A CONVERSATION WITH PROFESSOR PAUL ZELEZA, PART 6 of 7
African Universities and African Future: The Meeting Point PART A THE INTERVIEW (Unedited Transcript) What do you see as the major challenges and opportunities facing African universities? Based on my extensive research on higher education and administrative experience, especially as Vice Chancellor of an African University, I would say the challenges and opportunities facing […]
Court sentences ex-president Zuma to prison
SOUTH AFRICA’s constitutional court has ruled that the former President Jacob Zuma was guilty of contempt for failing to appear at a corruption inquiry earlier this year. He was ordered to be imprisoned for 15 months. Zuma failed to appear at the inquiry led by the deputy chief justice, Raymond Zondo, in February. The inquiry […]
REFLECTIONS ON FIRST DAY OF THE 6TH J.A. ATANDA LECTURES AND CONFERENCE
By Toyin Falola The 6th J. A. Atanda Lectures and Conference upheld its standard as an event with an impressive academic gathering of scholars and researchers interested in the study of the Yoruba. This year’s event kicked off on Monday, June 21st, 2021, with the opening ceremony and first round of lectures at the […]
CAPPA, NTCA ask agencies to enforce pictorial health warnings on tobacco packs
As the Federal Government begins the enforcement of the health warning requirements of the National Tobacco Control (NTC) Act 2015 and the Tobacco Control Regulations 2019 on all tobacco products manufactured and distributed in the country from today (June 23), the Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) and the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) […]
Ijaw president seeks better federation
*Says silence not cowardice, calls for Ijaw self-determination The President of Ijaw National Congress (INC)Worldwide, Prof Benjamin Okaba has warned against the current decline in the country, he said the Ijaw nation has watched “with deep consternation the gradual decline of the Nigeria state to the precipice, as it embarks upon a rudderless mission […]
Stakeholders agree to work for #SmokefreeNollywood
The cream of the Nollywood industry has agreed to work to see to the end of activities of tobacco industry in the film and video sector of the Nigerian entertainment sector. This was the consensus at a one-day Stakeholders’ Summit on Smoking In Movies (#SmokefreeNollywood) held in Ikeja, Lagos on Thursday, June 17, 2021. Speaking […]
Lagos gas explosion: Three bodies recovered
*Survivor recounts experience The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said three bodies were recovered from the scene of the explosion on Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, around Maryland. Also, the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, in a statement, said 13 people were injured while […]
INEC fixes dates for Ekiti, Osun guber polls
*Ekiti June 18, Osun July 16, 2022 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed dates to conduct the governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun states. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, announced in Abuja that the election in Ekiti will hold on June 18, 2022, while that of Osun will hold on July 16, 2022. Both […]
Twitter ban: Nigeria digs deeper
*Blames Twitter CEO for loss of lives The government has blamed Twitter founder Jack Dorsey for being liable for the losses Nigeria suffered in the aftermath of the EndSARS protest against police brutality. Information and Culture Minister, Lai Mohammed, said in a radio interview in Abuja that Dorsey raised funds through Bitcoins to sponsor the […]
Nigeria’s endless search for federalism simplified
By Olayinka Oyegbile Federalism is the best curb on democracy. [It] assigns limited powers to the central government. Thereby all power is limited. It excludes absolute power of the majority – Lord Acton (Nigeria and the Challenge of Federalism, by Ike Okonta, 2021) Our country, Nigeria, is at a very delicate crossroads. The […]
