The consistent harassment and threats by Abuja Market Managers Limited (AMML) have taken a different dimension as traders now conduct business in fear of the high and mighty.CHIKA OKEKE writes. Garki Model market is situated along Ladoke Akintola Boule...
In Abuja, where you reside could determine what type of job you get. Michael Oche writes that employers now turn down applicants who reside in border towns like Suleja Victoria had applied for a job in one of the fast food joints in Wuse 11 part ...
There are three universities in Akwa Ibom State. While two of them-University of Uyo and Akwa Ibom University of Technology- are conventional and impart knowledge on applied and social sciences, the third, ‘University of Thought’ is a roads...
The body charged with regulating the foods, drug and cosmetics sector in Nigeria is the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). In this interview with LEADERSHIP WEEKEND’s RUTH CHOJI, the agency’s Director-Gen...
Since the 80s when the economy nosedived and people’s purchasing power dwindled, there has been an increase in the demand for imported partially used cars and parts in Nigeria’s automobile industry. And though government has on several occa...
In this interview with RUTH TENE NATSA, Abdullahi Dan-alkali, who represents Zuru, Fakai Sakaba , Danko/Wasagun constituency in the House of Representatives, is of the view that military interventions led to the political quagmire that Nige...
Abuja, like the commercial city of Lagos with unmerous shops, is flooded with private primary and secondary schools. Owners of these schools which are strewn all over the city, set their eyes on the parents, like commercial banks would target prospecti...
Education is regarded as the bedrock of any society, hence its importance to national development cannot be overemphasised. Any society that is serious about development must therefore educate its citizenry. It is against this background that the...
The beauty and serenity that are synonymous with Abuja are fast being eroded by have converted available under bridge spaces crisscrossing the city to their businesses premises. However, the illegal conversion of underground spaces to business centres ...
With the current precarious security situation in the country it is imperative for the management in every organisation to review its security system and put in place necessary measures to stem the rising tide of internal insecurity. GABRIEL EWEP...
Mr Chinedu Eze, reporter with Thisday Newspaper resides in Lagos. He was in the nation`s capital, Abuja for an assignment at the National Assembly in 2008. From the airport, He picked up a taxi to the National Assembly Complex and on alighting from the...
There are many predictions about how the world will end. The two dominant religions in the world- Islam and Christianity- believe that when the end time is near, a lot of strange things such as wars, killings, rituals, pestilence and violence will be o...
As part of its ‘Catch Them Young’ programme, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is organising information technology quiz competition for all secondary schools in Nigeria. The first stage is f...
For those, who attended primary school when the Universal Primary Education (UPE) programme was introduced, nothing could be heart-warming than the experience of those good old years. It was perhaps, the golden era in which government’s attempt t...
In the hierarchy of needs, housing comes second after food. Given the prominence of housing, most Nigerians are of the opinion that it is yet to be given serious thought by government in all tiers. This is against the background of statistics that indi...