Saturday Magazine
2 Mar
The recent passage of the bill seeking to establish a regional interventionist agency for the Southeast; the Southeast Development Commission (SEDC) has rekindled the debate of waste and reduplication of responsibilities...
2 Mar
Professor Roger Delves[/caption]Roger Delves, an Oxford trained professor, became a Board leader at age 30 and has helped hundreds of organisations to optimise their leadership quotient. He will be among the four faculty delivering the TEXEM hybrid programme...
24 Feb
Carrying different placards with inscriptions such as ‘NAFDAC, don’t turn us to kidnappers’, ‘NAFDAC is working against the Nigerian government and workers’, ‘Sachet and bottle drinks are not the problem, regulation and poor implementations are the problems’, among others...
17 Feb
Against the backdrop of the rising spate of killings and abduction of traditional rulers in the country, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has beefed up security around monarchs and palaces across the country.
10 Feb
On a windy Tuesday afternoon, at the height of protests in the country in 2020, Akaewehe Paul Chiedu was going home after the day’s job as a trainee in a printing press on Alafia Street, Sari Iganmu area of Lagos.
10 Feb
The organisers of Coal City Film Festival have named award winning writer and filmmaker, Jude Idada, as jury chairman of the 2024 edition of Coal City Film Festival. The management also announced the official selection of 41 films
27 Jan
For Vice Chancellors of public universities in Nigeria, one of the major hurdles they grapple with is having to shuttle between their institutions and the nation’s capital on a weekly or biweekly basis to answer questions from politicians in the National Assembly.
20 Jan
2023 turned out the year Nollywood came alive considering its performance on the local and international scene across genre and across platforms. From starting the year at the cinema with Toyin Abraham’s Ijakumo, to the wave making Shanty Town and A Sunday Affair, which streamed on Netflix, not forgetting, Brotherhood and The Trade, which streamed…
20 Jan
One noticeable trend in Nigerian’s political landscape is wives associations. These associations cut across sectors and are more noticeable in the police and military. They include, Association of Defence and Police Officers Wives (DEPOWA), headed by wife of the Chief of Staff; Police Officers Wives Association (POWA), headed by wife of the Inspector General of…
20 Jan
Of what use is a beautiful home ambience filled with luxury furniture, décor, gadgets and electronics if they don’t bring family together in one space either at the close of the day or weekends, for a proper sit-down family time.
20 Jan
Chinedum Ucheoma is a technology sales expert currently focusing on using cloud technology to drive digital transformation and business growth. Based in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, he spoke with PAUL ADUNWOKE on how to improve businesses in Nigeria and unlock the economy through sales. What is the unique sales approach? Sales processes are, in…
20 Jan
Scholars have attributed the collapse of families to societal challenges in the country, adding that the solution path is to halt the spate of broken homes and ensure peace and tranquility of the family.
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