WTO Forum: Olexa, Okonjo-Iweala advocate for youth-centred trade policies
From BDO East Africa to the WTO Public Forum, 24-year-old Olexa Heshima is charting a path for Africa’s entrepreneurs and youth-led businesses.
The supreme powers of the President(5), by Eric Teniola
From last week continues the narrative of how President Olusegun Obasanjo suspended Governor Joshua Dariye of Plateau State from office and dissolved the State House of Assembly following religious crisis in the state. He immediately appointed the former Chief of Army Staff, General Muhammed Chris Alli(rtd) (December 25, 1944 – November 19, 2023), as Administrator of […]
Tackling the open defecation crisis
Nigerians are assaulted daily by disgusting sights of people defecating in the open. Beyond the obvious revulsion it evokes, this practice poses a great risk to citizens and the environment. According to the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, as of 2021, about 46 million Nigerians still engaged in open defecation. The figure could be far […]
My late brother, Mouftah, by Hakeem Baba-Ahmed
“Every soul shall taste death, and you will only be given your (full) compensation on the Day of Resurrection.”.– Surah Al-Imran, 3 (185). When the Daily Trust newspaper of Thursday last week published the story of the loss of my brother Mouftah with my name in the title, I felt it was unfair to him. He […]
Procurement: FG rejects US report alleging lack of transparency
A report by the US Department of State has alleged a lack of transparency in Nigeria’s public procurement contracts, categorising it among 32 other African countries without any significant progress in the fiscal policy space.
Keystone Bank empowers women with vocational skills in Ondo
As part of its commitment to social impact and community, development, Keystone Bank Limited has commenced the 2025 Employee Volunteering Scheme (EVS) Phase 1 project in Akure, Ondo State, in partnership with the EGO Foundation.
