While making a case for the overhaul of the energy sector for increased efficiency, a Professor of Physics at the University of Ilorin, Clement Olufemi Akoshile, has said that the energy crisis in Nigeria must be seen as a ‘war’ situation which must be won if it is not to consume the nation. Prof. Akoshile [...]
African journalists, writer Sola Odunfa explores the rising popularity of prophecy-making. Some years ago a man knocked on the door of the first-floor apartment of a seemingly lonely elderly woman in the city of Ibadan, about 120km (75 miles) from Lagos. From the corridor he introduced himself as a prophet – “a messenger of God” [...]
Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, with a population of over 18 million inhabitants is no doubt the largest city in Africa. The city is faced with shortage of food production to feed its teeming populace. To meet this demand and cut short import of food from other states, the Lagos State government is putting machinery in [...]
Aliko Dangote made his fortune by betting on African growth. Some call him ruthless, but many Nigerians feel he’s brought respect to a nation known more for email scams than manufacturing, writes Robyn Dixon of Los Angeles Times The chaotic colour of the megalopolis cascades past the window of his silver Mercedes SUV. A police [...]
As early as 7 a.m. yesterday, residents of Lagos Island were already seated at the Cathedral Church Primary School, Lagos East Local Council Development Area, venue of a lecture organised by the Fatima Charity Foundation. The organisers had to get canopies for several others who stood outside due to lack of space. The lecture, as [...]
Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua, founder of the Synagogue Church Of All Nations, SCOAN, is widely regarded as the man behind the emergence of Malawi’s new President Joyce Banda. Banda, 61, was sworn in on 8 April following the death of her predecessor Bingu wa Mutharika in office but it is Joshua who has become the [...]
