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Keyamo: How early warnings are weaving a climate-resilient future for Nigeria’s aviation and beyond

Keyamo: How early warnings are weaving a climate-resilient future for Nigeria’s aviation and beyond

By Emameh Gabriel Beneath the vast expanse of an ever-changing climate, the Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo (SAN), on Tuesday, February 4, stood before a gathering of global leaders, visionaries, policymakers, and guardians of Nigeria’s future. The occasion was the unveiling of the 2025 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP), a document not […]

Niger Delta: Poverty Amidst Plenty – A Region in Desperate Need of Transformation

Niger Delta: Poverty Amidst Plenty – A Region in Desperate Need of Transformation

By JUDE DIKE In the heart of Nigeria, where the air smells of oil and the soil holds an abundance of wealth, the Niger Delta region stands as a stark paradox: an area blessed with natural resources yet plagued by poverty, environmental degradation, and political mismanagement. With its rich history of oil production, diverse ecosystems, […]

Kabir Bichi and his rare political philosophy

Kabir Bichi and his rare political philosophy

By Ali Ibrahim Audu If there is any leader existing today with such attributes of selflessness, any one that is profoundly selfless and self-sacrificing as Sir Ahmadu Bello of Blessed memory, that person is definitely Hon. Abubakar Kabir Bichi Abubakar. Hon. Abubakar, to mention the least, has an ingrained selflessness, the type that was only […]

Zacch Adedeji defining new goals for FIRS in 2025

Zacch Adedeji defining new goals for FIRS in 2025

By Arabinrin Aderonke I have said it countless times, and I will continue to say it: Dr. Zacch Adedeji is not here to play. From day one as the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, we all knew that things were about to change for good. The tax boss came in with a […]

Femi Pedro at 70

Femi Pedro at 70

By Kola Johnson This particularly unforgettable day.Sometime in 1967, fifty eight years ago. It was actually morning time, within the week-days. Ordinarily, I was to have been at school at that time in question,but for the fact that I was on the afternoon shift. I remember so vividly to the minutest graphic details, as if […]

Nurtured by Necessity: Forging the Path to Sustainability

Nurtured by Necessity: Forging the Path to Sustainability

By Ejiro Gray Once upon a time, in a spell of dry weather, the Birds could find very little to drink, a thirsty Crow found a pitcher with a little water. But the pitcher was high, and narrow was its neck, and no matter how he tried, the Crow could not reach the water. The […]

Towards ending maternal mortality: FG’s healthcare initiative

Towards ending maternal mortality: FG’s healthcare initiative

By Opeyemi Akindele It is an auspicious season. A new era of renewed hope for pregnant women in Nigeria as the federal government’s nationwide Comprehensive Emergency Obstetrics and Neonatal Care (CEmONC) Programme, designed to provide vulnerable and economically disadvantaged pregnant women with free access to emergency Caesarean Section (C-Section) and other crucial maternal and neonatal healthcare […]

Unilorin 49, Uniabuja ‘43’: Analysing The Media Propaganda Against Uniabuja VC

Unilorin 49, Uniabuja ‘43’: Analysing The Media Propaganda Against Uniabuja VC

By Hakeem Alohunmata Twenty-six (26) years later, the story of the 49 lecturers that were sacked at the University of Ilorin for disrupting an ongoing examination during ASUU strike still lingers. Even though the lecturers were later reinstated in 2009, after ten (10) years of a prolonged litigation, the story is still very fresh in the […]