Falola to inaugurate Atiba University’s Annual Founders’ Lecture
By Our Staff Writer On Wednesday, March 19th, 2025, Professor Toyin Falola, Africa’s most decorated humanity scholar and Nigeria’s most preeminent historian, will inaugurate the Founders’ Day lecture at Atiba University, Oyo, Oyo State. When contacted, Prof Falola said he considers it an honour and privilege that the Management of the University, extended the […]
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Lead City @20: The Past and the Present
By Toyin Falola Our university is now an adult at 20! About twenty-two years ago, the vision to redefine the frontiers of private education in Nigeria led to the conceptualization of the idea, which birthed a new direction for education. The thoughts and projections of like-minded educators and academic experts led to the establishment […]
Newspaper Headlines for March 10, 2025
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With 4,111 Convictions, Billions Recovered, EFCC Records Best Ever Performance
With its highest number of convictions, single largest asset recovery ever, and significant money forfeitures, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in 2024 recorded its best-ever performance since its inception in 2003. Nigerian Current‘s appraisal of the commission’s operations in the last 12 months shows that beginning in January 2024, the EFCC recorded unprecedented […]
IWD 2025: Are Nigerian women human?
By Claire Ayelotan Today, the 8th of March, is International Women’s Day, but this week announces a sad one for Nigerian women at home and abroad. This morning, international media were filled with reports painting Nigeria as a nation that embraces sexual impunity, reinforcing patriarchal, misogynistic values. This news concerns Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, one of […]
Prof Femi Badejo at 70: The Advocacy of Equity
Toyin Falola People who are well-grounded in understanding the operations of the universe would quickly tell anyone who cares to listen that life is about words, signs, and symbols. Individuals in this category do not suddenly come to that knowledge midway through their life’s journey but through experiences, exposure, and study. Regardless of their cultural […]
140 Nigerians Stranded in Sudan Return Home
By Esi-ife Arogundade 140 Nigerians who had been stranded in Sudan due to the ongoing conflict have been repatriated following the intervention of the International Organization for Migration (IOM)’s Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR) program. The IOM, in a statement on Friday, said a chartered flight, marking the first such operation since the crisis began, landed […]
Newspaper Headlines for March 7, 2025
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Court Reserves Judgment in BRT Driver’s Rape, Murder Trial
By Esi-ife Arogundade A Lagos State High Court at Tafawa Balewa Square has reserved judgment in the high-profile case against Andrew Ominikoron, a driver for the Lagos State Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), who faces charges of raping and murdering 22-year-old fashion designer Oluwabamise Ayanwola in 2022. Justice Sherifat Sonaike announced that the court would deliver […]
Breaking: Court orders permanent forfeiture of $1.4m linked to Emefiele
By Esi-ife Arogundade The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the forfeiture of the sum of $1,426,175.14 fraud linked by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) with the embattled former governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele. Justice Ayokunle Faji in his judgment on Thursday, March 6, 2025, held that the $1.4m […]
