The Next President of Nigeria
Pardon me: I used the title of this article as a bait. Sensationalism is not in my character, pardon me again, but discussing who should be the next president always excites us in Nigeria. We were created for elections and permutations. I decided to trick you by making it look like I wanted to appraise […]
AFCON 2021: Eagles Qualify For Second Round After Thrashing Sudan 3-1
The Nigeria Super Eagles of Nigeria have secured a place in the second round of the on-going Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroun. The Super Eagles booked their place in the next stage after a 3-1 win over Falcons of Sudan. In the 3mins into the first -half of the game, Samuel Chukwueze put the […]
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Financing and making university education better in Africa
In this report, Olayinka Oyegbile, who recently attended an international conference on tertiary education in Africa, writes about how to make university education funding and teaching better on the continent. Perhaps to demonstrate the importance of education to human endeavours, academics, founders, donors and all those concerned with higher education in Nigeria […]
Zfancy Signs Pact with Vintage Confluence on Digital Media Campaign
Prominent Nigerian prankster and comedian, Zion Ubani, popularly known as Zfancy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with web-based cryptocurrency trading platform, Vintage Confluence LLC to air the company through a digital media campaign on his social media platforms. The media campaign, which commenced on Friday, 18 December 2021, will run through a period […]
Conversations on the Impacts of Private Universities on Public Universities in Africa (Part 3)
By Toyin Falola This conference was a gathering of progressivists. While planning for the conference, we invited a unique composition of participants because our aims were not as commonly seen elsewhere. We were quick to realise that for the conference to have the effects we expect and hope it would have, there needed to […]
APC Loses Key Members to ADC in Ekiti
The political fortunes of the All Progressives Congress (APC), further dwindled Wednesday, as scores of its strong members converged in Ado, Ekiti State capital, to declare loyalty for the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Deputy National Chairman of the ADC, Dr Bamidele Ajadi, who was on hand to receive the defecting politicians, hailed the move and […]
FG Lifts Suspension on Twitter
The federal government has approved the lifting of the suspension placed on the operations of the micro-blogging site, Twitter in Nigeria This was disclosed by the National Information Technology(NITDA) in a statement issued on Tuesday, adding that the lifting will be effective from midnight Janaury 13 2022. The statement signed by Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director-general, […]
Conversations on the Impacts of Private Universities on Public Universities in Africa (Part Two)
By Toyin Falola Of all the superstructures that hold the evolution and development of a society, the education sector accounts for a wholesome characterisation of civilisations and cultures. This was the basis of the conference conveyed by the University of Texas at Austin, funded by the Carnegie Corporation. The overall goal is to redefine the […]
BREAKING: Former Oyo Governor, Alao Akala , Dies At 71
A former governor of Oyo State, Otunba Christopher Alao Akala is dead. The politician and chieftain of All Progressives Congress(APC) was said to have died on Wednesday morning in Ogbomoso. The cause of his death is yet to be ascertained as of the time of filing this report. He was the governor of the state, […]
COVID: Nigeria Records 422 New Cases , One Death
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 422 new cases of coronavirus and one death. The public health agency announced this in its daily update on Tuesday. According to the agency the new cases were recorded from 14 states and the federal capital territory( FCT) The center said the Rivers States topped the […]
