Embrace ICT, young girls urged

By Bukola Olamona | Young girls have been admonished on the need to embrace Information Communication Technology for them to be competitive in the 21st century. An ICT Expert, Mr Sam Awolumate made this known while addressing secondary school girls on this year’s International Girls in ICT Day with the theme “Connected Girls, Creating Brighter […]

FUOYE reinstates suspended ASUU chair

By Victor Akinkuolie,  Ado-Ekiti | The management of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, (FUOYE) has disclosed that it has reinstated the suspended Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) of the institution, Dr. Gabriel Omonijo, who was slammed with indefinite suspension in 2019. The Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Abayomi Fasina, disclosed […]

‘U.K sanction on 2023 polls can’t be effective’

By Jubril Bada | Opposition political parties have said that the sanction by the United Kingdom not to give visa to Nigerians who disrupt 2023 general elections would not hold water. Meanwhile, the All Progressives Congress, APC, was optimistic of the move to have positive effect on the country’s future elections in the long-run. Speaking […]

Open grazing: Malami’s tantrums

By Olatunbosun Oladimeji | If he has any shame, Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice should by now have issued a statement apologizing for his wanton display of primordial sentiment on an issue which has become a matter of life and death to many across the nation. For there […]

Insure your pigs to reduce risks, farmers urged

By Francis Akinnodi | Pig farmers especially in Ondo State have been urged to maintain adequate records in their operations for proper planning and ease of access to credit from financial institutions. Chairman, Ondo State Pig Farmers Association, Mr Francis Dasho made the appeal while speaking with The Hope in Akure, yesterday. He also admonished […]

SMEs, tools for economic growth —OSMA Chair

By Francis Akinnodi | The General Manager of the Ondo State Mirco Credit Agency (OSMA), Mr Samuel Ogunlade, has called on relevant government agencies to assist in the growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the state and Nigeria in general. Ogunlade who gave the advice while speaking with The Hope in Akure at […]

Nigeria’s non-export worries stakeholders

By Francis Akinnodi | Stakeholders have expressed concerns about the country’s poor non-oil exports, citing it as a major reason for the wide deficit in the balance of trade, as well as inadequate foreign exchange earnings. With N194 billion of the outstanding Export Expansion Grant (EEG) already settled via promissory notes from the Debt Management […]

Shall we cast lots?

By Bayo Fasunwon | The Nigeria flag flies at half-mast again. The hustles and bustles of suffering and trying citizens, seeking to win the rat race against inflation were halted by the news of another plane down. My heartfelt condolence goes to the Nigeria nation, the families of the departed top brass military men and […]