Preparation in top gear as Minister Lokpobiri confirms African Energy Bank launch
Preparations for the launch of the African Energy Bank (AEB) have entered their final phase following a high-level review meeting in Abuja, as the Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, hosted the President of Afreximbank, Prof. Benedict Oramah and the Secretary General of the African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation (APPO), Dr Omar Farouk Ibrahim.
Bildup launches “AI in Classroom” initiative to improve learning in Nigeria
…set to empower 10 million Students in 5 years An indigenous tech company, Bildup AI has introduced ‘AI in Every Classroom’ initiative to improve learning in Nigeria. Bildup AI is an innovative artificial intelligence-powered learning tool designed to transform classrooms. The initiative is equipping schools with personalized learning solutions that adjust to each student’s proficiency […]
Economic Growth: Speaker Abbas calls for decisive reforms in Agricultural sector
By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, on Monday called for the need for Nigeria to implement decisive reforms to find sustainable solutions for national development, particularly in the agricultural sector. The Speak also stressed the need to speak to collective ambition to restructure the country’s agricultural framework […]
Foundation set to hold Africa Memorial Day in Lagos
The Correct Connect Africa Foundation, CCAF, is organizing the 2025 edition of Africa Memorial Day, a solemn event to remember the victims of slavery and colonialism. The event will take place on May 25 at the Oriental Hotel in Lagos. Themed “Historical Consciousness and Human Justice, the one-day event will bring together a diverse group […]
Africa’s drive to build an industrial future on its own terms
By Akeem Salau At the 2025 Africa CEO Forum held in Abidjan, a resounding message emerged from across the event’s high-level panels and closed-door sessions: Africa must stop exporting potential and start exporting prosperity not in the future, but now. As global supply chains realign and international capital seeks resilient investment destinations, Africa stands at […]
Tunde Fanimokun and Jakande: The path of our fathers, by Owei Lakemfa
I anticipated lots of reactions to my April 12, 2025 column titled “How the military taught Nigerians the art of looting.” However, I did not expect an avalanche. It was as if I had made a monumental discovery on corruption. I have not! Some of the reactions suggested that multi-party democracy in a diverse religious and […]
