Khalil Suleiman Halilu, the Executive Vice-Chairman (EVC)/Chief Executive Officer of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) is a living testament to the can-do spirit of the human being. The young man who grew upselling ice blocks to…
The Ministry of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy is one of the few new ministries created last year by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to anchor his Renewed Hope Agenda. The new ministry came with another novelty: the appointment of…
Bosun Tijani who will be 47 next July is one of the youngest, pioneer indigenous icons of Nigeria’s Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) sector. His appointment as Minister of Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy was an obvious recommendation by his…
The Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited is a metaphor for the entire Nigerian steel industry – huge in potential but empty in delivery. The Federal government-owned company was conceived and built to be the stimulus for the steel industry which is…
Charles Odii, Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), is a creative and solutions-driven entrepreneur and inventor with extensive international experience in technology, marketing and Media. He began to distinguish himself in entrepreneurship…
Bamanga Usman Jada is one of the young top-notch technocrats appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu into key positions to drive his Renewed Hope Agenda. At just 41, Jada has emerged as a beacon of hope and a harbinger of…
Who is a youth? There is no universally agreed international definition of the youth age group. The United Nations (UN), the Commonwealth, the African Union (AU) and Nigeria’s National Youth Policy give different definitions of who is a youth. For…
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dayo Mobereola, has described the death of Architect Ferdinand Agu, former Director General of the defunct National Maritime Authority (NMA), as a rude shock. Reacting to Agu’s…
Nigeria’s premier financial institution and financial inclusion services provider has bagged two awards: Best SME Bank in Africa and Best SME Bank in Nigeria at the highly converted Asian Banker Global Excellence Retail Awards 2024. The Excellence in Retail Finance…
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Group is a standout example of one of the most thrilling success stories of financial services institutions in Nigeria. It has clearly realized its vision statement, which is: “To be the undisputable leading dominant financial…
