For Atiku Abubakar, the path to 2027 may have just met a rare stumble arising from aclumsy interview. In a BBC Hausa Service interview, Atiku — who turns 79 next month — was quoted as saying he would be willing to step down for a younger aspirant, if such a candidate emerged and commanded widespread acceptability. […]

Pro-Chancellor, Chairman Governing Council, Lead City University, Ibadan, Oyo State, Prof. Jide Owoeye, has called for proactive strategic collaboration between private and public universities, industry, donors, and international academic institutions for the development of the continent. He wants governments, private sectors, and regional bodies to continue to implement and refine frameworks (such as those under […]

Nigeria stands at the edge of a fiscal revolution. For decades, the country has struggled under the weight of a tax system that is tangled

Different people have different stories to tell about their first day, first week or first month in a boarding school. As I recall, mine was terrible. The first Sunday was when the Senior Prefect read out the school’s rules and regulations. He also went on to elaborate on the bye-laws. By the time he finished, all I […]

By Omeiza Ajayi  ABUJA: With preparations underway for the 2026 local government elections in Edo State, the North Ivie zone of Etsako East has demanded that the chairmanship position be ceded to the area in the spirit of fairness and equity. The zone, made up of Imiegba, Itsukwi, Imiakebu and Okpekpe communities, noted that despite […]