39 entrepreneurs gets UI grants, urges students on SMEs
By Adeyinka Adeniran No fewer than 39 young entrepreneurs on Wednesday got business support grant from the University of Ibadan, Ibadan to support their start-ups and business expansion plans. The grant which ranges between N100,000 to N500,000 was presented as parts of activities to flag off the 2025 Small and Medium Enterprise Fair. The two-day fair, themed “Inspiring Next-Gen SMEs: Igniting Ideas,...
Female banker, finance expert declares interest in Oyo Assembly race
By Adeyinka Adeniran A banking and finance professional, Temitope Olawoyin had publicly declared interest to represent Egbeda state constituency in the Oyo State House of Assembly on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), come 2027. This is as she unveiled a four-point mission anchored on Women and Youth Empowerment, Quality Education and Capacity Building, Community Infrastructure and Development, and...
Trump: War General, Kurunmi’s lessons for Tinubu
By Festus Adedayo Greek philosopher, Socrates, may be the most famous Western figure of his time to have swallowed the poisonous plant's juice called hemlock. But, Africa, too had its. As he was sentenced to death in 399 BCE, Socrates was forced to drink this poisonous plant secretion which causes muscular paralysis, leading to respiratory failure. As he lay dying,...
The Ripple Effect of Appreciation in Leaderdhip
The Ripple Effect of Appreciation in Leaderdhip By Oluwole Dada Every human being wants to be appreciated for what he has done. It’s a fundamental need that cuts across all cultures, backgrounds, and organizational hierarchies. Showing appreciation to your team members motivates them and drives them to do more. Appreciation has a direct impact on productivity and helps build staff loyalty....
UNICEF makes case for CWIS to improve sanitation, hygiene to combat open defecation
By Adeyinka Adeniran The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has emphasized the need for a Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) strategy to achieve universal access to safe sanitation in Nigeria. This is as the UN body called on government all att levels to develop and fund full-chain urban sanitation service models covering containment, emptying, transport, treatment, and reuse. UNICEF's Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene...
Security expert to Trump: Nigeria security challenges cause by cross border terrorist, not internal religious conflict
By Adeyinka Adeniran A prominent Nigerian security expert, Ambassador Abayomi Mumuni, has called on U.S. President Donald Trump to reevaluate his recent redesignation of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern,” emphasising that the country’s security crisis is driven by cross‑border terrorist networks rather than internal religious conflict. In a statement issued on Sunday by his media aide, Rasheed Abubakar, Amb....
Oyo Speaker leads successful PDP reconciliation in Eruwa
By Adeyinka Adeniran In a major step towards fostering unity and grassroots strength within the People's Democratic Party (PDP), the Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin, has championed a successful reconciliation meeting involving leaders and members of the party across the six wards of Eruwa, Ibarapa East Local Government. The reconciliation meeting, convened at the...
Unity: Leaders must be the glue and not the wedge
By Oluwole Dada From the boardroom to the office space, there is a recurring decimal and that is the coming together of diverse personalities, each with their own unique quirks, background, perspectives, approaches and understanding of the subject matter. With the understanding that your team is your most valuable asset, you must do everything possible to keep them united. Clashes...
Abulu, the prophetic madman, at Akure summit
By Festus Adedayo I have read enough works on the phenomenon of sycophancy in politics to know that it is a democratic curse. Whenever I reflect on its curse on development, my mind hovers over a character called Abulu in Akure, Ondo State-born Chigozie Obioma’s The fishermen (2015). A fictional book that got the shortlist of The Booker Prize, in...
1000 traders get FOHCAF free healthcare in Ibadan
By Adeyinka Adeniran No fewer than 1,000 traders at the Orita-Merin market, Ibadan on Saturday benefitted from a free medical outreach as part of event to commemorate the 10th edition of The Faysol Oluwakemi Annual Health lecture The event organsied by Faysol Oluwakemi Health Care Forum (FOHCAF) in partnership with the Get Healthy Africa Initiative (GHAi), and support from the Oyo...
