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There are lives that flicker like a candle in the wind, and there are lives that glow and ascend like constellations, steady, bright, and eternal in their influence. Bishop Eyoanwan Bassey Otu typifies and embodies, unmistakably the latter. At 62, she stands not merely as a woman of years, but as a cathedral of grace, […]

Fresh insights from Canada are fuelling debate among educators and policymakers, advocating reforms that expand access to diverse learning options within the K–12 system. A new poll conducted for SecondStreet.org by Leger shows that 53% of Canadians believe the K–12 system has gone in the wrong direction over the past 20 years. Only about one […]

Factional national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tanimu Turaki, has said he led a delegation of party members on a solidarity visit to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) faction led by David Mark. Turaki described the visit as a significant moment of reflection and a shared commitment to protecting Nigeria’s democracy. In a […]

The Mayor of Housing is a very busy man, hard to track down, as he is meeting with the busiest men and women and on call with industry leaders in most state capitals and countries. On this Easter Sunday, however, My-ACE China, the Mayor of Housing, was traced to Plot 11 Miracle Estate, Girl School […]

Oil prices recorded their steepest fall in almost six years, while global equities rallied, after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire. The development offered markets a reprieve from weeks of volatility driven by tensions in the Middle East. West Texas Intermediate crude dropped by as much as 19% after President Donald […]

Former militant leaders and associates have taken to the streets of Port Harcourt to push for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election amid dissent and strengthening of the African Democratic Congress-led opposition in the state. Sobomabo Jackrich, National Leader of the Rivers Grassroot Movement (RGM), in a mega rally at the Isaac Boro Park on Monday, April […]

Stransact, a leading professional services firm and RSM correspondent in Nigeria, together with its technology subsidiary, Doftwerks, has achieved ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, the globally recognised standard for information security management systems (ISMS). This milestone affirms the firms’ adherence to the highest international standards for data protection, confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and positions Stransact and Doftwerks […]

Ekaterina Alexeevna Shuvalova, the deputy vice-rector for Youth Policy, Social Work, and International Relations at MGIMO University, in Russia has revealed that Russia is actively offering scholarships to Nigerian students, foster research, innovation and vocational studies. She noted this during a courtesy visit by the Russian delegation to the Abimbola Salu-Hundeyin, secretary to the Lagos […]

A strong currency remains one of the clearest signals of macroeconomic discipline, investor confidence and external stability. Across Africa, only a handful of economies have managed to sustain relatively firm exchange rates against the United States dollar, often reflecting tighter monetary policy, export strength, or managed currency regimes. In early March, the naira was stable […]

The global AI power crisis and Nigeria’s gas flaring epidemic are not two problems. They are one. Every day, Nigeria burns approximately 192 million standard cubic feet of natural gas – gas with no buyer, no pipe, and no use. It simply flares into the atmosphere. The World Bank confirmed in 2025 that Nigeria recorded […]