Amid renewed promises, Lagos in throes of collapsed buildings
• Epicentre Of Building Collapse • Rhertorics Not Enough, Govt Must Identify, Punish Culprits - Professionals • Experts Offer Steps To Stem Recurrence • Stakeholders Seek Adoption Of Provisions Of...
View ArticleAyetoro: Ondo community slipping into Atlantic Ocean
Located on the frontlines of climate change and exploration activities of oil firms, Ayetoro, a coastal community in Ilaje Local Council, is threatened with extinction, even as it faces ever-worsening...
View ArticleCross River State Library …when the governed is denied access to knowledge
Over the years, experts have summarised the vital roles that libraries play in the lives of societies, just as they have pointed out what a disservice it constitutes to pay scant attention to these...
View ArticleDangote refinery and petrochemical complex ••• A Behemoth roars into life
At a time that Nigerians are convinced beyond reasonable that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government would perform no miracle, nor would it keep all the promises it made to solve the...
View ArticleMen, let’s talk period please!
“We should all be feminists.’ Wait. Let me explain. When Ngozi Chimamanda Adichie, a Nigerian novelist, non-fiction writer, spoke these words during her 2012 TEDx talk, I’m not sure if even she could...
View ArticlePosers over posting of perm secs, directors in Federal Civil Service
The last four weeks have witnessed high-wire manoeuvres as the outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari-led government wrapped up its time in office with a flurry of appointments, and the inauguration of...
View ArticleBuhari departs, leaves Nigerians hungry
Findings have shown that contrary to promises by President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC), on assumption of office in 2015 and 2019, to revamp the economy, tackle corruption,...
View ArticleWith experience, skill and capacity, Adeyemo steps in to take LUTH to greater...
Talk of a square peg in a square hole, the appointment of Professor Wasiu Lanre Adeyemo as the new Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) represents one of those rare...
View ArticleEmefiele… Slave of state capture or victim of personal naivety
From supermarkets to makeshift kiosks, he was, perhaps, the most mentioned Nigerian earlier this year. It was a campaign season, but he took the shine off trademark politicians. On social media, he was...
View ArticleConstitutionality of fines by NBC, other agencies
In recent times, there have been debates about alleged abuse of power and the constitutionality or otherwise of powers of regulatory agencies to impose fines on suspected offenders. The post...
View Article‘What Nigeria must do to regain identity, survive’
“Chugga, chugga, chugga, choo, choo, choo”: the sound of Nigeria’s 16th train wheels bumping over the tracks as it departed the station on May 29, 2023 at exactly 10:28am. The travel time is 35,040...
View ArticleEnding Nigeria’s N60b yearly loss to uncoordinated trade at Oyo border
Nigeria is currently losing over N60 billion to uncoordinated cross-border trade at Okerete border in Saki West area of Oyo State. The post Ending Nigeria’s N60b yearly loss to uncoordinated trade at...
View ArticleHow poor leadership is worsening plight of African children
“African children have the worst life chances in the world,” according to a former Organisation of African Unity Secretary-General Salim Ahmed Salim, who spoke at a Pan-African Forum for Children in...
View ArticleHow UNICEF is revving up efforts to mitigate out-of-school syndrome
Nigeria's National Policy on Education states that children should learn to read in the language of their immediate environment. This policy reflects the teaching and learning implications from the...
View ArticleBeware! Kidnappers of students on the prowl
In the last few weeks, terrorists, loosely called bandits, have resumed attacks on schools, abducting students. The post Beware! Kidnappers of students on the prowl appeared first on The Guardian...
View ArticleSpotlight on JAMB, as NISER behaviour change approach rethinks...
Not much prompting was needed for the audience to recall the story. Some years back an official of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) claimed that a mysterious snake had swallowed...
View ArticleWhy Nigeria remains fertile ground for business growth, opportunities-Oseni
Despite global and domestic factors that may hobble economic prosperity in 2023, Wema Bank has reiterated the need to continue to push for growth and achieve strategic objectives to boost the banking...
View ArticleUnending burden of meeting warsity unions’ demands
Despite over N6 trillion being spent on education in the last eight years of former President Mohammadu Buhari-led administration, the sector still battles inadequate funding, deplorable...
View ArticleFamily, friends extol Prophetess Christiana Adesola Abiola’s virtues
Till she breathed her last, Prophetess Christiana Adesola Adufe Abiola led an exemplary life; one that glorified the Supreme Being. The post Family, friends extol Prophetess Christiana Adesola Abiola’s...
View ArticleEulogies, prayers for the late Archbishop Alexander (1960 – 2023)
Without doubt, the life and times of the late His Eminence Archbishop Alexander (George Gianniris), is a testimony of God’s faithfulness. The post Eulogies, prayers for the late Archbishop Alexander...
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