Stakeholders Push for Investment, Collaboration to Unlock Africa’s Tourism Potential
By John Alechenu, ABUJA Stakeholders in Africa’s hospitality and tourism sector have called for increased investment, better infrastructure, policy alignment and stronger regional collaboration to harness the continent’s tourism potential and drive sustainable economic growth. The call was the main focus of discussions at the 9th International Hospitality and Tourism Expo and Forum, IHTEF 9.0, […]
Intreensic urges regulatory alignment across Africa’s payments ecosystem for operational realities
As regulators across Africa tighten oversight around digital finance, payments operators are increasingly being challenged to balance innovation ambitions with growing compliance, infrastructure, and operational demands, according to Intreensic, a payments education and advisory group focused on Africa’s financial services sector. The firm said the next phase of growth across Africa’s payments ecosystem will depend […]
UK appoints Nigerian professor Christian Harrison to prestigious skills experts College
By Esther Onyegbula Professor Christian Harrison, Director of the Centre for Leadership and Empowerment and senior academic in the University of Greater Manchester, has been appointed to the prestigious Government Skills College of Experts in the United Kingdom. The appointment places Harrison among 24 leading academics and expert practitioners selected from top universities and institutions […]
Ayinla congratulates Tinubu, Hamzat on APC primary victories
A Lagos-based philanthropist and prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Mr Olalekan Ayinla, has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his emergence as the Presidential Candidate of the APC for the 2027 general elections following his overwhelming victory at the party’s nationwide presidential primary election. Ayinla also extended warm congratulations to the […]
Seme Customs grows revenue to 9.8bn; says smugglers behind fuel scarcity
By Providence Ayanfeoluwa & Efe Onodje The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS Seme Command has generated N9.79 billion, representing a 458 percent increase between March 18 and May 2026. This is even as the new Area Controller of the command, Comptroller Abdullahi Kaila, said that activities of petrol smugglers are contributing to fuel scarcity in the […]
Inside Ireti Oyewole’s monochrome series
By Osa Mbonu-Amadi In her monochrome pieces, Nigerian visual artist Ireti Oyewole explores tension in frames. The body of work, which includes: Weight Without Form, Opened Passage, Held Surface, Impact Memory, and Points of Resistance, showcases how resistance simmers under unresolved surfaces. Working exclusively in Black and White, Ireti Oyewole mixes paint like a performer, […]
