A public policy analyst, Oluwaseun Odetunde, has said the Federal Government’s proposed reforms to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) amount to an acknowledgement of long-standing concerns by corps members over the fairness of the scheme’s posting process. In an article titled “NYSC’s New Reform Quietly Admits What Corps Members Already Knew,” Odetunde argued that […]

By Michael Akande A viral video showing armed men, reportedly policemen, conducting an operation at a Ghanaian-owned recreational facility in Abuja has sparked widespread calls for a transparent investigation.Consequently, concerned Nigerians are urging police authorities to identify those involved and clarify if the action was lawfully authorized. The incident occurred on Monday, June 29, at […]

By Esther Onyegbula The Nigeria Hub of the National Institute of Health Research Global Surgery Unit (NIHR GSU) says it has transformed surgical research, strengthened capacity building and improved patient care across Nigeria over the past 10 years through landmark international collaborations and clinical trials. The Nigeria Hub Director of the NIHR Global Surgery Unit, […]

HYT Consulting has completed the third edition of its Employability Bootcamp, training over 130 graduates, NYSC members and early-career professionals

…Inaugurates Oredo Branch Leadership BENIN CITY — President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Engr. Ali Alimasuya Rabiu, has commended the Edo State Government for the quality of its ongoing infrastructure projects during an official visit to Benin City for the inauguration of the leadership of the newly established NSE Oredo Branch. Rabiu, who […]

TO cut post-harvest losses, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), in partnership with ColdHubs Limited, has commissioned a solar-powered cold storage and ice-making facility at Swali Market, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, providing a clean-energy solution to one of the biggest challenges facing coastal communities—post-harvest losses.

By Esther Onyegbula Mrs. Folashade Ajose, wife of the Chairman of Olorunda Local Council Development Area, on Tuesday defied a heavy downpour to lead hundreds of women on a mass Permanent Voter’s Card, PVC, sensitisation campaign across major markets in the council, urging residents to register ahead of the 2027 general elections. The campaign, which […]

There is a shift happening, and it is a good one, one that is set to help Nigeria achieve its industrial and $1 trillion ambition

Being keynote address delivered by Rtd. Navy Commodore, Olabode George, at the 80th anniversary of the death of Herbert Macaulay, in Lagos. I consider it a great honour and privilege to have been invited to deliver this epochal memorial lecture in honour of one of the most remarkable figures in the history of our nation, Herbert […]

The choice of UNILAG was both fitting and strategic. Together with ABU, Zaria, The University pioneered postgraduate Landscape Architecture education

By Jimitota Onoyume  Arewa leader Alhaji Musa Saidu has lamented the over twenty years of killings and kidnappings in Borno state by Boko Haram, urging the state government to be actively involved in the fight to end the menace. Saidu who spoke on the heels of the recent abduction of an unspecified number of students […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA —The Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) under its Social Investment Programme (SIP) has distributed food items to widows, persons living with disabilities and other vulnerable groups in Jigawa State. The initiative, which is the pet project of the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has also inaugurated the Green Nigeria Challenge […]

The Women in Tech Accelerator is an annual philanthropic programme for young, women entrepreneurs, led by the Standard Chartered Foundation and delivered in collaboration with Village Capital

By Efe Onodjae  Lafarge Africa Plc has officially unveiled a new corporate identity and name, now to be known as HBM Nigeria Plc, marking what the company described as a major milestone in its transformation journey and strategic realignment under a new shareholder structure. The announcement was made at a formal unveiling event in Lagos, […]

By Nkiruka Nnorom Pathway Advisors Limited has announced its role as lead issuing house to a N300 billion Commercial Paper, CP, programme for Pivot Integrated Energy Services Limited, reinforcing its leadership in capital market advisory and energy sector finance. The transaction was formally concluded with the execution of programme documentation following the completion of all […]