By Toyin Falola It is a privilege to give the Jan Vansina lecture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on October 1st, 2025. With the defunding of Title VI programs, it
Nobel laureate, Malala Yousafzai, is in Abuja to meet with the Board of Directors of the Malala Fund, aimed at advancing its priorities on girls’ education in Nigeria. Nankwat Dakum,
The Voice of Nigeria (VON) is seeking partnership with the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation in shaping and projecting Africa’s narrative to the world. The Director-General of VON, Malam Jibrin Ndace, made
In South Side Adesokan’s second novel, he has succeeded in writing a smorgasbord of a novel that parades the movers and shakers of the African continent. The villains, the saints, heroes and the depressed and oppressed. He has in this one novel told the story of the continent in a masterful way that encompasses all that have ailed and continue to hold the continent down. If you want to know why Africa is not great, why it is going to be great, how to make it great, who are those blocking its greatness, how do we deal with them
Chief Executive Officer, Air Peace Ltd., Mr Allen Onyema, has called for harmonised regulations between Nigeria and the United Kingdom to smoothen corridors, reduce bottlenecks, cut delays and expand trade.
Vice-President Kashim Shettima, on Thursday charged the graduating cadets of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), to uphold ethics, excellence and patriotism in discharging their constitutional responsibility. He gave the charge
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has instituted a probe into allegations by U.S. President Donald Trump that the glitches he suffered during his visit to the UN headquarters on Tuesday were
Stakeholders in the education sector have advocated scrapping of the Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Post-UTME), to enhance access to quality higher education in the country. Post-UTME exam is a form
The Federal Government (FG) has secured a price reduction of the twice-yearly HIV prevention injection, lenacapavir, from 28,000 dollars to just 40 dollars per person. Mrs Toyin Aderibigbe, Deputy Director,
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, to immediately engage the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), the Ogoni people, and other relevant
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