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Dangote at 69: The Man building Africa’s industrial backbone

By Abiodun Alade As Aliko Dangote turns 69, his story demands to be read not as a biography of wealth, but as a case study in Africa’s unfinished industrial argument. For decades, the continent has lived with a structural contradiction. It exports raw materials and imports finished goods. It produces crude oil but imports refined fuel. […]
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Calm and Peace at the Summit

By Ike Chioke His life was gentle, and the elementsSo mixed in him that Nature might stand upAnd say to all the world, “This was a man!” (William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Act 5, Scene 5.) Long before I met Pascal Gabriel Dozie, I had heard of his entrepreneurialgenius, innovative flair, and educational philanthropy. To cite just one example of the last element, he had sponsored […]

It’s Tunji-Ojo’s birthday, and e-visa, e-gates arrive to secure Nigeria 

By Femi Salako Today is Worker’s Day, instructively also the birthday of Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, who today is rolling out phenomenal security initiatives to make Nigeria more secure, and more prosperous. Today, Nigeria takes another bold step into the digital future with the official launch of the country’s much-anticipated electronic visa, e-Visa, system—ushering in a […]

Utuama: The Eagle Goes Home

By Oma Djebah We should all give our best to public service, and be grateful because it is a privilege to be called upon,” he would cheerfully declare, every now and then, at our weekly meetings of the Delta    State Executive Council. Professor Amos Agbe Utuama, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and deputy governor of […]

Prof. Akpofure Rim-Rukeh: From Indigenous Vice Chancellor to Academic Don of Global Repute

By Comrade Wilson Macualy In the dynamic landscape of Nigerian academia, a few figures have etched their legacy as profoundly as Engr. Prof. Akpofure Rim-Rukeh. From his humble beginnings in Ovu Inland, Delta State, to steering the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun (FUPRE) to international acclaim, Prof. Rim-Rukeh’s journey epitomizes dedication, innovation, and transformative […]

A Tribute to Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark: A life of service, wisdom and legacy

By Dr. Michael Kabi  Today, as we reflect on the extraordinary life of Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, it becomes clear that we are not merely remembering the passing of an individual. Instead, we are celebrating a phenomenon, a titan whose impact transcended the realms of his immediate environment and resonated far beyond. Chief Clark was not […]

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