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Lead City at 20 (Part 2): The future of greatness

March 14, 2025

By Toyin Falola As the saying goes in Yoruba, “Ibere ki se onise, a fi eni ti o ba fi ori ti titi de opin.” This means “starters are not

Tinubu greets Oguntade at 85

March 11, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Justice George Oguntade, former justice of the Supreme Court and Nigeria’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, who attained 85 on Monday, March 10. Justice

President approves renaming of federal university after Yusuf Maitama Sule

March 11, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has renamed the Federal University of Education in Kano as the Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education. Alhaji Sule, 1929–2017, contributed significantly to Nigeria’s socio-political development

Tinubu urges governors, political leaders to focus on the poor, vulnerable

March 11, 2025

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday night in Abuja, called on political leaders in the country to channel more resources and policies toward catering to the needs of the poor and

Never again!!!

March 11, 2025

‘Never again’ is the rallying cry for all who believe that mankind must speak out…. – Jon Corzine (A Review of Adventures of a Guerrilla Journalist, Babafemi Ojudu, 2024)

Lead City @20: The Past and the Present

March 10, 2025

By Toyin Falola Our university is now an adult at 20! About twenty-two years ago, the vision to redefine the frontiers of private education in Nigeria led to the

IWD 2025: Are Nigerian women human?

March 8, 2025

By Claire Ayelotan Today, the 8th of March, is International Women’s Day, but this week announces a sad one for Nigerian women at home and abroad. This morning, international media

Prof Femi Badejo at 70: The Advocacy of Equity

March 7, 2025

Toyin Falola People who are well-grounded in understanding the operations of the universe would quickly tell anyone who cares to listen that life is about words, signs, and symbols. Individuals

Tinubu congratulates Prof Badejo at 70

March 4, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Professor Babafemi Badejo, a seasoned diplomat, scholar, and former deputy special representative of the UN Secretary-General at the UN Political Office for Somalia, on his

DevReporting takes off, names Mojeed Alabi as team lead

March 3, 2025

DevReporting, an online newspaper established by Development Reporting Services Limited, is set to take off. With its headquarters in Lagos, the newspaper said its interest is to promote informed discourse,

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