By OBI IGBOKWE There is a health crisis unfolding quietly inside Nigeria’s most productive organisations, and most HR leaders cannot see it. It does not announce itself the way a physical injury does. There is no accident form to fill, no insurance claim to process on day one. It arrives gradually — in the manager […]

By Adesina Wahab Trinity University, Yaba, Lagos, has achieved a historic milestone with the promotion of Dr. Modupeade Christianah Adetunji to the rank of full Professor, making her the institution’s first professor since it commenced academic activities in 2019. The Governing Council of the university approved her promotion from Associate Professor to Professor of Food […]

….vows to abolish security vote, respect LG financial autonomyBy Steve Oko UMUAHIA – Former Commissioner for Housing, Abia State, Elder James Okpara, has formally declared for the 2027 governorship race under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Unveiling his blueprint in Umuahia, Okpara who also served as Commissioners for Legal Matters under ex-Governor […]

…links violence to SME setbacks By Adeola Badru The All Africa Association for Small and Medium Enterprises (AAASME) has strongly condemned the reported xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks in South Africa, warning that such incidents represent a serious setback to the growth and stability of small and medium-scale enterprises across the African continent. The association also […]

By Esther Onyegbula A child development specialist and education advocate, Idowu Adekanbi, has called for stronger attention to children’s physical wellbeing, warning that overemphasis on academic achievement at the expense of movement and play could undermine healthy child development. Adekanbi made the call while reviewing the research book, Physical Education and Wellbeing: Global and Holistic […]

By Chioma Obinna The National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi on Monday raised alarm over the growing number of Nigerians losing limbs and developing permanent disabilities due to wrong fracture treatments and delayed presentation at hospitals, warning that continued patronage of traditional bone setters remains a major public health threat. The warning came as the foremost orthopaedic […]

By Japhet Alakam As the Federal Government concludes plans to start the phased bailout of the Nigeria’s electricity sector under the Presidential Power Sector Debt Reduction Programme, which is expected to avail more than N4tr to generating companies, GenCos, energy expert, Monica Maduekwe, has stated that the measure would only bring a temporary relief to […]

By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Tuesday visited Uba town to sympathise with parents of schoolchildren recently abducted in Mussa community, assuring residents that all efforts were being intensified to secure the safe release of the victims. Recalled last week, Vanguard broke the news of the abduction in its […]

By Ejiro Ofoye In the ancient political philosophy of Africa, the traditional ruler was never designed to be a partisan actor. He was the custodian of culture, the moral compass of the people, and the father of all — irrespective of political affiliation, religion, class, or ideology. The palace was sacred ground; a place where politicians […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) has raised alarm over the worsening fuel and cost-of-living crisis sweeping across the continent, warning that African workers are unfairly suffering the consequences of global conflicts they neither caused nor control. In a strongly worded statement by ITUC-Africa General Secretary, Akhator […]