Lasisi Olagunju: Styles and Skills
By Toyin Falola To be candid, I struggled a little to arrive at a definitive conclusion about the title of this article, and this is because the man I am writing about has made it difficult for anyone to describe him using a simple adjective. At a point, I considered settling on “Lasisi Olagunju: A […]
Lasisi Olagunju and Nigeria’s Amorphous Problems By Toyin Falola The more people advance in the right direction of thought, the better they understand that the key to sound and efficient leadership lies in the constant demand for good governance by fearless individuals committed to the course of growth. This should be emphasised poignantly, especially when […]
Lasisi Olagunju and Nigeria’s Amorphous Problems
By Toyin Falola The more people advance in the right direction of thought, the better they understand that the key to sound and efficient leadership lies in the constant demand for good governance by fearless individuals committed to the course of growth. This should be emphasised poignantly, especially when development is at the centre of […]
Food Justice: Experts Reject GMOs, Back SSB Tax
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) pose significant health, environmental and economic risks, while an improved tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) will promote human rights and food justice, experts have said. They spoke on Monday in Lagos at a capacity-building programme organised by Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), themed: “Human Rights, Food Justice and Sugar-Sweetened […]
Tinubu lauds UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, at 63
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ms. Amina Mohammed on her 63rd birthday. He said in a statement by his Media Aide, Ajuri Ngelale that “Ms. Mohammed, a leading advocate of the environment, education, and the Sustainable Development Goals, has applied herself, in many capacities, to the service of […]
Tinubu congratulates Nigerian winner of Prince’s Trust Global Sustainability award
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Mr. Ridwan AbdulRazaq, a renewable energy expert, on winning the 2024 Prince’s Trust Global Sustainability Award. The winner was honoured for his accomplishments in advancing solar energy system design and deployment in Nigeria, especially in off-grid rural communities. The President commended the Nigerian green-solution pacesetter, stating that AbdulRazaq’s achievements reinforce […]
Tinubu sympathizes with victims of Karu Market fire in FCT
President Bola Tinubu has sent his sympathy to all those affected by the fire incident, which affected sections of Karu Market in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). On Thursday evening, fire ripped through a swathe of the market, destroying property and other valuables. President Tinubu in a message by his Media Adviser, Ajuri Ngelale, extended […]
Breaking! Supreme Court Affirms Atuche’s Conviction For N25.7bn Bank Fraud
The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Friday, June 28, 2024, affirmed the conviction of the former Managing Director of Bank PHB Plc, Mr. Francis Atuche, for N25.7 billion fraud. The apex court, in a unanimous decision, held that Atuche, the Appellant, failed to dislodge the finding of the trial court which convicted him and the […]
CAPPA Trains Benue Journalists On Peaceful Polls
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has held a capacity-building training for journalists in Benue State, urging them to tailor their reports towards promoting peaceful and non-violent elections. The two-day event, organized with the support of the European Union Support for Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU EDGN), exposed the media practitioners to the rudiments […]
Alleged N80b Fraud: EFCC Seeks SANs Prosecution For Failing To Produce Yahaya Bello
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Thursday, June 27, 2024, asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to cite two Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) – Ifedayo Adedipe and Abdulwahab Muhammed for contempt following their failure to produce the immediate-past Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello for arraignment. The EFCC’s lawyer, Dr. Kemi Pinehiro (SAN) […]
