By Ofovwe Aig-Imoukhuede Promoting socialchange. Alleviating poverty. Educating people to take charge of their lives while positively impacting those around them. Philanthropic organisations are essential to transforming African lives and livelihoods (apo-opa.co/3QczDqf), but their impact depends on building the right…
As school fire and other related safety concerns reaches record highs in schools across Nigeria, new research has revealed a dire shortage of essential safety devices and infrastructure across tertiary institutions in Nigeria, significantly hindering the administrative effectiveness of these…
By Jamiu Omookose Nigeria’s maritime sector is experiencing renewed global attention and investment, thanks to the strategic foreign engagements of the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola. Since assuming office, Oyetola has embarked on a series…
By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber The global energy marketplace is shifting toward the acceptance of natural gas as a pivotal component in the transition to cleaner energy solutions, and rightly so. Africa, with its vast untapped…
By Vice President Kashim Shettima, GCON The world has never suffered from a scarcity of ideas. Nations and civilisations have risen on the strength of visionaries, and they have also crumbled under the weight of ideas left in the dusty…
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…
By Bolanle Bolawole When I asked the rhetorical question: “Are Yoruba the ‘problem’ with Nigeria?”, more responders answered “No” than “Yes”. Many said Nigeria, indeed, was – and still is – the problem with the Yoruba – a cog in…
By Bolanle Bolawole We have been told that as we approach the end-time, there is nothing we shall not see or hear! All things become possible. Yinka Aiyefele told us in one of his songs that Ifa now shouts Alleluia…
By Temitope Ajayi Angered by the appalling situation of Nigeria’s electricity supply sector over several decades of doing the wrong things by successive governments with no remedy in sight, even after hundreds of billions of public funds had been expended,…
By Rotimi Makinde Throughout history, empires have risen and fallen, leaders have come and gone, and power has shifted from one individual or group to another. This trend continues to the present day. When individuals or groups gain power, it’s…
