Oyo abduction: The rescue was successful, but where was the noise?
By Ademola Lawrence When the news first broke that students and teachers had been abducted, the nation reacted as expected. Social media erupted with outrage. Television stations ran breaking news coverage. Newspapers led with banner headlines. Political commentators dissected the incident, while citizens demanded answers from the government and security agencies. It was a moment […]
Banks must go beyond data localisation to strengthen cyber resilience — Expert
An information governance and cybersecurity expert, Akinwumi Opeoluwa Ayodele, has urged Nigerian banks and financial technology firms to look beyond compliance with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s, CBN, data localisation directive, warning that storing payment data within the country alone will not guarantee cyber resilience or digital sovereignty.
Financial discipline, digital skills crucial to sustainable business growth – FCMB MFB MD
By Adeola Badru The Managing Director of First City Monument Bank Microfinance Bank (FCMB MFB), Mr Friday Nwokolo, has stressed the importance of financial discipline and digital skills in achieving sustainable business growth, urging young entrepreneurs to embrace financial literacy and technology-driven solutions to build scalable enterprises. He made the call at the grand-finale of […]
Rosemary: How editing and trailers are reshaping Nollywood
By Akeem Salau Nollywood’s current renaissance is usually told through the people the audience can see: the actors who carry a scene, the directors who frame it, the producers who finance it, and increasingly, the costume and set designers who give a production its texture. But a quieter transformation is taking place far from the […]
Ogun students urged to back Yayi’s 2027 governorship bid
The Special Assistant to Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun on Student Matters, Azeez Adeyemi, has urged students of the Ogun State Institute of Technology,OGITECH, Igbesa, to throw their weight behind the governorship ambition of the All Progressives Congress,APC candidate for the 2027 election, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi.
Embrace AI, skills acquisition for economic empowerment, Disu urges women
By Esther Onyegbula The National President of the Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA), Chief (Mrs.) Olufunmilola Disu, has urged women to embrace skills development and emerging technologies, particularly Artificial Intelligence (AI), as pathways to economic empowerment and self-reliance. Mrs. Disu made the call during a visit to the POWA Skill Acquisition Centre at Dei-Dei Barracks, […]
