SEGUN ODEGBAMI: In sport, winning is NOT always about coming first!
Do you like sports stories? Welcome. I joined IICC Shooting Stars FC of Ibadan in 1974. I was a student. I was amongst the first set of undergraduates to be admitted into the newly introduced HND program at The Polytechnic, Ibadan. I combined my grounding in Mechanical Engineering with playing at the highest level of […]
Public-private partnership drives Lagos flood risk insurance initiative amid climate threats
Efforts to tackle the growing menace of flooding in Lagos have received a major boost with the implementation of a Flood Risk Insurance Project aimed at strengthening disaster preparedness, financial resilience, and rapid response mechanisms across the state. The initiative, which is being driven through a collaboration between the Lagos State Government, international development agencies, […]
CPN moves to sanitise Nigeria’s IT sector, declares unlicensed computing practice illegal
…unveils 2026 IT Professionals’ Assembly on Digital Resilience, inclusion By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The Computer Professionals (Registration Council of Nigeria), CPN, has declared that it is illegal for individuals and organisations to engage in computing practice, IT training, or the provision of digital services in Nigeria without proper registration and licensing by the Council. CPN […]
Senate committee didn’t probe, indict Wunti, says advocacy group
A civic advocacy group, Agenda for Positive Change, led by Titus Danladi-Biu, has strongly condemned what it described as a malicious campaign of misinformation seeking to falsely associate renowned oil and gas executive, Dr. Bala Wunti, with the widely circulated ₦210 trillion Senate probe controversy. In a statement issued on Friday, the group dismissed the […]
Group to APC: Ensure religious balance in Kwara South politics
By Dapo Akinrefon A group, the Concerned Youth of Ifelodun in Kwara South has accused the leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara State of allegedly sidelining Christians in participatory politics, calling on President Bola Tinubu, the party’s National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, and Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to address what it described as political […]
NANS, others flay FG over ‘irrelevant’ course remarks
By Ndigwe Ifunanya The Federal Government’s plan to phase out university courses considered irrelevant to the national economy has brought about criticisms from student leaders and undergraduates who view the move as an attack on academic freedom. This follows recent comments by the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, who described several disciplines, particularly in the social […]
