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WHO Awards: CAPPA hails Films Censors Board, Nigerian Profs
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has congratulated the National Film and Video Censors Board and two distinguished Nigerian-born public health experts for winning the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s World No Tobacco Day 2026 Awards. The NFVCB, Prof. Olalekan Ayo-Yusuf of the School of Health Systems and Public Health, University of […]
40 minutes with Sonny Kuku left me restless
By Moshood Isamotu One thing I have never hidden is my admiration for people who have genuinely succeeded in life, especially in business and career. Not out of envy, but out of respect for the courage, discipline, sacrifice, and vision required to build something meaningful. Real success rarely comes by wishful thinking alone. […]
I thought Obasa’s impeachment had presidential backing, Elliot declares
Embattled Lagos State House of Assembly member, Desmond Elliot, has given reasons why he supported the impeachment process against Speaker Mudashiru Obasa in January 2025. The Lagos lawmaker in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday said, “I would like to state categorically that I wasn’t in the country. My wife […]
Michael Oyedokun: The Cruciatus Curse and Our Collective Dolor
Part One Toyin Falola The heartless murderers slaughtered the innocent schoolteacher…They did, not with any noble sense of purpose, as such nobility does not exist among savages and reavers, but for money. The money that has corrupted the land, reuniting the slave traders of old with the thieves of the moment. As a teenager, […]
Commonwealth University leaders meet in Lagos
To discuss funding, sustainability, and innovation University leaders across the Commonwealth are to meet in Lagos from May 21-22, 2026. The meeting which is to bring together Vice-chancellors, university founders, policymakers, financiers, registrars, bursars, and education strategists is holding to focus on issues of funding, sustainability, and institutional innovation in higher education. The […]
Oyo: Tinubu assures on rescue of kidnapped victims, condemns killing of abducted teacher
President Bola Tinubu has condemned as barbaric the reported killing of one of the abducted teachers from the Esiele community in Oyo State, while the rescue operation is underway. Bandits had invaded the Esiele community in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State last Friday. They abducted staff, students, and pupils of Community […]
Africa Water Vision 2063: OWORAC cautions against water privatisation
Urges community participation in implementation The Our Water Our Right Africa Coalition (OWORAC) has raised concerns about Africa’s growing push towards water privatisation and the seeming exclusion of affected communities and groups in the implementation of the Africa Water Vision (AWV) 2063, warning that such an approach could undermine public accountability and, ultimately, […]
Emmanuel Alayande Varsity of Education gets accreditation for 49 courses
Emmanuel Alayande University of Education (EAUED) has secured full accreditation for all 49 academic programmes it presented to the National Universities Commission (NUC) during the accreditation exercise conducted last November. According to the Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, the results received by the institution showed that 43 programmes obtained full accreditation, while six […]
Tinubu welcomes Airbus proposal for maintenance and hangar facilities in Nigeria
*Urges accelerated delivery of attack helicopters President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has welcomed world aircraft-maker Airbus’ proposal to establish maintenance and hangar facilities in Nigeria as part of a broader effort to position the country as a regional aerospace and aviation services hub. He also emphasised Nigeria’s urgent need for modern helicopters and fixed-wing […]
Fiscal years are defined by law, not calendar
By Tanimu Yakubu The Budget Office of the Federation acknowledges public concerns regarding the publication timeline for the recent Quarterly Budget Implementation Reports and considers it important to provide clarification within the broader constitutional and fiscal context governing public finance administration in Nigeria. The fiscal year is not necessarily synonymous with the calendar year. […]
