By Juliet Umeh As the world faces a projected shortage of 85 million software developers by 2030, with potential economic losses estimated at $5.5 trillion, digital financial services provider Moniepoint has intensified efforts to build Africa’s next generation of engineering talent through its DreamDevs Bootcamp. The company recently graduated the second cohort of the programme, […]

On Democracy Day the President promised more than fifty thousand new police officers. The pledge is welcome and overdue. But the measure behind it—how many police we keep for each citizen—is the wrong way to ask whether Nigerians will be safer.   By Philip Obazee On the morning of the twelfth of June, in an address […]

By Juliet Ebirim Lagos is set to host a major gathering of entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers and business leaders from across Africa and the diaspora as the Afretrade Entrepreneur’s Festival (TAEF) 2026 holds from June 17 to 19 at Eko Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island. Organised by Afretrade Inc., a California-based pan-African trade and investment platform, […]

For Idara Michael, community impact is often measured less by ceremony and more by what people are able to do long after an event ends.

Four-time world champions Italy failed to qualify for Russia 2018, Qatar 2022 and now North America 2026

He gained widespread recognition for his portrayal of Odewale in The Gods Are Not to Blame, a role that cemented his reputation across the African theatre scene.

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo The re-election bid of Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has received a boost as the Ife-based group, Village People Movement, has endorsed him for a second term in office. Over 1,000 members of the group, coordinated by former Labour Party House of Representatives candidate in Ifeland, Olamide Awosunle, gathered at Enuwa […]

Canada’s long wait for a positive result on football’s biggest stage finally came to an end on Friday as the co-hosts battled to a dramatic draw with Bosnia and Herzegovina in Toronto.

… Says Nigeria Must Not Waste MKO Abiola’s Sacrifice By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party for the 2027 general elections, Adewole Adebayo, has called on Nigerians to renew their commitment to democracy, credible elections and constitutional governance, saying the country must not squander the sacrifices made by democratic […]

Co-hosts Canada grabbed a second-half equaliser to draw 1-1 with Bosnia-Herzegovina on Friday in the first World Cup finals game ever played on Canadian soil.

He advised the opposition to view the incident from an apolitical perspective and avoid statements that could further endanger the lives of children and teachers.

“We’ve got to be in confident in ourselves and what we’ve done. We shouldn’t fear Brazil but treat them with respect.

— Says democracy means asking hard questions By Dayo Johnson, Akure Former Edo State governor and senator, Adams Oshiomhole, has defended the ongoing probe of the audited accounts of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, insisting that the Senate Committee on Public Accounts must investigate issues raised in the company’s financial reports. Oshiomhole also dismissed […]

…Urges youths to participate actively in democracy By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo The presidential candidate of the Action Democratic Party for the 2027 general elections, Aliyu Bin Abbas, has said that democracy must deliver tangible benefits to citizens, including security, prosperity, justice and economic opportunities. In a Democracy Day message titled “Democracy Day Message to Nigerians,” Abbas […]

“We will also be billing countries for their foreign nationals who have to be deported or who are in our criminal detention facilities”