Amarachi champions Personalised Academic Support for Nigerian Students
By Chioma Okoye Recognizing the gap in qualitative education, one passionate educator is playing her part in transforming the nation’s educational sector by providing a personalized learning experience for students, and offering support for educators by teaching them to deliver high-quality instruction within beyond the classroom. Co-founder, Early Years Tutors (EYT Academy) and Founder, 360teacher, […]
OptiQ creator recognised for global impact in data science
By Dickson Omobola Bridge Africa Technologies has expressed satisfaction with Nigerian-born data scientist, Jane Onwuchekwa, for her contributions to the field of data science, particularly her development of OptiQ, an artificial intelligence, AI-driven query optimisation tool. Onwuchekwa, a seasoned business intelligence engineer, recently won the 2025 BAT Award of Excellence in Data Innovation, an honour […]
DPO feared dead as youths set Kano police station ablaze
By Bashir Bello KANO — Angry youths in Rano Local Government Area of Kano State have gone berserk as they set ablaze part of the Rano Divisional police station over alleged brutality on one of their own, Abdullahi Musa. The violence was also said to have led to setting ablaze of some vehicles while others […]
I didn’t harass any bank staff – Iyere, YEIDEP boss
By Dapo Akinrefon Coordinator-General of the Youth Economic Intervention and De-Radicalization Programme, YEIDEP, Mr Kennedy Iyere has distanced himself from a recent report alleging that he harassed a staff of Keystone Bank in Abuja. The YEIDEP boss, who called for credible journalism, stressed the importance of fact-based reporting and responsible media practices in promoting transparency […]
Duchess Hospital’s 14-hour open-heart surgery saves 5-year-old boy
The Duchess International Hospital has achieved a major medical breakthrough by successfully performing a complex open-heart surgery on a five-year-old boy, “Master D,” who was born with Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF), a life-threatening congenital heart defect.
Opeyemi Akintunde wraps up shoot on star-studded family movie ‘Sold’ featuring gospel sensations Mike Abdul, Monique
Award-winning and widely-loved novelist and filmmaker Opeyemi Akintunde has just wrapped up principal photography for her much-anticipated movie “SOLD”
Taskforce arrests 277 suspects in Lagos, vow to sustain momentum for public safety
By Ediri Ejoh In a bold move to reinforce public safety and eliminate criminal activity, the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit yesterday paraded about 277 suspects from various hideouts in Lagos. This came after the agency concluded a week-long operation targeting criminal hideouts and environmental infractions across the state. In a statement […]
Nigeria Customs, FMITI launch Nigeria-East/Southern Africa air cargo route
By Godwin Oritse The Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, has officially launched the inaugural Nigeria–East/Southern Africa Air Cargo Corridor, a significant step towards enhancing regional trade and deepening integration under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Speaking at the commissioning ceremony, Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale […]
Constitution made in a hurry, made in error, by Eric Teniola
In promulgating decree 24 on May 5, 1999 as the 1999 Constitution, the then Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, made an addendum to the decree. The addendum was not part of the decree, it was just an explanation on the Constitution. General Abubakar […]
Curing the chaos of our Local Government system
Almost a year ago on July 11, 2024, the Supreme Court bowed to the wishes of the Executive when its ruling foisted the implementation of Local Government “autonomy” throughout the country. Among others, it ruled that only democratically elected Local Government Councils should be paid their Federal revenues, and that funds accruing to them should […]
Digital Colonies and Conscious Technology: West Africa’s Path Forward
By Chioma Okoye Ade Olufeko brings a rare economic lens to Africa’s digital development, shaped by his early career implementing foundational internet technologies during previous waves of globalization. His warnings about digital colonialism, first articulated in his 2025 CNBC Africa interview, reflect a sophisticated understanding of how deglobalization trends are reshaping the digital economy and […]
