‘Why Nigeria’s eCommerce sector is still underdeveloped’

Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Glovo, a multi-category delivery app, Oscar Pierre, in this interview with Adeyemi Adepetun, speaks about the electronic commerce sub-sector and how fresh investments and players are driving initiatives. Looking at the Nigerian tech ecosystem and the surge in eCommerce platforms, what opportunities exist to develop the ecosystem? I can […]

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Why SDP won’t challenge Tinubu’s declaration as president-elect – National chairman

National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, Shehu Gabam, shares his thoughts with Dirisu Yakubu on the party’s decision to challenge the National Assembly elections in some states, among other issues. What is your general assessment of the February 25 presidential election? The party has issued an official position as regards the February 25 presidential […]

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Governors are Nigeria’s biggest problem – Ex-minister

A former Minister of National Planning and Director-General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, the academic arm of the National Assembly, Prof Abubakar Suleiman, in this interview with Leke Baiyewu speaks about the cost of running the National Assembly and governors’ influence in the polity, among other issues around the legislature. The […]

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EU mission not in Nigeria to validate elections – Chief observer

The Chief Observer of the European Union Election Observation Mission to Nigeria, 2023, Barry Andrews, on Tuesday led some members of the mission on a visit to Punhc Place, headquarters of Punch newspapers. In this interview with Dayo Oyewo, he explains the objectives of the mission as Nigerians go to the polls on Saturday. Can […]

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Our agitation is for a restructured Nigeria, not Yoruba President – Bola Bolawole

Bola Bolawole is one of the proponents in the call for Yoruba nation. In this interview with Kehinde Olatunji, he spoke on issues bordering on separatist agitation and the hullabaloo among Yoruba nation leaders. Buhari’s nepotistic attitude fueled calls for separatist agitations What prompted the protests at Ojota recently, where someone was reportedly killed at […]

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Our abductors working for highly-connected personalities — FUNAAB graduate

A 31-year-old farmer based in Osun State, Samuel Oladotun who was recently abducted alongside his brother, by some gunmen near his farm in Ileogbo town, spoke about their harrowing experience inside the kidnappers’ den. The graduate of Animal Science, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, in this interview with Bola Bamigbola, narrates the pains, […]

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How I survived Abacha dictatorship – Nosa Igiebor

Veteran journalist and Co-founder of Tell Magazine, Nosa Igiebor, speaks to Alexander Okere about his torturous career during the military era, including his arrest and detention by brutish regimes and how it affected his family. You clocked 70 December last year and many consider that a milestone, considering the risks you faced during the military […]

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‘Men are comfortable to be bossed by capable women’

Club Admin Chair, Rotarian Habeebat Abiodun Popoola (left); District Governor, Rotarian Omotunde Lawson (fourth left; President, Rotary Club of Dolphin Estate, Rotarian Oyebola Adeyanju and others at the tree planting project Rotarian Omotunde Lawson is an educationist par excellence. She was employed into Lagos State Teaching Service in 1982 as a Biology teacher and became […]

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