News
Prof. Abubakar seeks compulsory entrepreneurship curriculum for pupils
1+ hour ago (443+ words) By: Owede Agbajileke Date: 8 May 2026 12: 57pm WAT Professor Hauwa Lamino Abubakar A Professor of Management at Nile University of Nigeria, Hauwa Lamino Abubakar has called for the introduction of compulsory entrepreneurship education at the primary school level, alongside a shift toward…...
Oba Otudeko strengthens higher education with delivery of adminis
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (19+ words) The Oba Otudeko Foundation, through the Honeywell Group's social impact vehicle, has strengthened institutional capacity at Olabisi Onabanjo...
Between democracy, neoliberalism and fixing Nigeria
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (365+ words) Date: 7 May 2026 4: 26am WAT The Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC), Prof. Tunji Olaopa The conceptual nexus between development and democracy has remained one of the most crucial discourses in the political science literature. It is a discourse that…...
Eight decades on, scholars warn world still haunted by shadows of WWII
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (33+ words) Eight decades after the end of the Second World War, scholars and diplomats in Lagos have urged the world to draw lessons from the devastating conflict to strengthen peace, multilateralism, and global governance....
Growing railway expansion poses risks to urban buildings
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (432+ words) By: Monday Osanyade Date: 7 May 2026 3: 56am WAT The growing but often overlooked impact of railway expansion on buildings in rapidly urbanising cities is worrisome, yet engineers are underestimating the risks posed by vibration-induced noise and structural disturbances. The increasing proximity of…...
Lagos to begin paid on-street parking to tackle gridlock
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (286+ words) Date: 7 May 2026 4: 55am WAT Lagos State will begin charging motorists for parking on designated streets before the end of 2026, the Lagos State Parking Authority has announced. General Manager of LASPA, Adebisi Adelabu, disclosed this while briefing the Chairman of Ikeja LGA,…...
Beyond campaign promises: The leadership Nigeria actually needs
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (921+ words) Date: 7 May 2026 4: 06am WAT Nigeria is once again entering a familiar season. The season of campaigns, promises, political calculations, and renewed appeals for the people's trust. Billboards rise along highways, political slogans echo across media platforms, and candidates present themselves as…...
Yoruba leaders, scholars celebrate Fasoranti at 100, seek national rebirth
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (422+ words) By: Rotimi Agboluaje Date: 7 May 2026 3: 54am WAT Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti Yoruba leaders, scholars, and stakeholders across political and cultural divides have united to honour elder statesman and leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Reuben Fasoranti, as he clocked…...
2027: FG Tasks religious leaders to preach peace, youth tolerance
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (535+ words) By: Nkechi Onyedika-Ugoeze Date: 6 May 2026 6: 54pm WAT Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Federal Government has urged religious and traditional leaders, as well as youth associations, to strengthen collaboration and sensitise Nigerian youths on the need for tolerance and peaceful coexistence…...
Senate's choice of first-termers as principal officers boosts stability " CNPD
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (302+ words) By: Adamu Abuh Date: 6 May 2026 3: 44pm WAT The Citizens Network for Peace and Development in Nigeria (CNPD) has described the Nigerian Senate's recent amendment of its Standing Rules on eligibility for principal and presiding officers as a significant boost to democracy,…...