By Adesina Wahab The Mastercard Foundation has announced the launch of the Africa Higher Education for Transformation (AHEFT) Prize, a first-of-its-kind annual award, supported by a $500 million commitment over its first decade. The AHEFT Prize recognizes higher education institutions in Africa that are driving sustained, systemic institution-wide transformation and expanding opportunities for young people. […]

The programme also encouraged open dialogue and challenged the stigma that often surrounds discussions of reproductive health in Nigeria.

The member representing Warri federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rep Thomas Ereyitomi, has commissioned Movela hotel in Warri on Airport road, Delta state, with an appeal for more investors to come to the oil-rich city.

When a nation loses control of its forests, mineral-rich communities, and agricultural zones, it risks allowing insecurity, illegal exploitation, and economic instability to weaken the foundation of the state.

…Donates 50% Launch Proceeds to Abuja IDP Camp Nigerian-born Irish-based writer, Dexter Loko, has launched his latest fantasy novel, The Bako of Zereshé, in Abuja, using the occasion to announce a donation of 50 per cent of proceeds from the launch to internally displaced persons (IDPs) at the Durumi camp in the Federal Capital Territory. […]

By Dayo Johnson Akure The Women’s Wing of the BTO Youth Alliance for Asiwaju, BYAA, Ondo South Senatorial District, has inaugurated its senatorial structure with a renewed commitment to grassroots mobilisation, women’s political participation and voter registration. At the maiden meeting held at the Demola Suzi Fans Club Secretariat, members drawn from the six local […]

The government must resolve the deeply moral question inherent in WAEC and NECO fees even as they are.

In SHAME, Joachim Keke does not enter the theatre as a dancer seeking display. He enters it as a body under pressure. Watched by the camera, framed by the stage and held in the tension of being seen, his movement asks what shame does before language can explain it.

“Pensioners’ rewards are mandatory and not a favour to them. Pension is not a privilege but a legitimate entitlement earned through years of faithful service, the Governor said.

The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Tec Terminal, Nnedinma Obioha, has called for stronger collaboration among government agencies, private organisations, development partners and other stakeholders to expand access to digital education through the National ICT School Upgrade Initiative (NICT Programme). Obioha said the initiative was designed to address the digital gap affecting many public […]

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – THE NNPC Exploration and Production Limited (NEPL)/Seplat Energy Joint Venture (JV) has graduated over 110 young Nigerians from its Youth Entrepreneurship Programme (YEP). The beneficiaries were equipped with practical renewable energy skills and start-up support to build sustainable livelihoods, serve their communities and contribute to Nigeria’s clean energy future. […]

By Emmanuel Elebeke As interest in digital assets and decentralized finance (DeFi) continues to grow across Nigeria and other emerging markets, Calfes Wallet has introduced a user-friendly platform designed to make cryptocurrency and Web3 technologies more accessible to everyday users. Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Calfes Wallet, Festus Caleb Chienwatu, said the platform was […]

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – AS the clock ticks towards the 2027 general election, the Akoko-Edo Diocese of the Church of Nigeria, Global Anglican Communion has called on politicians, political parties and their candidates to allow Nigerians vote based on their convictions and not through inducements. The Church also raised concerns on the troubling […]

Excellence in academia is not merely measured by scholarly accomplishments but also by the lasting impact an educator makes on students, colleagues, and the future of knowledge

SCHOLAR and Gender-Based Violence, GBV, advocate, Divine Archibong, has called for establishment of a Ministry or Department of Men Affairs to address growing social, economic, and psychological challenges confronting boys and men in society.