Nigeria is Africa’s second highest contributor to $26bn cigarette butt pollution, says Report
By Robert Egbe Nigeria is Africa’s second-highest contributor to the US$26 billion global costs of environmental pollution caused by plastics in cigarette butts and packaging every year, according to data analysed by The African Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA). The ATCA’s conclusion, as contained in its statement dated December 6, followed its analysis of research findings […]
OAU’s Honours: Falola, the Iwin of African Scholarship
By Akin Alao The academy is a lifestyle, and Toyin Falola lives every bit of it in most impactful ways Among Africans, there is often a consensus that formal education is a driving force that is pivotal to development. Consequently, academic life has gradually become necessary for the procurement of the African future. What became […]
Oyegbile wins The Conversation Africa award
Dr Olayinka Oyegbile, a journalist, writer and teacher has been decorated with an individual recognition award by The Conversation Africa, a general news website written by academics. Oyegbile, who also teaches journalism courses at Trinity University, Yaba, Lagos, won the award for the author with the highest number of articles from Nigeria in 2023. He […]
Sule bags award as most investment friendly governor
*Opposition parties laud his achievements The Governor of Nasarawa State, Engr. Abdullahi A. Sule has received a Special Award and Recognition as the Most Investment-Friendly Governor at the Local Government Economic Summit held in Abuja, recently. Speaking at the event, the governor advised Nigerians to begin to amplify the many good things happening in the […]
Ogun places N50m bounty on killers of Finance Director
The Ogun State Government has announced a reward of N50 million for any information that could lead to the arrest of the killers of the Director of Finance and Administration (DFA) attached to Gov. Dapo Abiodun’s office, Mr. Taiwo Oyekanmi . Mr Tokunbo Talabi, the Secretary to the State Government, announced the reward in a […]
COP28: Cross River, Oando sign MoU on wind energy
The Cross River Government has entered into a partnership with Oando Clean Energy on the provision of wind power in the state. Signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the ongoing climate conference, known as COP28, in Dubai, Gov. Bassey Otu, said the partnership signified the commitment of the state to spearheading the green economy, […]
Crude Oil Theft: Navy nabs oil vessel with 17 crew members
The Nigerian Navy has said its Forward Operating Base (FOB), Igbokoda, Ondo State, has in the early hours of Thursday apprehended a 77-meter-long Motor Tanker (MT) VINNALARIS 1 LAGOS involved in crude oil theft. This is contained in a statement by the Director of Naval Information, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, in Abuja. He said the vessel, […]
Oba Awon University (OAU): The Foundation of Glory
By Toyin Falola It was Professor Akin Alao, my former student and a professor of legal history, who first told me about the conversion of the acronym of OAU from Obafemi Awolowo University to Oba Awon University. I laughed so loud that water rolled out of my eyes. Brilliant! The students composed their anthem, boasting […]
Why oil exploration is not a real solution to African devt, by Nnimmo Bassey
A frontline environmentalist, Nnimmo Bassey, has said oil extractions in Africa have caused decades of environmental degradation and disruption of livelihoods rather than benefit to the local economy. Bassey stated this in Dubai shortly after the screening of a documentary on the continuous burning of fire on the Ororo oil well in Ondo State for […]
Why manufacturers are halting operations in Nigeria – Akpovie
Godwin Akpovie, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Delta Special Economic Zone, says financial insecurity and multiple taxation are major challenges facing manufacturing sector in the country. He disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. He was reacting to a development where some […]
