By Chioma Obinna Sixteen years after sustained autism advocacy began in Nigeria, experts on Monday lamented that thousands of children and adults living with autism remain excluded from schools, workplaces and community life, blaming weak government policies, poor public support systems and persistent stigma.They warned that while public awareness of autism has improved over the […]

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – THE Edo State Commissioner for Power, Hon Paul Usenbor has said that Governor Monday Okpebholo’s reforms in the power sector aligns with African Union’s vision of electricity for 300 million Africans by the year 2030 and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7 on affordable and clean energy. Usenbor […]

“Despite being a former military general, the administration was perceived as doing “little or nothing” about the escalating threats of insurgency, banditry and kidnapping.”

This week continues the series on insecurity in Nigeria In a letter to the President, Chief Awolowo said, as far as he was concerned, the President had destroyed the efficacy of the meeting by making the intention for the meeting public. He said he would nevertheless attend the meeting in spite of what he called “the […]

By MUSA KRISHI The year 2025 was a remarkable one for the 360 members of the House of Representatives in several ways. It was a year in which the lawmakers spoke in one voice, setting aside political affiliations and clothing themselves in unmatched patriotism. A major issue of concern to the lawmakers, and indeed to every […]

By Ayuba Bitrus Jonathan Ishaku’s lengthy critique of Governor Caleb Mutfwang’s apology to the Igbo community is intellectually engaging, but it rests on a fundamental misconception: that an apology necessarily amounts to an admission of legal guilt or a repudiation of history. It does not.The governor’s remarks should instead be understood as a moral and […]

Nigeria’s industrial transformation took centre stage recently at both the Nigeria Oil & Gas (NOG) Energy Week 2026 and the 34th COREN Assembly

By Elizabeth Osayande In a strategic move to strengthen grassroots economic development and expand access to Technical and Vocational Education and Training, TVET, EGO Foundation has convened political office holders from Special Assistants to Chairmen across the 57 Local Government Areas, LGAs and Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs, of Lagos State. The strategic engagement was […]

The Federal Ministry of Education, through the Research, Innovation and Commercialisation Committee (RICC), in collaboration with the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), commenced the North-East Zonal National Commercialisation Intelligence and Ecosystem Engagement Workshop in Gombe, the capital of Gombe State.

A nonprofit organization, Women in Corporate Consulting Africa, WICA, Monday, unveiled a landmark initiative in Abuja, NextGen Project, designed to equip young Nigerians and African women to adequately fit in to the current trend of things across the globe.

By TUNDE RAHMAN  When the 2023 presidential election results were announced, many analysts and commentators gave a largely unanimous verdict regarding the voting pattern in the South-east. The region had voted almost entirely along the ethnic line. The figures told part of the story: Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party swept the zone with over […]

By Ayo Onikoyi From metalworking to becoming one of Senegal’s most influential digital creators, the journey of Mame Cheikh Diongue, popularly known as Macdi, is a remarkable story of career transformation and resilience. Born in Mbacké and raised in Thiès, Macdi completed his education up to the ninth grade before venturing into the workforce. He […]

By Ebunoluwa SessouAs parts of efforts to add innovation to interior industry, HNK Interiors has unveiled a new Design Centre alongside a purpose-built furniture manufacturing facility aimed at boosting local furniture production, supporting Nigeria’s growing creative industry and showcasing innovation in interior design. Speaking during the commissioning of the HNK Interiors Manufactory and the unveiling […]

Nigeria’s economic growth story is showing signs of recovery, but analysts have warned that rising Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures alone may not translate into improved living standards unless the country can convert growth into jobs, higher productivity and increased household incomes.

In commemoration of World Youth Skills Day 2026, Lagos Ikoyi Elite Lions Club, under Lions International District 404A3, organised a Basic Art of Bead Making training programme for pupils of Premier Day Nursery and Primary School and Raufu Williams Primary School, Surulere, Lagos. The programme was organised in line with the Lions International Global Cause […]