Event Seeks To Preserve Osoba’s Radical Legacy LEADING academics, labour activists, civil society leaders and progressive intellectuals will converge in Abuja on Tuesday, July 28, for the second symposium in celebration of the late public intellectual and renowned Marxist and historian, Dr Segun Osoba. Participants are expected not only to celebrate his enduring contributions to scholarship and social justice but also deliberate on preserving the legacy of Nigeria’s progressive movement. The symposium, themed “Segun Osoba, Radical Historiography and the Defence of the Common People,” will begin at 9:00 a.m. (West Africa Time) at BON Elvis Hotel, Wuse 2, Abuja, with…
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THE MANAGING Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Dr. Abba Aliyu, has disclosed that Nigeria’s renewable energy workforce participation remains significantly low, with the sector generating only about 70,000 jobs despite attracting over $2 billion in cumulative investment, compared to the 16.2 million jobs supported by the global solar industry. The gap, according to the REA MD, underscores the urgent need for a deliberate shift toward local capacity development, warning that Nigeria cannot build a sustainable energy transition on permanent import dependence. The REA MD made this known in his keynote address at the 2026 Oriental News Conference held…
DANGOTE Cement Plc has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable business practices, environmental stewardship, and responsible growth across Africa, as the company continues to integrate sustainability into every aspect of its operations. The company’s sustainability strategy remains focused on reducing environmental impact, improving energy efficiency, promoting diversity and inclusion, supporting local communities, and creating long-term value for stakeholders across its ten African markets. As part of its decarbonisation and green logistics agenda, Dangote Cement is expanding its alternative-energy transportation programme through the acquisition of an additional 1,500 compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks. The initiative is designed to lower greenhouse gas emissions,…
YOUTH leaders in Plateau State have pledged to mobilise one million votes for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 general election, expressing confidence in the administration’s policies and programmes. The youths also commended the Federal Government’s expansion of the Nigerian Army through the creation of additional divisions, describing the initiative as a strategic step toward improving operational coverage, addressing security gaps, and strengthening the nation’s response to emerging security challenges. The commitment was made during separate strategic meetings convened by the Plateau State Director of the City Boy Movement (CBM), Mr. David Daser, with members of…
“If you don’t know history, then you don’t know anything. You are a leaf that doesn’t know it is part of a tree.” ― Michael Crichton THE PETROL shortage of June 1975 emerged with a bang. Cars and buses lined up all day in front of fuel-starved petrol stations. A petrol shortage in an oil producing nation revealed the State’s lack of control over the economy and the total failure of the 1970-1974 second national development plan. The State response to the shortage was to immediately reduce the import duties on motor fuel with the declaration of the Customs Tariff…
BY OWEI LAKEMFA THE TRANSFORMATIVE Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is mired in endless controversies. This is the fate of great monuments and, I dare say, great leaders. So, my primary concerns here are not the hullabaloos about its actual cost and absence of biddings or, its ever-changing designs as it meanders through coast and land. My interest here is its hugely successful naming ceremony. Africans take such a monumental event as the naming ceremony of a child, serious otherwise, it could be regarded a bastard. Fittingly, the projected 750-kilometre road has been named by the Tinubu Presidency as the “President Bola…
…Warns Of Risks To Digital Rights THE CENTRE for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has rejected a proposed amendment to the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023, which would require social media platforms, data controllers and data processors to establish and maintain physical offices in Nigeria, describing the measure as a threat to digital rights, innovation, competition and digital inclusion. The organisation made its position known in a press statement signed by its Digital Rights Lead, Ali Sabo, in response to a bill sponsored by Senator Ned Munir Nwoko. According to CITAD, while the objective of strengthening data protection, improving regulatory…
THE COALITION of Indigenous Middle Belt Organisations (CIMBO) has thrown its weight behind the Middle Belt Forum (MBF) in rejecting the proposed monthly N1 billion contribution by northern governors to the Northern Nigeria Security Trust Fund (NNSTF), describing the initiative as contrary to the security interests of the Middle Belt region. The position is contained in a press statement signed by Prof Ejeikwu Emmanuel Oloja and Dr. Billy Ishaya Laah, CIMBO’s Chairman and Secretary respectively, and made available to National Record. The coalition urged governors of Middle Belt states to channel such resources towards strengthening security within their respective states…
By Max Amuchie THIS FOURTH instalment of the Sundiata Post Model asks the inevitable question: What must a knowledge-producing newsroom do to survive, adapt and remain relevant across generations? That question is the gateway to what we call the Realm of the Long Term. Every institution eventually enters the Realm of the Long Term. It is the stage at which immediate success gives way to enduring relevance, and where the central question is no longer whether an organisation can perform today, but whether it can continue creating public value across generations. Entering this realm requires more than ambition. It demands…
THE ARBITER ENDGAME. A seven-letter word that sounds like the last beat of a drum in a musical piece. Endgame! A word that conjures the image of two Goliaths strutting about, intent on choking the life out of a David. Yet, in this instance, David appears to have pinned the Goliaths to the wall. Endgame! A word with two seemingly contradictory meanings: a game and an end. A loaded word that promises a finale, the fulfilment of an ultimate goal or the culmination of a long-term plan. Originally a chess term referring to the final phase of a match, when…