By Dr. Austin Orette It takes time to form a country. It takes patience and dedication to change attitudes. When people from disparate places and cultures are brought together to form a Nation, it is never…

FITC, NIBSS unite to combat financial fraud at Cybersecurity conference

Financial Institutions Training Centre (FITC), in collaboration with the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), has announced the ‘ThinkNnovation Cybersecurity Conference 2025’, which would tackle sophisticated fraud schemes in the financial services sector, including cross-border ransomware attacks…

Ibadan Global Trade Forum showcases Polaris Bank’s commitment to customers

Polaris Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to delivering exceptional customer experience through deeper engagement and partnership with its clients. This was demonstrated last Thursday when the Bank hosted a successful Global Trade Forum in Ibadan, bringing…

Broken promises: FENRAD slammed Abia State government over unpaid pensions

Foundation for Environmental Rights Advocacy and Development (FENRAD Nigeria) has expressed deep concern over the continued non-payment of pension arrears and gratuities to retired civil servants in Abia State — a development that threatens to erode…

Experts warn against overregulation of Non-profit sector in Africa

Experts at the 2nd Africa Civil Society AML/CFT Conference 2025 have raised concerns that overregulation of the non-profit sector in Africa is stifling humanitarian activities and undermining the ability of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to operate freely.…

Transforming trades: Registered artisans praise myhandwork.ng’s role in business expansion

Michael Olumide Trained artisans of The Technical and Vocational Training (TVET) programme, onboarded about a year ago on the digital platform, myhandwork.ng have praised the impact the platform has made on their businesses in the last…

Governance over politicking: Archbishop Martins’ plea to Nigerian leaders

Stanley Ihedigbo Archbishop of the Metropolitan See of Lagos, His Grace and Most Rev. Dr Alfred Adewale Martins, has urged leaders across Nigeria to prioritise effective governance over politicking by focusing on delivering tangible results that…

World Food Day 2025: CAPPA urges government to act on junk food

As the world marks World Food Day 2025 today, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has urged governments at all levels to implement comprehensive food policies that protect Nigerians from the growing threat of Ultra-Processed…

Cornel Media Consult honours The Mirror Newspaper Publisher, others

Michael Olumide One of the leading communication marketing firms in Nigeria, Cornel Media Consult (CMC), has honoured The Mirror Newspaper’s publisher, Rev. Stanley Ihedigbo, along with other notable figures, for their outstanding contributions to the media…

Let us stop suffocating Mother Earth

By George Ozalla Buildings are meant to shelter us, not to suffocate the earth that shelters us all. Yet, everywhere one looks today, homes and public buildings are being sealed up from every corner — covered…

Gov. Umo Eno: Boosting literacy through more tertiary institutions

Emmanuel Nicholas On August 17, 2025, The Nation newspaper published a ranking of the ten Nigerian states deemed most advantaged in terms of literacy rate and education infrastructure. The report placed Akwa Ibom State at number…