By Henry Umoru ABUJA — Founder of ARCO Group Plc, Alfred Okoigun, has called for a fundamental shift in Nigeria’s development strategy, urging policymakers, industry leaders and academic institutions to prioritise science, engineering, research and innovation as the foundation for sustainable national development. Speaking at the Nigerian Academy of Engineering Technology Dinner and Awards Night […]

‎‎The Bible tells us that there is seed time and harvest time.  It also tells us that what you sow you must surely reap. ‎And one of Nigeria’s greatest reggae crooners, Majek Fashek put it in his popular song, ‘Send down the rain’ thus: “You don’t expect to sow cassava ‎and reap up cocoyam, you […]

You were the bridge between the North and the South who spoke Yoruba better than I did but who was proud of his noble Ebira Northern heritage and his Royal roots

…as Owoseni seeks swift implementation of Tinubu’s pension reforms A retired Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, has urged retired police officers protesting over the Contributory Pension Scheme to embrace dialogue while calling on President Bola Tinubu to urgently implement proposed pension reforms to end the lingering crisis. Scores of retired officers of the Nigeria Police […]

By Bunmi Sofola HELL might have no furry like a woman scorned, but some have found ways of making the pain more bearable by seeking revenge.  When Rele moved in with her boyfriend of 18 months, she was ecstatic.  But, I warned that living together seldom lead to marriage.  That where it did, the marriage […]