Are Nigeria’s labour laws on women outdated, discriminatory?
By Yejide Gbenga-Ogundare Over time, in the fight for equality, advocates have claimed that some aspects of the labour laws in Nigeria are detrimental to the rights...
NISS seeks collaboration with NCC to improve national security
By Bode Adewumi The National Institute of Security Studies (NISS) has engaged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to advance strategic collaboration that...
OPPO showcases future smart lifestyles with series of living innovations at MWC 2023
By Bode Adewumi OPPO is actively meeting sustainable development goals in accordance with its commitment to achieving carbon neutrality across its global operations...
Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye (General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God)
• Born on 2 March, 1942, in Ifewara, near Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. • Adeboye began his education at Ilesa Grammar School Ilesa Osun State in 1956. He then...
Dissecting Socrates, Orunmila’s lives in Prof Sophie Oluwole’s book
A review of the late Professor Sophie Bosede Oluwole’s book, Socrates and Orunmila: Two Patron Saints of Classical Philosophy by Adewale Oshodi. LATE Professor...
For Nigeria to experience economic turnaround
A review of Professor Wale Oyemakinde’s book, A Turning Point: Where and When History Itself Turns. PROFESSOR Wale Oyemakinde, a retired professor of Economic...
Oyo election, Tinubu and Makinde’s impending victory
By Oluwasanmi AbdulRasaq IN Oyo State, it is always easy to project political swings based on the temperature in town. Ahead of the 2011 and 2015 presidential...
A poet’s ‘Blazing Moon’ depicts an ‘orderly dangerous’ world
A review of Nwachukwu Egbunike’s poem, Blazing Moon by Uchenna Ekweremadu. IN a world where very few are increasingly being looked upon to set the pace for the rest...
Impact of Lagos blue, red line rail on education sector
By Owolabi Falana AS part of the efforts to combat problems of gridlock and wasted man-hours in Lagos, Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu after his assumption into...
Being cautious in the end-time
A review of Johnson Olusegun Tella’s book, The End-Time Damage. ALMOST all religions believe that the end will come for man some day, and the days in which we are...
Increasing voter apathy in Nigeria
Since 1999 when Nigeria returned to democracy, the sufferings of Nigerians who have been coming out to vote in search of a better life have increased. As such, a great...
NIMC wins Digital Economy Enabler Award
By Bode Adewumi The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has won the Digital Economy Enabler of the Year award of the Nigerian NewsDirect. This was...
Power outage: A national curse
Nigeria’s electricity sector dates back to the colonial era when the electricity supply was mainly from diesel generators owned by industrial establishments, including...
Google announces $4m funds for startups in Africa, Europe
By Bode Adewumi Google has announced applications for the third cohort of its Black Founders Fund (BFF) for startups in Africa and Euroupe. This is contained in a...
International Women’s Day: The need to truly embrace equity
By Towobola Bamgbose This year’s International Women’s Day is themed “Embracing Equity,” which means acknowledging and validating the struggles and...
Two dead, two alive after Americans kidnapped in Mexico
Two of the four Americans kidnapped at gunpoint in Mexico last week are dead and two are still alive, a Mexican state governor has said. It would be recalled that...
Yet another bloodshed in Benue
IN yet another well coordinated attack last week, suspected armed herders reportedly invaded communities in Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State, killing at...
Six Palestinians killed in Israeli army raid in Jenin
Six Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli army raid in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank area, the Palestinian health ministry has said....
Tinubu Seeks Appeal Court Order To Inspect INEC Materials Ahead Election Result Defense
Nigeria’s president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sought a court of appeal order to access sensitive materials used by the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) for...
Gov. Ganduje Pardons 12 Death Row Inmates Awaiting Execution
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has pardoned 12 inmates awaiting execution at various correctional facilities in the state. The Governor also commuted the...
