Dr. Enase Okonedo is the third dean of the Lagos Business School. A skilled leader in executive education and capacity- building, Enase is a global strategy and regulation expert, with 29 years’ experience in the financial services and management education sectors. 

Having been served the best of education from the best schools both in Nigeria and outside, Funsho Adegbola, daughter of the late Attorney General of Nigeria, Chief Bola Ige, returned to Nigeria to help develop young children by setting up The Vale College, Ibadan where she holds forth as the director. Some of the students are currently making global impact, according to her.

Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial district in the Nigerian National Assembly, Senator Dino Melaye has taken a swipe at the Buhari-led executive government, maitaining that the president should not be the Minister of petroleum.

Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial district in the Nigerian National Assembly, Senator Dino Melaye has taken a swipe at the Buhari-led executive government, maitaining that the president should not be the Minister of petroleum. Senator Melaye who lamented that there are so many square pegs in round holes in the current administration especially as regards some ministers also said that a budget of 7trillion naira presented by Buhari was needless in that Nigeria can only afford and spend just 2 trillion, going by the implementation of the budget so far. 

AHEAD of the 20th anniversary and the third lnternational Breast Cancer Symposium of the Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria, BRECAN, its founder, who doubles as the First Lady of Ondo State, Mrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, speaks on how she survived breast cancer among other issues relating to the ailment.

Oba Abdul-Rosheed Adewale  Akanbi, the Oluwo of Iwo in Osun State, recently clocked 50.

The encounter with an entrepreneur in the mould of the subject matter of this interview was arrestingly unusual; he insisted on telling his story his own way, after which he would field questions.

Alhaji Olufemi Okunnu, SAN, CON, a Federal Commissioner for Works under the Gowon administration, takes a position on the restructuring of Nigeria and what the status of Lagos State should be under the arrangement.

Okunnu spoke as guest speaker at the 2nd independence roundtable on national development organized by the Ile Bintin Social Club, Lagos. Extracts from his speech…

I did not say I intend to reduce salaries, that is an option that is available. But for us we felt that with the high inflation, reducing now will cause more hardship for the people. But we are hoping that things will be better so we will continue to pay as we met it

Former Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi, is inarguably  one of Nigeria’s most successful businessmen and politicians who have made a mark in many facets of life. But the irony of Obi’s life is that he keeps a low profile. But in a rare moment, Obi spoke to Saturday Vanguard on the state of the nation, Anambra politics, his legacies and why he feels the cap to be Anambra State governor will fit Oseloka Obaze

Following the decision of organized labour to declare an indefinite strike in Benue state over backlog of unpaid wages, Governor Samuel Ortom in an interview in the state owned radio station explained why his administration was finding it extremely difficult to pay salaries. He also spoke on the challenge of ghost workers and salary padding and moves being made to address the problem.

Deborah Omowunmi Odutayo is the Executive Director, Royal Roots Communications, owners of R2TV on GOTv cable platform and R2Radio FM in Ibadan. She is also the immediate past President of Electronic Media Content Owners Association of Nigeria (EMCOAN), a body that is responsible for over 85% of media content in Nigeria; also established to protect the intellectual properties of members.

Though not a Police officer, she personifies the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, more than even the personnel.

There are indications that Nigeria’s downstream sector and others in Africa are threatened by many challenges at this time. In this interview with Udeme Akpan and Joseph Oso, Mr. Emeka Akabogu, Chairman, OTL Africa Downstream Week, comments on a wide range of issues and points to participation in the event as key to success.

Prof. Auwalu Yadudu, a constitutional lawyer of repute and former legal adviser to the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, bares his mind on Nigeria @57