By FRANCIS EWHERIDO Of course, Festus Keyamo is the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development of Nigeria. The name Keyamo has a deep meaning among the Uvwie people of the Urhobo Ethnic Group in Delta State, where Keyamo hails from. The rest of Urhobos use another word: Kesiena. Keyamo and Kesiena mean the same thing. We shall […]

WHEN the highest decision-making authorities on Islamic matters in Egbaland zeroed in on Lateefat Oyeyemi Kolapo as the next Iyalode of Egba Muslims, they scored a bull’s eye

By ABDULSALAM MAHMUD IN recent years, one of the challenges bedevilling Nigerian ports is the issue of overtime cargoes. From Apapa to Tin-Can, and Onne Ports, sights of abandoned and overtime container boxes and vehicles, are conspicuous. In terms of the implication of their presence at our sea ports, overtime cargoes threaten port efficiency through […]

A wave of excitement and trepidation swept across Africa today as Emmanuel Ezeoka, a prominent Nigerian entrepreneur & CEO of Subway Labs Infrastructure Partners, unveiled a bold vision for the continent’s economic future: the “Age of Abundance” economic system, which stands as a cornerstone within the broader ambit of the organisation’s ambitious “Global Africa Agenda”. […]

By ABRAHAM EBINI The decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to relocate certain departments from its Abuja headquarters to Lagos has given rise to intense debates and controversies in recent weeks. While opinions regarding this move vary, with some, including the former Emir of Kano Sanusi Lamido, viewing it as a wise choice due […]