By Enewaridideke Ekanpou In every river there are always paddlers and travellers defined by differing vision and mission. Sighted on a given ‘kuru’ dugout canoe are different paddlers ideologically driven and united by common destination.To spread falsehood and dent the image of personalities is the obsession of these paddlers/travellers These paddlers are equally matched in […]

By OLUSEGUN RASAQ Banks, mobile money operators, international money transfer operators and other financial institutions in Nigeria are required to deploy automated anti-money laundering, AML, systems under new baseline standards issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. The CBN under its Governor, Olayemi Cardoso has strengthened financial crime detection and compliance mechanisms across the sector. […]

Migration to the cloud is often perceived as an exclusively technical process, but a Microsoft Certified Data Engineer, Olusesan Ogundulu, is changing this approach

By Yemi Itodo The name of the Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, Ph.D, LL.D, CFR, is fast becoming a national anthem in Nigeria. The name which sprang up in the wake of 4th Republic in Bende, an ancient town in Abia State, where the young man emerged Chairman […]

By Babatunde Ogundare The just concluded 2026 Sectoral Retreat of the Ministry of Interior provided a defining moment for reflection, accountability and renewed commitment to service delivery within the internal security architecture of Nigeria. Held from Wednesday 4th to Saturday 8th March 2026 at the Army Conference Centre and Suites, Abuja, the retreat brought together […]

By Jolayemi James The viral video of Asake trying to touch the Black Stone of Mecca recently stirred a wave of reflection. Watching the scene unfold sparked a deeper curiosity about the stone and what it symbolizes to millions of believers around the world. It was enough to send my mind on what could best […]

By AUSTIN AIGBE Electoral laws are the backbone of democratic governance. They define the rules of political competition, shape institutional accountability, and ultimately determine whether elections reflect the will of the people. The Electoral Act 2026, which repeals the Electoral Act 2022, is a major legislative milestone. It introduces a revised framework to regulate federal, state and […]

By JUDE OBIOHA  Diplomacy often speaks in symbols long before it speaks in policy. The state visit of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the United Kingdom, at the invitation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, is one such symbol, and a powerful one at that. Scheduled for tomorrow, March 17, the visit marks the first time […]

By OKEY NWUKE  Family businesses have long been the backbone of economies worldwide, from the likes of Dangote of the Dangote Group to the Waltons of Walmart superstores and the Mom-and-Pop family businesses that dot Nigerian towns and cities. They combine heritage, vision and long-term stewardship in ways that their non-family-owned counterparts often struggle to match. Yet, […]

By OLALEKAN OJO The open letter by the Advertisers Association of Nigeria, ADVAN, to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in which it launched a virulent attack against the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria, ARCON, would have just been given one thing: ignore. That is because that was what the letter deserved. But upon deep introspection, one needs to […]