By Dayo Johnson Akure Twenty years after conception, Ondo State is making a fresh push to unlock the Olokola Free Trade Zone with the inauguration of a new technical committee by governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. Aiyedatiwa while inaugurating the 6-member panel in Akure, said that his administration will not let policy delays and coordination failures waste […]

Book: Spiked Beyond Spikes Author: Ekanpou Enewaridideke Reviewer: Ebikabowei Kedikumo Ekampou Enewaridideke’s Spiked Beyond Spikes is a political novel set in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The novel presents a society divided by power, oil wealth, ethnic domination, poverty, and state violence. Through the figures of Alabeni and the Ozidi Boys, the novelist explores […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young The Federation of Informal Workers Organizations of Nigeria, FIWON, has called on the Federal Government to urgently expand pension and healthcare coverage to millions of informal workers across the country, describing the current level of social protection as grossly inadequate. Read Also: Tinubu’s gratuity restoration raises decades-old payment questions — NLC  In a […]

By Folarin Kehinde In a bid to deepen cultural understanding and strengthen people-to-people ties between China and Nigeria, China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) recently organised a Dragon Boat Festival cultural exchange programme at its Enugu New Town Road Project site. The event, themed “Zongzi Aroma Spreads Warmth, Jointly Building the Silk Road,” brought together […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young Growing incidents of vandalism and theft across communities in Ndokwa land, Delta State, have heightened security concerns, with the Ndokwa Neku Union, NNU, calling for greater vigilance and community participation in the fight against crime. The apex socio-cultural organisation of the Ndokwa people said the recent spate of criminal activities, particularly in […]