Featured posts
… it serves into the hands of the government by handing sweeping prosecutorial powers to the president and the minister of information. Nigerian daily newspapers expressed their disdain for the bills in their respective editorials on Tuesday, saying, while the media is not averse to regulation, it wants it done without undermining its independence. This … Read more
This article highlights how you can open a savings or current account with any bank in Nigeria. Standing in line to get into the bank to open something as simple as a bank account can be tiresome and frustrating for some people. This article highlights how you can open a savings or current account … Read more
As a young electrical engineer fresh out of school, Joseph Iferi-Ebin was constantly being rejected by employers – an occurrence he attributed to a lack of employable skills. Ijede Mekezo Sunday, a mild-mannered youth resident in Lagos State, was faced with the challenge of being in and out of a job. Bukola Oke, another Lagos … Read more
Eko Hot Blog Today, the whole world commemorates the International Day of Cooperatives (#CoopsDay), a day set aside to raise awareness about cooperatives and to advance the cooperative movement’s principles of worldwide solidarity, economic efficiency, equality, and global peace. With the theme: “Rebuild Better Together”, the day will highlight how a human-centered business model based … Read more
By_ Otunba TJ Abass & Ronny Ikpoto It was an episode to not just engage in festivities and merriment to mark a significantly momentous occasion, but to also give thanks for God’s unceasing and abundant grace. It was a mixed grill of thanksgiving, reflections and gaiety as family and friends of Dr Olasunkanmi Adeyinka gathered … Read more
By_ Otunba TJ Abass & Ronny Ikpoto “There are a lot of wonderful people in this audience tonight, so everyone here is a VIP” – Dr Wosilat Olasunkanmi Adeyinka. Recently inducted member of the sexagenarian class, Dr Wosilat Olasunkanmi Adeyinka, in a sober reflection of her life’s sojourn, has expressed her unshackled appreciation to God … Read more
Today is Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day, celebrated every year on June 27. The day is set aside to recognize and celebrate the contributions of MSMEs in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The day was designated by a United Nations General Assembly resolution in April 2017, recognizing the importance of these … Read more
It was a very beautiful hot afternoon in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital. The weather, typical of this famed Centre of Excellence, was humid. But by a lunch table in a restaurant, close to the Atlantic Ocean, the impact of the humidity was significantly being contained. There with yours sincerely, over lunch, was a visiting American … Read more
By Otunba TJ Abass As the 2019 general election draws closer, the Nigeria Air force has disclosed the plans of their involvement in the next general election by providing the independent electoral commission with aircraft to transport election material and other related logistics. This was disclosed at Abuja today by the Chief of Air Staff, … Read more
By Otunba TJ Abass It was the day for the historic 1 million man-march in support of the second term bid of the incumbent governor of Lagos State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, a son of the soil, and the Epe people did make a profound statement of it. Epe, one of Lagos’ sprawling neighbourhoods had never … Read more
In this write-up, our columnist, OTUNBA T.J ABASS, the Aremo of Epeland, takes a look at the upcoming 1 million man march scheduled for Epe on June 16, in support of the second term bid of the Governor of Lagos, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, and submits that it would be epochal indeed Epe, one of Lagos’ … Read more
It is always the case that any time a well-meaning administration is out with a progressive policy to advance the course of governance and enhance the well-being of the people, that one or two selfishly motivated individuals and parties, would attempt to scuttle it. Such is not new but the irony is that in that … Read more
It is usually traumatic when a woman loses her husband. In certain ethnic groups in Nigeria, the plight that befall widowed women is usually a tale of woe, from the psychological and financial challenges to the burden of raising their children alone. There are also cultural demands of widowhood that vary with varying cultural norms … Read more
Nigeria’s ban on Twitter immediately cut off an estimated 40 million users. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, had said that social media companies wishing to operate in the country must register as a local entity and be licensed by the federal government. “We are insisting that for you to operate in Nigeria you … Read more
By Tunde Odesola Chanting a million and one ‘gbosas’ to acknowledge the magic performed last week in Abuja by Nigeria’s President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and his deputy, Professor Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), would be an exercise in ingratitude. For executing the 8th Wonder of the World, President Buhari and Vice President Osinbajo deserve to … Read more
On the 15th of June, 2021 at 5pm, the book, “Reflections: An Anthology of thoughts on Nigerian Movie Industry – Pioneers, Creativity & Tenacity” by the veteran journalist, Femi Akintunde-Johnson, fondly called F.A.J. was formally presented to the public. Read Also: When People Speak From the Place of Pride and Ignorance The formal and public … Read more
By Otunba T.J Abass “Marriage is said to be more than a physical union; it is also a spiritual and an emotional experience; a union akin to the one between Christ and His Church.” The above statement aptly encapsulates the ambience of the traditional wedding ceremony between Michael Chukwuemeka Adibe and Hope Ibironke Idowu at … Read more
By Tunde Odesola It’s only a 43-year-old novice President like Emmanuel Macron of France that can take a hot slap on the right cheek and go back home to sleep. That can never happen in the Feudal Republic of Nigeria. This oyinbo people sef! Are they weird or wayward, or both? Last Tuesday, a 28-year-old … Read more
…presently underway simultaneously in different cities across the various states of the federation, especially in Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory Many Nigerians, on Saturday, took to the streets in peaceful protests against bad governance, public corruption, other forms of maladministration and the rising tide of insecurity across the country. Like the #EndSARS protests which … Read more
The federal government had, last week, suspended the activities of Twitter indefinitely over allegations that it poses a threat to Nigeria’s corporate existence Some Nigerians have berated the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, for allegedly using a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to access his Twitter account and trading in … Read more