By Chris Onuoha Obinna Chilekezi is a poet, author, teacher, literary critic and research fellow including insurance expert. His passion for creative writing, poetry precisely, spans over three decades with lots of publications to his credit. The Imo State-born social commentator, in this interview describes his journey into literary world as one with multifaceted background. […]

By Henry ObettaThe National Credit Guarantee Company (NCGC) has launched GuaranteeHer, a women-focused credit guarantee initiative aimed at unlocking more than ₦100 billion in financing for women-owned and women-led Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across Nigeria over the next five years. The programme, unveiled during a high-level hybrid stakeholder engagement in Abuja on July […]

For many years, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has struggled with an identity problem. The military, police and Department of State Services dominated conversations around national security.

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – AS way of contributing to Nigeria’s democratic development and ensuring adherence to expected precepts, the University of Benin would on Wednesday this week hold its first ever federalism lecture. The lecture, organised by the recently established Centre for Federalism and Democratic Studies, University of Benin would be on the […]

Digital publication platform, EscapeMag, has likened Africa’s creative industry to the oil sector, which has long been the backbone of the economies of several countries on the continent. Oil generates between 30 per cent and 80 per cent of public budgets in key producing nations such as Nigeria, Angola and Libya. In Nigeria, for instance, […]

· Narrates how he built a backup service during the January 2025 TikTok shutdown Content creation has become one of Nigeria’s loudest industries, but very little is said about the business that sits behind the videos. How does a creator actually get a brand deal? How do they know what is working? And what happens […]

By Emma Una CALABAR– AN aide to the Cross River State Governor, Dr Michael Abuo has admonished youths to avoid cultism and other social vices while venturing into politics and leadership positions. Abuo who holds the position of Special Adviser to Governor Bassey Otu on Intervention said violence does no one no good and advised […]

By Providence Ayanfeoluwa The All Progressives Congress, APC governorship candidate for Osun State, Asiwaju Munirudeen Oyebamiji, has pledged to revive key economic assets, including the Dagbolu Dry Port, Osun-Osogbo Grove, Oba Hills National Park and the Ido-Osun Airport, as part of a comprehensive strategy to reposition the state as a leading investment and industrial destination. […]

The Special Assistant on New Media to Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, Venerable Richard Peters, has mounted a robust defence of the governor’s performance, declaring that the administration has fulfilled its campaign promises through the implementation of the ARISE Agenda.

By Ayo Onikoyi Popular comedian and master of ceremonies, Chimaraph, has warned that social media visibility should not be mistaken for professional competence, arguing that looking good and posting performance videos do not automatically make someone a good MC. Chimaraph made this known on Conversations With Kenni, while reflecting on the changing dynamics of the […]