OPINION

Opinion By Adedayo Oluwafemi The term hustle means different things to different people. For some, hustle represents the push to want to make things happen. It could also mean any venture, enterprise or business with the purpose of creating an economic activity and or facilitating a trade. Believe it or …

ABUJA/LAGOS – The Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has condemned the recent shooting in a Clubhouse in Lagos by a Police escort detailed to the Nigerian music star, Damini Ogulu, fondly called Burna Boy. According to the Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, the IGP Baba described …

Opinion: By Adebayo Adedeji Claudia Berg, a development researcher at the World Bank, in her 2015 article, reiterates importance the Bank attaches to road construction. It is believed that without good roads, other aspects of development will suffer. Roads are the arteries through which the economy pulses; they facilitate and …

Opinion By OLADIPỌ Oluwọle Who betrayed whom amongst the dramatis personae at the just concluded presidential primaries/convention of the People Democratic Party, (PDP), in Abuja ? The River State Governor, His Excellency, Nyesome Wike’s support for Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State at the 2018 PDP presidential primaries, was beyond …

Opinion: FirstBank delighted investors with a pleasant surprise when it announced stellar results confirming that its turnaround strategy pinned on the pillars of innovation, resilience and digging deep is working. Its profit after tax spiked 108% to N32.4billion on the back of massive loan recoveries and a sharply lower level …

BY ADEDOYIN GIWA LAGOS – From improving sales volume, to facilitating automated processes in business transactions and the application of new technology, there’s no disputing the fact that ecommerce is opening up the Nigerian economy at an impressive rate. Thriving on a digital economy platform, ecommerce boasts an incredible level …

BY TEMITOPE OYEFESO LAGOS – When the instrument of authority was presented to Oba Saheed Ademola Elegushi on April 27, 2010, as the 21st monarch of Ikate-Elegushi kingdom, a coastal community along the Lagos lagoon, the people were ecstatic. But, there were careful expectations because the Prince, though steeped in …

Opinion: BY OLOYE LEKAN ALABI IBADAN – A Chinese sage, centuries ago, postulated that people, not necessarily blood relations,are bound to relate closely if they share similar philosophies, ideas,interests etc Such is the great bond between my humble self and the following seven ‘sisters’ of mine,with whom  I share deep, …

Opinion: BY ANIEKAN EZEKIEL Have you seen the videos on this link: https://www.firstbanknigeria.com/home/impact/crs-week/? Piece of advice: Please hold your handkerchief or make sure there is a good supply of tissue paper while you view. The initiative that inspired the efforts and results seen in the videos is not a strange one, …

Opinion: BY: LATEEF AKINTUNDE One of the prayers for pregnant women in Western Nigeria is –  “Agbohun lya a gbohun Omo”. Meaning, the pregnant women shall successfully deliver their babies without a hitch. This emphasised the high value the society attached to the wellbeing of both the mother and their babies during …