An endangered specie, by Muyiwa Adetiba
He retired ten years ago. But not out of choice. Left to him, he would have worked until he was 70 or until he was no longer able physically and mentally to go on. He had always relished the feeling of well-being that going to work offered him. He knew the emotional and financial security […]
Los Angeles 2028 Olympics: Avre, tasks NSC, NFF on Super Falcons’ qualification
Olympian and former Super Falcons forward, Patience Avre-Odeli has tasked the National Sports Commission (NSC) and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to ensure that Nigeria picks one of the two tickets to represent Africa in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games women’s football tournament. Nigeria faces a tricky road to qualification for the global fiesta […]
NOC President hails Netball revival; sets sights on 2030 C’wealth Games
The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) has officially thrown its weight behind the newly inaugurated Nigeria Netball Federation, marking a strategic return for a sport with deep historical roots in the country. A statement by Tony Nezianya the PRO of NOC following the inauguration of the federation on May 5, NOC President Engr. Habu Ahmed Gumel […]
Sahara Group Foundation commissions two recycling hubs for community waste management
By Emmanuel Okogba Reinforcing its commitment to expanding community access to sustainable waste management solutions, Sahara Group Foundation, the social impact vehicle of global energy and infrastructure conglomerate Sahara Group, has commissioned its 18th and 19th Sahara Go Recycling Hubs in Ojodu Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Lagos State. The Sahara Go Recycling Initiative promotes […]
Public-private partnership drives Lagos flood risk insurance initiative amid climate threats
Efforts to tackle the growing menace of flooding in Lagos have received a major boost with the implementation of a Flood Risk Insurance Project aimed at strengthening disaster preparedness, financial resilience, and rapid response mechanisms across the state. The initiative, which is being driven through a collaboration between the Lagos State Government, international development agencies, […]
CPN moves to sanitise Nigeria’s IT sector, declares unlicensed computing practice illegal
…unveils 2026 IT Professionals’ Assembly on Digital Resilience, inclusion By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The Computer Professionals (Registration Council of Nigeria), CPN, has declared that it is illegal for individuals and organisations to engage in computing practice, IT training, or the provision of digital services in Nigeria without proper registration and licensing by the Council. CPN […]
Senate committee didn’t probe, indict Wunti, says advocacy group
A civic advocacy group, Agenda for Positive Change, led by Titus Danladi-Biu, has strongly condemned what it described as a malicious campaign of misinformation seeking to falsely associate renowned oil and gas executive, Dr. Bala Wunti, with the widely circulated ₦210 trillion Senate probe controversy. In a statement issued on Friday, the group dismissed the […]
Group to APC: Ensure religious balance in Kwara South politics
By Dapo Akinrefon A group, the Concerned Youth of Ifelodun in Kwara South has accused the leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara State of allegedly sidelining Christians in participatory politics, calling on President Bola Tinubu, the party’s National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, and Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to address what it described as political […]
NANS, others flay FG over ‘irrelevant’ course remarks
By Ndigwe Ifunanya The Federal Government’s plan to phase out university courses considered irrelevant to the national economy has brought about criticisms from student leaders and undergraduates who view the move as an attack on academic freedom. This follows recent comments by the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, who described several disciplines, particularly in the social […]
Air Peace and the dangerous culture of social media demarketing
By Fred Chukwuelobe In recent weeks, social media has been awash with videos attacking Air Peace, Nigeria’s foremost indigenous airline. Some of the videos openly call on Nigerians to boycott the airline, while others portray the carrier as incompetent, insensitive, or incapable of managing its operations. Curiously, however, many of these viral videos tell only […]
Obasanjo, Allen Onyema spotted on Air Peace London Flight
Chief Allen Onyema and former President Olusegun Obasanjo were among passengers on an Air Peace flight from Lagos to London, a development that drew attention on social media on today The presence of the airline’s founder, Chief Onyema, and Mr. Obasanjo, who served as Nigeria’s president from 1999 to 2007, prompted a flurry of online […]
