary election and…
by Ayodele Oluwafemi Abubakar Malami, former attorney-general of the federation, has criticised chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for taking turns to endorse President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid. Malami spoke during a meeting organised by the National Political Consultative Group (North) in Abuja on Sunday. Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar; Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party in 2023; Chibuike Amaechi, former governor of Rivers state; were among opposition leaders who attended the meeting. The gathering was one in a series of consultative events by opposition leaders seeking to forge a coalition against Tinubu. In his keynote address, the…