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It is your service year, and you are quite excited as you are closer to creating the life of your dreams. You might have done a course for 4 or 5 or even 6 years depending on the course you studied, the school you attended, and the ‘X’ time addition that a lot of Nigerian graduates can relate to.Now it [...]

Osita Chidoka, the immediate past minister of aviation and former Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), says there is a need for a new charter that would inculcate the spirit of nationalism among Nigerian youths.He made the remark on Sunday while delivering a lecture at the ‘Youth Governance Dialogue’, an annual conference organised by the Youth [...]

“I was feeling ill the previous night; in the morning, my brothers took me to a couple of hospitals before we settled for Nizamiye. I was conscious, but I didn’t know something bigger and deadlier was on the way.”Those were the words of Ms. Hadiza Abubakar, a patient who successfully underwent a coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery after suffering [...]

There will always be emergencies. These can happen through job loss, unexpected home repairs, car troubles, unplanned travel expenses, medical emergency, and so many others. We can always save to prepare for the events, but just as when unexpected, we might not be fully prepared to these emergencies.Credit Direct Limited, Nigeria’s leading micro finance institution, specializes in granting unsecured emergency [...]

Every year, hundreds of thousands of Corp members complete the mandatory one year service of their nation and set out to add value to the society and create the life of their dreams.Some of these young, brilliant and enterprising Nigerians get gainfully employed, while others start their own enterprises. However, due to the high unemployment rate in the country, quite [...]

Our attention has been drawn to the Sunday Punch Editorial of 23 April 2017 under the caption “FG, GET SERIOUS ABOUT MALABU BRIBERY PROBE”. While we share the Editorial’s view that government should ensure an end to the Malabu Saga, we wish to correct the erroneous view that Mr. Mohammed Bello Adoke, SAN,  “led the government team that brokered the [...]

The Nigeria Governors' Forum read with utter disgust reports making the rounds in the print, electronic and social media that monies accruing to states from the Paris and London Clubs refunds have found their way into private pockets. Apart from stating that these reports are unfounded and are only a figment of the imagination of the writers, the Nigeria Governors' [...]

6th  March, 2017Mr. Abubakar Malami, SANHonourable Attorney General of the FederationAnd Minister of Justice,Federal Ministry of Justice,Shehu Shagari Way,Abuja.RE: SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTE OVER OWNERSHIP/OPERATION OF OPL 245, BETWEEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA,  SHELL NIGERIA ULTRA DEEP  AND MALABU OIL AND GAS LIMITEDMay I respectfully present my compliments and once more draw your attention to the above subject matter, which has [...]

Cable Newspaper Journalism Foundation (CNJF), a partner of TheCable online newspaper, is a not-for-profit organisation using the vehicle of journalism to advance transparency and accountability in government. It seeks to build an active citizenry to promote democracy, good governance and development. Also known as the Cable Foundation, CNJF is a subscriber to “solutions journalism” – a school that believes in [...]

By Abdullah Bozkurt A refusal to let up on UN bashing by Turkey’s autocratic president in an unprecedented and vicious campaign of discrediting the world body is mainly motivated by his growing fear of being dragged into the global spotlight and held accountable for crimes against humanity because of arming and funding radical militants all over. The UN’s pivotal role in [...]

This is indeed a fascinating topic and a product of great research work. I decided to undertake in this research work to put in public space a motive expressed by the Turkish President, Recep Erdogan to extend his clampdown on Hizmet movement affiliated institutions as he has done in Turkey in the aftermath of the failed July 15th Coup. And [...]

PRESS RELEASE: The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General TY Buratai, in an effort to boost the morale of the troops of the Nigerian Army, has conceived and launched the “Thank You for Your Service” Initiative.While this Initiative originated from the Nigerian Army, it will be a 100% private sector driven initiative, championed by the Nigerian people, as it is [...]

In Nigeria of today, the prices of virtually everything has increased, but thanks to Emilinks Limited (global), Nigeria’s leading manufacturers of premium quality doors, the prices of doors have been falling. Back in June this year, the company launched a never seen before N1 billion worth of discounts promo significantly crashing the prices of her premium quality doors.A 900mm x [...]

Fethullah Gulen’s Message regarding Rumors Circulated in Turkish Media about a Second Coup AttemptOnce again, the Turkish media, under government control or government pressure, is circulating horrific rumors, this time about a supposed second coup attempt in the works, supposedly prepared by my sympathizers with the backing of the United States.Such rumors are unfounded and irresponsible.As a victim of four [...]

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