Speech by the Inspector-General of Police(IGP), Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun On Day One of the Planned Nationwide Protest (Aug. 1, 2024) at the IGP Conference Hall, Force Headquarters, Abuja. Protocols Fellow Nigerians and Compatriots, It is with a grave sense of responsibility that I address you this evening. You will recall that upon several indications by […]
By Abdulwarees Solanke, Voice of Nigeria For every facet of life anywhere, there is always a cabal as its driving spirit, either success or failure. But in most instances, it is for failure. Where successes are recorded, they are merely superficial. Such successes or achievements are fleeting but the real success or gain is in […]
By Olusegun S. Ayeoyenikan To tackle the menace of poverty, unemployment and insecurity, Nigeria needs sustainable industrial growth and manufacturing capacity for real development. No doubt having a production base for a competitive industrial economy is the only remedy to Nigeria’s dependence on importation. What is an industrial economy? Simply put, it is the prevalent […]
ADVERTISEMENT By Reuben Muoka In Nigeria, a young tech-savvy and upwardly mobile population is teeming, and exploring derivable benefits of digital technologies. They are propelled by rapidly expanding internet access and steady broadband penetration, currently about 43 per cent. Our digital economy is poised for significant growth, positively impacting various sectors and benefiting the nation […]
By Ademola Ben Crownson Adegoke Times and tides change. Seasons flicker and flutter, and the weather varies. The message in all this is the transience of everything in life. Nothing is permanent; except change itself. A time there was when their word was law. Their reverence for their subjects was so high to the sky. […]
By Abdulwarees SoIanke In the second quarter of 2001 when I resumed as Editorial Board member and Deputy Editor of The Monitor on Sunday, I decided to do something different by focusing its health page primarily on Mental Health. The Monitor is a weekend newspaper in the stable of the Ibadan-based Monitor newspapers published by […]
By Suleiman Bala Bakori Boxes have many uses, and the word “box”, lends itself to diverse contexts. For “Ajala Travelers,” the box is necessary for keeping goods for their endless journeys. In literature, idiomatically, it can be said that “one has been boxed into a corner;” another might say to deal with a problem: “think […]
By David Adeoye Economic experts have acknowledged that Small and Micro Enterprises (SMEs) are a major sector contributing significantly to the nation’s economy. Consequently, they play a pivotal role in poverty reduction. In Oyo State, SMEs form the backbone of the state’s economic activities and contribute to achieving sustainable development goals aimed at mitigating economic […]
By Omo Odigie Not a few political observers have described Dr Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe, APC’s leading aspirant for the Edo State gubernatorial race as a greenhorn in partisan politics, having retired as a federal civil servant in January this year. How wrong they all are as events have increasingly shown, lending credence to the biblical […]
By Abdulwarees Solanke Recently, I started a discourse on Telling Sustainable Development Stories. But the truth is, most mass media in Africa are at crossroads of playing the role of societal watchdog. Functioning as the fourth estate of the realm demands independence, objectivity, balance and a correct appreciation of differences between public and national interests […]