Residents, traders differ with LAWMA over dumpsite at Boundary Market
TRADERS and residents of Boundary Market area, Ajegunle, Lagos State have decried the poor state of the environment, saying that poor waste management practices have led people to dump their refuse on the roads.
Delta 2027: LP ex-guber candidate, Pela, leads mass defection to ADC
As the 2027 general elections draw near, the political dynamics in Delta State have taken a significant turn with the mass defection of several key politicians from the Labour Party, LP, to the Action Democratic Congress, ADC.
SDP hails Adebayo at 54, describes him as patriot, democrat of uncommon impact
By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has paid glowing tribute to its 2023 presidential candidate, Prince Adewole Adebayo, describing him as a respected Nigerian patriot, true democrat, philanthropist extraordinaire and a proud emblem of his generation. The party made the commendation in a birthday message […]
LCFE to list Kian Smith’s N21 bn gold bars
By Peter Egwuatu The Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange (LCFE) has finalized plans to list over N21 billion worth of Kian Smith FZE gold in a landmark transaction aimed at deepening Nigeria’s commodities market and expanding investable asset classes within the capital market. The forthcoming listing will feature internationally certified 1kg London Bullion Market Association […]
Dodgy data: The fallacies about Nigeria’s economy in 2025, by Olu Fasan
Mark Twain, the American writer and humourist, famously said: “There are three kinds of lies: Lies, damned lies and statistics.” This aphorism is truer in Nigeria than in virtually any other country. Put bluntly, one must be utterly gullible to believe official statistics in Nigeria. The unreliability of official data in Nigeria is known universally, with […]
Power of Language: Nneoma Udeze explores Africa’s AI potential
By Godwin Oritse A prominent voice in Artificial Intelligence, AI, development in Nigeria, Nneoma Udeze, has emphasised the importance of incorporating African languages into artificial intelligence systems. Speaking with newsmen, Udeze said that the current AI ecosystem,dominated by English, perpetuates inequality and excludes over 2,000 languages spoken in Africa.Udeze believes that this approach is structurally […]
