By Munet Amedu Nigerian sprinter Favour Ofili has reportedly begun the process of transferring her international allegiance to Turkey, citing frustrations with the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) and the Nigeria Olympic Committee. According to multiple sources, Ofili notified the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) of her decision on May 31, 2025. Ofili’s decision is reportedly…
BY OLUBUNMI TUNJI-OJO In the world of ethical hacking, there is a principle we live by: identify vulnerabilities before bad actors exploit them. This philosophy is not limited to cybersecurity. It is a blueprint for effective leadership. True leadership is not reactive. It is predictive. It is about detecting the cracks in our systems, whether…
The first day of May is dedicated to celebrating the resilience, dedication, and hard work of workers. May Day is an annual holiday that recognizes the international working class and is celebrated worldwide. It commemorates the struggle for workers’ rights and honours the lives lost in the fight for the eight-hour workday that we now…
Nigeria’s national power grid again recorded another major collapse for the first time in 2025 and 13th in a roll. With the collapse, the nation has been put in total blackout to the despair of Nigerians. Checks by our correspondent showed that power generation dropped from 2111.01 megawatts as of 2 pm to 390.20 MW…
The examination body in charge of conducting senior secondary school certificate examinations and other external examinations, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has explained the news circulating around organizing resit examinations for students who fail its examinations. There had been news flying around that WAEC will soon commence resit examinations for students who fail, but…
…Group CEO, Emeka Celebrated as CEO of The Year A Leading advertising agency network, Dentsu Nigeria has once again proven its leadership in the marketing communications industry by securing multiple prestigious accolades at the 2024 Brand Com Awards hosted by the Brand Com Magazine in Lagos. The agency, for the second consecutive time in 2024,…
By Abdulwarees Solanke It is just a fortnight to commemorating 64 years of the Nigerian nationhood, hopefully with humility and concern that despite our inestimably huge prospects and potentials of posterity, our nation is locked or held down by certain benumbing contradictions and challenges. These contradictions informed the anomie and hopelessness in the land, a…
Data from the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) shows that all 774 local government areas (LGAs) across the 36 states and the federal capital territory (FCT) received a total net statutory allocation of N1.69 trillion from the federal account allocation committee (FAAC) in the first half of 2024. TheCable Index’s analysis of the data showed…
The Supreme Court has granted financial autonomy to the 774 local governments in Nigeria. The apex court ruled on Thursday that it is illegal for state governors to continue to hold local government money. It maintained that the “dubious practice” which has gone on for over two decades, was a clear violation of Section 162…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has ranked Nigeria’s debt-to-GDP ratio, a key indicator of a country’s financial strength, as the second lowest in Africa, underscoring its economic stability. This ranking underscores the importance of evaluating a country’s financial strength through metrics like the debt-to-GDP ratio. A lower ratio suggests economic stability, while a higher ratio…
