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Why our workforce crisis isn’t about skills, it’s about systems

Why our workforce crisis isn’t about skills, it’s about systems

By Suleiman O. Abdulahi Talent is Africa’s biggest export but only if it’s structured. Everywhere you look, young Africans are working remotely, freelancing, or migrating. This tells you talent isn’t the problem but coordination. Our challenge isn’t a skills shortage; it’s a system shortage. We train without placement, we certify without connection and we empower […]

Great Ogboru: A beacon of hope, progress and development

Great Ogboru: A beacon of hope, progress and development

By Kelvin Ajagbawa  As the 2027 general elections draw nearer, politicians across the length and breadth of the country are gearing up and strategising. In Delta State, Chief Ovedje Great Ogboru is not left out of the scheme of things. Once again, he is battle ready to challenge the incumbent governor, Elder Sheriff Oborevwori. This […]

Omotosho: New hand on the wheel at MultiChoice Nigeria

Omotosho: New hand on the wheel at MultiChoice Nigeria

By Femi Akinlolu Kemi Omotosho, recently announced as MultiChoice Nigeria’s CEO, takes over the country’s most visible media business, one that is watched closely by consumers, regulators and competitors alike, writes… When MultiChoice Nigeria announced Kemi Omotosho as its new Chief Executive Officer last Tuesday, it marked the close of one era and the beginning of […]

AFN playing the ostrich, by Patrick Omorodion

AFN playing the ostrich, by Patrick Omorodion

In 1977 during the first tenure of Olusegun Obasanjo as a military Head of State, the government had issues with Fela Anikulapo-Kuti over his caustic criticisms of the regime. One fateful day, February 18, 1977, a senior military officer ordered about a thousand soldiers to invade Fela’s home he named Kalakuta Republic. They beat up […]

Load the cloud with prayers, by Funmi Komolafe

Load the cloud with prayers, by Funmi Komolafe

Beloved, last week, we discussed the need to renew your relationship with the LORD. There are several ways to do this and today, we are looking at prayer as a means of communication with God.  Yes, we all know that prayer is channel of communication with the Almighty God but often times, we don’t know how […]

You need diplomatic tact to run two homes!

You need diplomatic tact to run two homes!

By Bunmi Sofola For years, Kemi, a senior executive officer in one f the Federal ministries resisted attempts by her ministry to transfer her to the head office in Abuja.  Pulling all the strings available to her and Andy, her politician husband, she hung on to her position in Lagos until a few years ago […]

AFCON: Superiority of motivation over compensation, by Tonnie Iredia

AFCON: Superiority of motivation over compensation, by Tonnie Iredia

For a very long time, I had stopped watching matches involving the Super Eagles of Nigeria for the simple reason that the team always displayed uninspiring performance. More often than not, they would labour to retrieve the ball from an opponent only to pass it on either to a well-marked teammate or to return it to […]

2027: NECABN throws weight behind Tinubu’s re-election

2027: NECABN throws weight behind Tinubu’s re-election

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru —As its 72m members gear up for grassroots mobilisation ABUJA —THE Network Capacity Building for Nigeria, NECABN, has thrown its full weight behind President Bola Tinubu’s second-term bid ahead of the 2027 presidential election, vowing a massive grassroots mobilization drive powered by its staggering 72 million registered members Speaking to journalists in […]

Tinubu returns to Nigeria after Abu Dhabi trip

Tinubu returns to Nigeria after Abu Dhabi trip

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja President Bola Tinubu returned to Nigeria on Saturday after he and some of his ministers participated in the 2026 Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW2026). On the sidelines of the summit, Nigeria signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The agreement aims to deepen economic cooperation, […]

Qatar Airways aircraft suffers mid-air fault, makes emergency landing in Lagos

Qatar Airways aircraft suffers mid-air fault, makes emergency landing in Lagos

By Dickson Omobola Qatar Airways aircraft/ with/ 248 passengers and 12 crew members has made a safe emergency landing at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, after suffering technical fault while airborne. The incident, which occurred on Friday, saw the pilot execute a safe landing with the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, response team and […]

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