Strengthening governance in Nigeria’s public sector and state-owned enterprises (SOEs)
By Taiwo Nolas-Alausa The Chartered Institute of Directors Nigeria (CIoD Nigeria) strongly believes that the systemic weaknesses afflicting governance in our nation’s public sector and State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) constitute a first-order national development emergency. Corruption, procurement fraud, weak board oversight, fiscal opacity, and the persistent culture of impunity in public institutions are not peripheral administrative […]
Women disproportionately suffer the impacts of climate change – Prof Ayodele Morocco-Clarke
By Kennedy Mbele We caught up with Professor Ayodele Morocco-Clarke at the GenderInclusive Climate Change Governance (GenCGov) International Conference which held at the Federal Ministry of Education in Abuja, Nigeria on June 23 and 24. The theme of the conference was ‘Governing Climate in an Age of Retreat, Risk, and Geopolitical Re-alignment’. Morocco-Clarke chaired the […]
Vindication and Accountability: Why both can coexist in Femi Gbajabiamila’s matter
Democracy depends not on permanent outrage but on a willingness to follow facts wherever they lead. If those facts lead away from Gbajabiamila, then fairness demands that this be acknowledged.
NAS laments infrastructural deficits, water scarcity in Abuja community
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja The National Association of Seadogs (NAS), also known as the Pyrates Confraternity, Zuma Deck, Abuja, has raised the alarm over the infrastructural decay and acute water scarcity plaguing Tunga Maje community and pleaded with the government to come to the rescue. Tunga Maje is a prominent suburb located within the Gwagwalada […]
21-year-old Halimat designs security app on phone to tackle emergencies, insecurity
Twenty-one-year-old Halimat Onize Abdulazeez, a graduate of Civil Engineering from Nile University, Abuja, has designed an app for mobile phones to ensure rapid response for victims of insecurity and mitigate dangers during emergencies. The app named Limbuzz was designed to ensure real help comes immediately for Nigerians who find themselves in danger. According to Halimat, […]
Danny Young hits Grammy milestone with Recording Academy induction
By Ayo Onikoyi Veteran Afrobeats artiste, songwriter and producer Ajibola Oluwamuyiwa Danladi, better known as Danny Young, has achieved another career milestone with his induction into the Recording Academy’s Class of 2026, the newest cohort of music creators and industry professionals admitted into the organisation behind the Grammy Awards. The Academy announced Danny Young among […]
