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Taiwo 'Ogogo' Hassan, veteran Nigerian actor, is dead

Nigeria, Aug. 23 -- Veteran actor and screenwriter, Taiwo "Ogogo" Hassan, has died after battling stage-four cancer. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that the actor's daughters, Kira and Haleemah, disc... Read More


From Abuja to Hangzhou (1): A handshake with the Chinese, By Max Amuchie

Nigeria, Aug. 23 -- It began, unexpectedly, with a telephone call one evening in May. I was at my desk in Abuja when my phone rang. On the other end was Kemi Yusufu, Publicity Secretary of the Guild ... Read More


Nigeria's sovereign cloud moment: Securing the infrastructure behind the digital economy, By Shuaib S. Agaka

Nigeria, Aug. 23 -- For most Nigerians, the cloud is something they use without thinking about it. A mobile banking app opens, a payment goes through, a government portal loads, or a business retrieve... Read More


Famadewa, Ribadu and a 90-day security plan: Unpacking Onanuga's release, By Yushau A Shuaib

Nigeria, Aug. 23 -- When the Presidential Spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, announced that President Bola Tinubu had constituted an eleven-man committee to develop a National Threat Assessment and a Strategic ... Read More


How honour connected me with Mr Tony Elumelu, By Ayo Akerele

Nigeria, Aug. 23 -- Years ago, while residing in Europe, I reached a point where I felt a strong desire to return home to Nigeria. At the time, I was feeling somewhat exhausted and disillusioned with ... Read More


From employee to industry authority (2), By Yemi Adetayo

Nigeria, Aug. 23 -- "The future depends on what you do today." - Mahatma Gandhi There is a significant difference between having a job and building a professional legacy. To become an employee, you m... Read More


The global climate has changed and Nigeria now has winter, By Testimony Jesutoye

Nigeria, Aug. 23 -- For decades, Nigerians have worn resilience like a badge of honour. The world praises us for our unique capacity to absorb pain, to navigate systemic indignity, and to survive wher... Read More


FCTA trains health workers in basic life support, plans Code Blue teams in hospitals

Nigeria, Aug. 23 -- The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has commenced Basic Life Support (BLS) training for health workers in seven public hospitals, as part of efforts to strengthen e... Read More


Atiku's subsidy u-turn: The bankruptcy of desperate ambition, By Sunday Dare

Nigeria, Aug. 23 -- In the architecture of modern political opportunism, few spectacles rival the breathtaking hypocrisy of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar's recent policy pivot. To watch a self-styled statesm... Read More


Call me Tony: A parable of corporate Nigeria, By Temitope Lakisokun

Nigeria, Aug. 23 -- The argument over the young trainee who addressed UBA Chairman Tony Elumelu by his first name has become a surprisingly revealing debate about Nigerian society. One side says she ... Read More