Saturday Magazine
2 Mar
The recent passage of the bill seeking to establish a regional interventionist agency for the Southeast; the Southeast Development Commission (SEDC) has rekindled the debate of waste and reduplication of responsibilities...
2 Mar
Professor Roger Delves[/caption]Roger Delves, an Oxford trained professor, became a Board leader at age 30 and has helped hundreds of organisations to optimise their leadership quotient. He will be among the four faculty delivering the TEXEM hybrid programme...
24 Feb
Carrying different placards with inscriptions such as ‘NAFDAC, don’t turn us to kidnappers’, ‘NAFDAC is working against the Nigerian government and workers’, ‘Sachet and bottle drinks are not the problem, regulation and poor implementations are the problems’, among others...
17 Feb
Against the backdrop of the rising spate of killings and abduction of traditional rulers in the country, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has beefed up security around monarchs and palaces across the country.
10 Feb
On a windy Tuesday afternoon, at the height of protests in the country in 2020, Akaewehe Paul Chiedu was going home after the day’s job as a trainee in a printing press on Alafia Street, Sari Iganmu area of Lagos.
10 Feb
The organisers of Coal City Film Festival have named award winning writer and filmmaker, Jude Idada, as jury chairman of the 2024 edition of Coal City Film Festival. The management also announced the official selection of 41 films
27 Jan
For Vice Chancellors of public universities in Nigeria, one of the major hurdles they grapple with is having to shuttle between their institutions and the nation’s capital on a weekly or biweekly basis to answer questions from politicians in the National Assembly.
20 Jan
2023 turned out the year Nollywood came alive considering its performance on the local and international scene across genre and across platforms. From starting the year at the cinema with Toyin Abraham’s Ijakumo, to the wave making Shanty Town and A Sunday Affair, which streamed on Netflix, not forgetting, Brotherhood and The Trade, which streamed…
20 Jan
One noticeable trend in Nigerian’s political landscape is wives associations. These associations cut across sectors and are more noticeable in the police and military. They include, Association of Defence and Police Officers Wives (DEPOWA), headed by wife of the Chief of Staff; Police Officers Wives Association (POWA), headed by wife of the Inspector General of…
20 Jan
Of what use is a beautiful home ambience filled with luxury furniture, décor, gadgets and electronics if they don’t bring family together in one space either at the close of the day or weekends, for a proper sit-down family time.
20 Jan
Chinedum Ucheoma is a technology sales expert currently focusing on using cloud technology to drive digital transformation and business growth. Based in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, he spoke with PAUL ADUNWOKE on how to improve businesses in Nigeria and unlock the economy through sales. What is the unique sales approach? Sales processes are, in…
20 Jan
Scholars have attributed the collapse of families to societal challenges in the country, adding that the solution path is to halt the spate of broken homes and ensure peace and tranquility of the family.
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Hearing in two separate money laundering suits filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against British national, James Nolan, could not proceed on Wednesday at a Federal High Court, Abuja.
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President Bola Tinubu has called on the nation’s Judiciary to embark on reforms that will ensure functional justice system and support economic growth.
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Dr. Umar Ganduje, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that the party would provide solutions to the challenges bedevilling the country. Ganduje stated this during the APC grand finale campaign and the presentation of party flags to the 11 local council chairmanship candidates, on Wednesday in Gombe. The News Agency…
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Nigerian chess master and founder, ‘Chess in Slums Africa’, Tunde Onakoya has returned to Nigeria after he broke the Guinness World Record for the longest time playing chess without losing a game. Onakoya broke the record of Norwegian players, Hallvard Haug Flatebø and Sjur Ferkingstad, who played for 56-hour, 9-minute in 2018. He made his…
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The Rivers Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Isaac Kamalu, resigned his appointment on Wednesday. He is the second commissioner to resign from the cabinet on Wednesday after Gov. Siminialaye Fubara, announced a slight cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday. The first to resign was Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor, Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice. In the cabinet reshuffle, the governor…
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In furtherance of efforts to sanitize the mining sector, the federal government has revoked 924 dormant licences spanning exploration, mining, small-scale mining, and quarrying Licenses, six months after revoking 1,663 licences. The revocation licences include 528 exploration licenses; 20 mining licences; 101 quarry licenses, and 273 Small Scale Mining Licenses (SSML). Minister of Solid Minerals…
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The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) said over 2.5 million Nigerian students have so far enrolled on its Tertiary Education, Research, Applications and Services (TERAS) platform. Executive Secretary of the Fund, Arc. Sonny Echono stated this on Wednesday in Abuja at the Second Registrar's workshop and 75th business meeting of the Association of Registrars of…
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Manchester City's Premier League title bid suffered a blow after Norway striker Erling Haaland was ruled out of Thursday's crucial clash at Brighton. Haaland missed City's 1-0 win over Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Saturday due to a muscle injury sustained in the Champions League quarter-final exit against Real Madrid last…