Category: Leadership

UK Doctors Begin Five-Day Strike Despite PM’s Plea

Abibat Babalola

Thousands of UK doctors launched a five-day strike early Friday after talks with the Labour government for a new pay increase failed to reach a deal. Doctors were out on picket lines outside hospitals after negotiations with the government went down the wire late Thursday, without reaching an accord. The move comes after the doctors accepted a pay rise offer totalling 22.3 percent over two years in September, soon after Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour party took power. Resident doctors — those below consultant level — have said they felt…

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Canal+ Acquires DStv, GOtv In $3bn MultiChoice Deal

Abibat Babalola

French media powerhouse Canal+ has finalized the acquisition of South Africa-based MultiChoice Group in a $3 billion transaction, securing complete ownership of the continent’s leading pay-TV platforms, DStv and GOtv. The acquisition received final clearance from South Africa’s Competition Tribunal on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, following months of intense regulatory scrutiny and anticipation. Valued at roughly 55 billion rand, the deal was made official after prolonged negotiations. Canal+, which previously held a 45.2% stake in MultiChoice, initiated the move to acquire the remaining shares after committing €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion)…

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‘LASU To LAJU,’ Ex-Deputy Gov Wants Lagos Varsity Renamed After Jakande

ADEOLA YUSUF

    ‘LKJ Everywhere,’ What Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu, Bala Mohammed, others said about Lagos former governor at the NGE’s annual memorial lecture     The Lagos State University (LASU) should be renamed the Lateef Jakande University (LAJU), Sinatu Ojikutu, a former deputy governor in Lagos, has demanded. Platforms Africa reports that Ojikutu who said this at the annual memorial lecture organised by the Guild of Editors (NGE) the ex-Lagos governor, declared that Jakande undoubtedly deserves to be honoured by renaming the institution after him. Jakande, a former Lagos state governor, served…

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Over 100 killed’ – Zamfara Residents Protest Rising Insecurity

Abibat Babalola

Residents from several communities in Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State staged a peaceful protest on Wednesday, calling for urgent government action amid escalating bandit attacks in the region. The protest, which began around midday, drew large crowds of residents—riding motorcycles, driving vehicles, and walking—who marched through the state capital and gathered at the main gate of the Government House in Gusau. Communities such as Mada, Ruwan Bore, Fegin Baza, Bangi, Lilo, Wonaka, and Fegin Mahe have been repeatedly attacked, with residents claiming that over 100 people have been…

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Tinubu’s Minister Is New APC Nat’l Chairman

Abibat Babalola

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed Humanitarian Affairs Minister, Prof. Nentawe Yiltwada, as National Chairman of the party. Yiltwada replaces Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, who resigned on June 27. READ ALSO: UN To Suspend Food Aid In Northeast Nigeria Over Funding Shortfall Scrutiny Mounts on Dapo Segun’s Tenure as NNPC EVP Downstream Ex-First Lady Patience Jonathan’s Aides Remain In Jail As Case Suffers 42 Adjournments How UNIMED Registrar Was Assassinated, Police Release Preliminary Report Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), Governor Hope…

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‘An Eye For An Eye,’ Family of Slain Rivers Varsity Student Seeks Justice

Abibat Babalola

Family Of Slain Rivers Varsity Student Seeks Justice The family of a 300-level student of the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni in Rivers State who was killed last Saturday has called for a thorough investigation into his death to ensure that justice to her is served. The family also said contrary to some reports making the rounds, their late son, Julius Okpor, was not a cultist. The command, in a statement by its spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, had said the student, Julius, who hailed from Okposi community in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni LGA…

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UN To Suspend Food Aid In Northeast Nigeria Over Funding Shortfall

Abibat Babalola

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has said that it will be forced to suspend all emergency food and nutrition aid for 1.3 million people in northeast Nigeria at the end of July. A Wednesday statement by the UN said the decision was due to critical funding shortfalls, which come at a time of escalating violence and record levels of hunger in the country. “WFP’s food and nutrition stocks have been completely exhausted. The organisation’s last supplies left warehouses in early July, and life-saving assistance will end after the…

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NCDMB’s Exec Sec Inspects Training of 305 Youths At Centre For Marine And Offshore

Abibat Babalola

The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe on Tuesday inspected the ongoing training of 305 youths in specialised oil and gas industry skills at the Centre for Marine and Offshore Technology Development (CMOTD), Rivers State University (RSU).Sponsored by the NCDMB, the trainings cover seven technical areas, which include Automation, Instrumentation and Control, Mechanical/Process Piping and System Design/ Pressure Vessel and Heat Exchanges Design (PV-ELITE), Electrical Power Transformer Repairs and Maintenance, and Industrial/Practical Ship Design and Construction. Other specialist areas covered by…

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CBN Retains 27.5% Interest Rate; 8 Banks Meet Recapitalisation Target

Abibat Babalola

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has maintained the current Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) of 27.5 percent with all policy parameters. The Governor of CBN, Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, disclosed this at the MPC briefing in Abuja this afternoon. Consequently, the asymmetric corridor was retained at +500/-100 basis points around the MPR, leaving the Cash Reserve Ratio at 50 per cent for Deposit Money Banks and a general Liquidity Ratio of 30 percent. Mr. Cardoso explained that the decision to maintain the current MPR was premised on the need to continue…

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Emir Sanusi Calls For Stiffer Punishment For Men Who Beat Their Wives

Abibat Babalola

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has called for stiffer punishment for perpetrators of Gender Based Violence in Kano state, saying no good Muslim beats his wife. ‎He noted that the rate at which men r@pe women and be@t their spouses is becoming rampant in the state. He added that Islamic clerics and Imams have a vital role to play in societal behavioural change to end the menace. ‎ ‎Sanusi made the call on Monday, July 21, when he received a delegation of development Research and Project Center (dRPC)…

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