“One of the things that we found was that our contracting timelines take too long. To put a contract in place whether you want to drill a rig or drill a well or do anything in the oil and gas sector, we found that sometimes it can be as long as 38 months to actually pull that contract”, Olu Verheijen, Special Adviser on Energy to President Bola Tinubu, reveals as she speaks on reforms President Bola Tinubu is carrying out to lift the oil and gas sector in Nigeria. Verheijen, a master strategist in oil and gas, speaks on the gains from Tinubu’s interventions in the energy sector.

By Charles Kumolu, Deputy Editor More than 25 years ago, her path crossed with famous industrialist and founder of Eleganza Industries Limited, Chief Rasaki Okoya. This amazing and talented woman has continued to shine like diamonds as a wife, mother, and entrepreneur. Her early years with the Aare of Lagos, saw her raising four wonderful […]

Two brothers, Martins Udotai and Joshua Udotai are redefining restaurant discovery and management in Africa through digital innovation called Dinesurf. In this interview, they revealed everything the world needs to know about Dinesurf and the inspiration behind digital innovation.

Professor of Human Rights and Gender  Law, Yinka Olomojobi was shot dead last week Friday by suspected kidnappers at Iperu Remo, Ogun state.

The recent emergence of 44-year-old Bassirou Faye as President of Senegal after a contentious pre-election period, has uppended many election denominators in Africa

On Saturday, April 13, 2024, some Yoruba Nation agitators, armed with dangerous weapons and charms, invaded Oyo State House of Assembly and Governor’s Office in Ibadan, the state capital, in an attempt to secede from the Nigerian state.

The latest subsidy removal in Nigeria’s power sector and the categorization of consumers into different bands were unprecedented.

Mr. Ikechukwu Okereke is no ordinary mechanical engineer. His passion for creating value and pioneering groundbreaking ideas has set him apart from the crowd

When Pelumi Nubi, 28, conceived the idea of driving from London to Lagos by road, not many were impressed by the reason provided by the Lagos-born, London-based travel content creator. Nevertheless, she considered connecting the two places she calls home by land a personal obligation that must be achieved.

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Aerofield Homes Limited, Lagos, Armstrong ‘Tope Akintunde, in this interview, speaks on the Housing challenge in the country and how collaborative efforts can help tackle the problem. Excerpt

“We’ve walked the talk in Nigeria, and I say that not to boost our ego, but we have been a tried and trusted partner of Nigeria”

“Some women were carrying firewood on their heads, and cassava tubers, with their children sitting in their canoes, and soldiers opened fire on them because the people did not tell them the whereabouts of Amagbein”

Mohammed Mijindadi is the President of GE Vernova Nigeria & Managing Director, Anglo-West & Francophone Africa for GE Vernova’s Gas Power New Unit business. Recently, GE Vernova organised a dialogue session with stakeholders in Nigeria’s power sector. In this interview with Sebastine Obasi, he discusses the opportunities and challenges in the sector.

Nigeria in the coming week will be playing host to leading global manufacturers and established regional device suppliers among others at the Medlab West Africa scheduled to be held April 22 to 24

Comrade Uche Nwokoje is the Chairman of Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, Federal University of Technology, Owerri Branch. In this interview, he narrates how thugs and the police descended on him and the NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, and treated them like criminals.