From Market Stalls to Boardrooms: The Women Who Built Their Own Ladders She did not start with millions in the bank or an office with glass walls. She started with cracked hands, dust under her fingernails, and a dream so fragile it could have been crushed under the weight of reality. Her first “shop” was…
FG Committed To Sustain Policies, Incentives In Oil Sector —Lokpobiri As a way for Nigeria to remain attractive destination for energy investment, The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to sustaining policies and incentives . This assurance was given by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri Ph.D., during an inspection…
Celebration of Womanhood: Rawsheedah Akorede Saheed’s “The Lady Collection” to be unveiled August 16 On Saturday, August 16, 2025, Lagos will take centre stage for a vibrant literary celebration as “The Lady Collection”, a captivating five-book series that weaves together tales of love, resilience, tradition, and the enduring beauty of womanhood is unveiled. Authored by…
FG approves 9 new private universities (FULL LIST). By Shalom Oludele As part of its move to promote access to higher education in Nigeria, the F federal government has approved the establishment of nine new private universities in different parts of the country. This is according to the minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, during a…
Students’ protest turns violent in Bauchi, as 48 arrested over Highway Blockade By Abdulkareem Mohammed, Bauchi Bauchi State Police Command has arrested 48 suspects following a violent protest by students of the Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, which led to the blockade of the Bauchi–Tafawa Balewa–Dass highway, destruction of property, and looting of shops. The incident began…
StopASUUStrike: Halt Looming-devastating Industrial Dispute By Prof. M. K. Othman Over the weekend, ASUU leadership issued a Riot Act: “address all lingering labour issues in the Nigerian University System to prevent another looming industrial crisis.” Nigerian academics are fed up with the government’s excuses, which have only resulted in a long list of Memoranda of…
FAAN Takes Bold Step to Boost Revenue, Transparency in Cargo Handling The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has secured a landmark agreement with key stakeholders to directly collect port charges before cargo is released from terminal warehouses at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos. This strategic move aims to strengthen transparency and…
Why Yobe ‘English’ girls deserve their flowers, by Hassan Gimba “If your plan is for one year, plant rice; if your plan is for ten years, plant trees; if your plan is for one hundred years, educate children” – Guan Yiwu. This quote from Guan Yiwu, an earlier statesman and thinker who lived from about 720 BC…
Stop playing politics with Nigerians’ lives, Farounbi warns leaders By Lai Gidado Veteran broadcaster and statesman, Yemi Farounbi, has condemned the entrenched culture among Nigerian politicians of sabotaging policies and projects simply to deny their rivals political credit, describing the practice as “treachery wrapped in a party flag.” Farounbi, in a strongly worded statement…
ALARA OF ARAMOKO-EKITI, OBA ABDUL-AZEEZ OLU ADEYEMI JOINS ANCESTORS The people of Aramoko Ekiti in Ekiti State are mourning the loss of their traditional ruler, Oba Abdul-Azeez Olu Adeyemi, who died on Friday at the age of 82. In a statement issued by his family on Saturday, the late monarch was celebrated for his “remarkable…
