A uthorities at Gombe State University have confirmed that a newborn baby boy was found at the female hostel on Friday. The university described the incident as unfortunate and said it is working with security operatives to trace those behind it. Napthali Hadu, the institution’s Public Relations Officer, confirmed the development during a telephone interview with The Punch Newspaper. “I also heard about the unfortunate incident today at school. I will get back to you as soon as I gather more details,” Hadu said. He added that steps are already being taken to identify the person responsible and make sure they face the necessary consequences.  “Security agencies are doing everything within their powers to fish out the perpetrator,” he said. The baby has been moved to the Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe, where doctors are attending to him. As part of the ongoing investigation, the university has restricted access to the female hostel. This is not the first time such a case has...

F ormer Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi says Nigeria’s biggest need right now is leaders with real business experience, arguing that practical wealth creation matters more than academic degrees alone. Obi made the comment during an interview on "60 Minutes with Mr. Kay" on News Central TV, hosted by broadcast journalist Kayode Akintemi. The discussion came up after former Kano State governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso had said he was more qualified for leadership because of his PhD. Obi responded by saying qualification depends on perspective. “Qualification is a perspective; it depends on where you’re coming from,” Obi said. “Rabiu Kwankwaso said he’s more qualified because he has a PhD. I don’t have a PhD. Today, in the country, I would say he has some experience. He’s been exposed; there’s no doubt about that.” While acknowledging Kwankwaso’s academic and political background, Obi argued that Nigeria’s current economic challenges call for a different kind of leader...

  A liko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, says some powerful people in Nigeria’s fuel import business tried to stop his $20 billion refinery. He believes they were afraid the refinery would end Nigeria’s dependence on imported fuel. Dangote made this statement in an interview with Nicolai Tangen, the head of Norway’s sovereign wealth fund. He explained that these groups resisted the project because it threatened their business of importing petrol into Nigeria, Africa’s largest oil producer. Dangote said he decided to build the refinery because of Nigeria’s long history of fuel shortages. “For more than 50 years, Nigerians have queued for fuel, sometimes for days during Christmas, in a country that produces oil,” he said. Since government refineries were not working well, he started building Nigeria’s first private mega-refinery in 2013. The project faced many problems from the beginning. Getting the land alone took five years. Dangote also said some of the delays were caused on purpo...