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  • The Door Must Stay Open: What women in Nigerian universities have learned to fear

    Lecturer made her uncomfortable; supervisor asking to see her after hours, a hint that her academic future depends on becoming more accommodatingThe silence of the ivory tower has a particular sound. I have learned to recognize it in the hesitant knock on my office door. A student stands there holding a project file, starting with […]
  • Prof Odu Celebrates Furo Batubo At 80

    Prof. Ngozi Nma Odu Celebrates Mrs. Pauline Furo Batubo at 80 The Rivers State Deputy Governor, Prof. Ngozi Nma Odu, has joined family, friends, and well-wishers to celebrate Mrs. Pauline Furo Batubo on her landmark 80th birthday. Describing the octogenarian’s life as a radiant testimony of God’s unmatched grace, mercy, and faithfulness, Prof. Odu emphasized […]
  • AFC Leads $2.5 Billion Dangote Refinery Equity Raise

    The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has led a consortium of investors in a $2.5 billion private placement by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE (DPRP), marking a significant new capital injection into Nigeria’s largest integrated refining and petrochemical project.The transaction, which represents DPRP’s first equity capital raise involving new investors outside its legacy ownership structure, […]
  • The Prince And The Politician: Machiavelli’s Enduring Grip On Nigerian Power Politics

    In the theatre of power, some scripts never age. Niccolò Machiavelli’s The Prince, written five centuries ago, remains the definitive manual for understanding political ambition, betrayal, and survival. Its principles find fertile ground in Nigeria’s contemporary political drama, where the fallout between President Bola Tinubu and former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai offers a masterclass in […]
  • Tinubu to Diaspora: Remittances not enough, invest in Nigeria

    … Tinubu Must Address Insecurity First President Bola Tinubu’s appeal to Nigerians living abroad to move beyond remittances and invest in productive ventures at home is timely and important. Nigeria undoubtedly needs diaspora capital, expertise, technology and international networks to accelerate economic growth, create jobs and expand productive capacity. Speaking at the Nigeria Diaspora Economic […]
  • Atiku Takes Tinubu’s 2027 Eligibility Battle to Federal High Court

    Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has taken his challenge against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s eligibility for the 2027 presidential election to the Federal High Court in Abuja. Atiku, who is the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), personally visited the court registry on Friday to swear to an affidavit supporting the legal action […]
  • Will the Delta Economic and Investment Summit deliver industries or another communique?

    The recently concluded Delta State Economic and Investment Summit has attracted widespread attention within and outside the state. Bringing together policymakers, development experts, business leaders, investors and development partners to deliberate on the future of Delta State’s economy is, in principle, a commendable initiative. Every responsible government has an obligation to create platforms that stimulate […]
  • Osun Decides: From Dance Steps To War Footing

    Osun State has a reputation for controversies bigger than its size. It ranks 26th nationally in terms of voter population and is six out of six in the Southwest. From 2010, when the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Rauf Aregbesola, toppled Olagunsoye Oyinlola of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) through a court ruling, to the […]