US lifts 12-year entry restriction on Nigerian vessels
By Godwin Oritse The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has lifted the Condition of Entry (CoE) imposed on vessels arriving in the United States from Nigeria, ending a 12-year regime of enhanced security requirements on ships calling at Nigerian ports. The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, announced the development, describing it […]
The Loneliness of Studying Abroad: How one Nigerian student turned personal experience into Globiqo
Rather than asking, “What app can I build?”, the question became:
“What problem have I experienced that other people might also be experiencing?”
You Are Your Environment: Principles for building beautiful, functional places
Development should not only be measured by the number of houses constructed, roads laid or square metres sold
President Tinubu, terminate the dodgy £746M ports deal
By OBIAGELI ‘OBY’ EZEKWESILI One hundred and fifty two days after President Bola Tinubu signed a £746 million ports financing deal with the United Kingdom at Windsor Castle, neither government has disclosed the terms of the agreement. I initially held back from commenting, prioritising Nigeria’s spiraling insecurity. But the persistent silence surrounding this deal and the pattern of […]
Xenophobia: Nigerians not responsible for your economic, social woes – FG tells South Africa
… Slams Pretoria over inciting comments …. 3.9m migrants population proof we are not xenophobic – S’Africa’s envoy By Nkiruka Nnorom The Federal Government and its South African counterpart yesterday clashed over the cause and label of anti-migrant violence in South Africa with Abuja accusing Pretoria of inciting commentary and Pretoria insisting that South Africans […]
Book review: The Bako of Zereshé by Dexter Loko
By Elizabeth Osayande “The Bako of Zereshé is a story that mixes myth, politics, and adventure. It is about a young journalist who leaves London and ends up in a hidden world he never knew existed.” These are the words of Betty Zainab, the reviewer of “The Bako of Zereshé,” authored by Dexter Loko. In […]
