As 2023 gets off on a smooth sail, the reality of the Blue and Red railway lines have begun to hit home. Everywhere you turn along the two rail corridors, it is construction and more construction. If it is not overpasses, it is massive train stations. The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, created by the presidential candidate of the All …

An adage says the only reward for success is a hunger for more success. Twenty years after their establishment and currently rated among the five best colleges in Nigeria, the American University of Nigeria (AUN) schools have turned this adage into a song. Recently, the management of the schools rolled out a well-thought-out strategic master plan for future reinvention that …

Typical of the extremely organised personality that he is, the multiple award-winning poet, Niyi Osundare had already “served notice” of his imminent visit to Nigeria weeks before he came. He had been invited by the organisers of the Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM) to deliver a lecture at the 2022 edition of the “Annual Forum of NNOM Laureates,” in …

Samuel Ioraer Ortom’s name is well-known in Nigeria’s subsisting democratic dispensation. The Benue State helmsman is something of a “comrade governor”, who is well-spoken, vocal and an activist. He is never shy of baring his mind on issues of fairness, equity and justice. He reminds you of Adams Oshiomhole, the khaki-wearing ex-trade unionist, turned governor of Edo State. His voice …

It’s quite refreshing that after many years of dithering over this vital issue which strikes at the heart of survival of many ethnic groups in the country, the Federal Government has now approved a new National Language Policy which makes the mother tongue the language of instruction at the primary level, that is the first six years of education. It …

Since Monday 3rd June 2019, Queen Elizabeth Iluyomade has been crying and praying to wake up from her nightmare. A call she received on her phone that evening shattered her peace as the caller broke the news of an okada accident in Ile Zik, near Ikeja, that took the life of her only daughter Modupe, married to Oluwaseun Olomo, 41, residing …

Barring any unforeseen situation, the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) will grant licences to companies to operate as Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) before the end of this year. The telecom regulator insists that this is part of strategic effort to ensure the provision of qualitative and efficient telecommunications services throughout the country. NCC Executive Vice-Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Prof. Umar Garba …

American Nigerian-born columnist, Dr Moshood Ademola Fayemiwo and his American wife, Dr Margie Neal-Fayemiwo, owners of the oldest private mansion in Texas, want the house listed in Historical Homes of America For long, historians, writers and authors have reported the oldest standing mansion in the state of Texas as pictured below. Right? Oops, Wrong! Known as the Seaquist House built …

Over the years, international trade has been recognised as one of the major factors in building global economies. Involving the movement of goods and services across national boundaries, it facilitates globalisation. As a vital part of a nation’s economic activity, international trade also improves economic scale and the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Being able to trade on an international …

It was on 14th October 2022. The innovational literary actor and producer moved away from his regular stage (the desk) from which his props (pen and computer) have created many interesting characters in colorful costumes, worthy of viewing over the years. He then moved temporarily to a larger and more open stage where a ‘Stage Manager’ paid homage to him …