Kano gov begins payment of N6bn backlog of gratuities to pensioners
Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State on Saturday inaugurated the payment of about N6 billion of the backlog of gratuities to pensioners in the state. The governor according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) stated this during the take-off of the payment to some categories of retirees at Coronation Hall Government House Kano. He […]
King Charles urges COP28 to be a ‘critical turning point’ for climate
In an impassioned call for action at the ongoing climate conference in Dubai, King Charles III on Friday urged participants at the COP28 climate conference to take swift and resolute steps to protect the planet.The British monarch said the world’s hopes rest on heads of state and government as he expressed a desire for COP28 […]
Professor Ousseina Alidou on African Studies and Global Hegemony
By Toyin Falola Discussions around African Studies, its progress, and the projection of its future have increased relatively in recent times, led by scholars of decoloniality and African Indigenous Knowledge System. There are also debates in multiple centers in Africa about the value of academic work to development and policies. Complaints are loud that the […]
Gunfire breaks out in Guinea-Bissau capital overnight
Gunshots were fired overnight in Guinea-Bissau’s capital Bissau and continued into Friday morning, according to Reuters reports. The circumstances of the shooting remain unclear. Reporters said gunshots were first heard after midnight in the neighbourhood of Antula, on the outskirts of the capital, where an army general lives. Military vehicles were on the streets […]
Student jailed three months for stealing solar panel
An Area Court in Jos on Friday sentenced a 23-year-old student, David Longji to three months imprisonment for stealing a solar panel. The judge, Mr Shawomi Bokkos, sentenced Longji after he pleaded guilty to theft. Bokkos, however, gave him the option to pay N20,000 as fine. Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Insp Ibrahim Gokwat told […]
Gunmen attack residence of Kogi INEC REC
Suspected gunmen on Friday attacked the residence of the residence of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr Hale Longpet, in Lokoja. Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, the Chief Secretary to INEC Chairman, said this in Abuja on Friday, adding the incident occurred around 3.30 a. m. He said that the […]
The Toyin Falola Interviews: A Conversation with Baba Elebuibon (PART 1)
ORGANIC INTELLECTUALS By Toyin Falola There is a high number of intellectuals based outside of the University system. The Yoruba have produced many of them since the nineteenth century. Almost twenty-three years ago, I published a book, Yoruba Gurus: Indigenous Production of Knowledge in Africa, to reflect on a handful of them. Many do not […]
THE BLACK TAX: FAMILY CHARGES AND MANDATORY PAYMENT
By Toyin Falola You cannot be one rich man among your poor siblings and relations and not become poor. After all, you stole the destiny of six others to add to yours. Having made them poor, you must cater for them. Ogunde, my friend, built a house for his father and mum. You did well. […]
Zenith Bank signs MoU with French govt
Zenith Bank Plc has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the French Government to establish a subsidiary of Zenith Bank Plc in France. The MoU, which was signed by the Founder and Chairman of Zenith Bank Plc, Jim Ovia, and the French Minister for Trade, Attractiveness and French Nationals Abroad, Mr. Olivier Becht […]
Ororo oil well fire is blow on Nigerian conscience, says environmentalist Bassey
The Federal Government has been blamed for its failure to put an end to the inferno at its Ororo-1 Well at OML95 in Ondo State, three years after the fire had burned continuously thus endangering the lives of the Awoye community in Ondo State. Speaking at the screening on Monday of a documentary […]
