Prominent African business leader and philanthropist, Tony O. Elumelu, CFR, has been named a member of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) newly established Advisory Council on Entrepreneurship and Growth.

In a defining moment for Nigerian entrepreneurship, beauty, and culture, Dabota Lawson and Adeola Adeyemi, popularly known as Diiadem, made a powerful statement at the prestigious House of Lords in the United Kingdom. As key figures in The Global Rise of Nigerian Soft Power: Building Bridges Across Borders, they stood as representatives of Nigeria’s thriving […]

President Bola Tinubu’s former campaign spokesman, Dr Josef Onoh has made tributes on his boss, President Tinubu in his new age. Onoh said that the President is like an old wine that gets better per year. He added that Tinubu is an enigma who bestrides his environment like a Colossus, impacting the society. He wished […]

The Morehead-Cain Foundation, renowned for its pioneering merit-based scholarship and leadership development programs, has announced its expansion beyond the United States for the first time, with Nigeria as a part of its inaugural cohort. This expansion was made possible through a partnership with The Afara Initiative, a leading force in youth leadership development and economic […]

By Chioma Obinna A new book titled “Herbal Spices: Local Foods as Medicines” has identified and validated local foods that can be used to treat common ailments. In a foreword to the book, Prof. Olukemi Odukoya, a pharmacognosist at the Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lagos, and an advocate of herbal medicine, […]

By Enewaridideke Ekanpou For every mortal there are seasons of hibernation when thoughts are refined in loneliness…No mortal defiles such seasons because this is not Achebe’s Things Fall Apart where Okonkwo defiled the week of peace… Tompolo is a traveller who journeys borderlessly…Every town Tompolo travels to, Tompolo takes his thermometer that tells truth. Tompolo’s […]

By Chioma Obinna Experts, policymakers, and stakeholders who gathered at a symposium to mark this year’s World Water Day 2025, have stressed the urgent need to address the global water crisis. Themed “Putting Glacier Preservation At The Core Of Climate Action Plan,” the participants at the well-attended symposium emphasised the cascading effects of glacier retreat […]

Trino Motion Pictures, in partnership with the Nigerian International Film Summit (NIFS), has launched the International Sales & Distribution Executives (ISDE) Program. This initiative aims to equip young professionals with the skills and knowledge required to excel in international film and television sales and distribution. The ISDE Program is a three-month hybrid residency and mentorship […]

The 2023 governorship candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in Lagos State, Mr Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has gifted cash awards to students of Arabic and Islamic studies from all mosques in Lagos Island area of the state, who participated and displayed knowledge capacity in a Qur’anic competition. Rhodes-Vivour was a special guest at the Islamic event […]

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