Ernst & Young, leading global consultants on tax, insurance and advisory services, has extended its outstanding global award in entrepreneurship, ‘Entrepreneur of The Year Award’ to the West African region. The World Entrepreneur of the Year Award was created by Ernst & Young to recognise the significant accomplishments of entrepreneurs around the world. The programme [...]

In what has become a celebrated annual forum for children in private schools in Lagos to showcase their artistic talents and prowess, the Kings School, a private school in Gbagada, Lagos in conjunction with the National Gallery of Art and Terra Kulture held its 4TH CHILDREN’S ART COMPETITION/EXHIBITION on Thursday, June 8 2011. The themes [...]

  42% of girls in developing countries – including Nigeria – are not enrolled in school. This statistic is in direct correlation with prevalent infant and maternal mortality rates in these places, where they continue unabated at unacceptably high levels. While maternal mortality figures vary widely by source, and are highly controversial, best estimates suggest [...]

  By Folake Oluwole   At some point in our career or professional lives, we lose the excitement, interest and enthusiasm in our chosen line of discipline, vocation or profession for various reasons. • You might be overworked and demoralized because it just doesn’t seem as if you are growing or getting better. Technically, this might [...]

  Title: “KJB – The Book that Changed the World” Genre: Culture & Society Release Date: April, 2011 Studio: Lionsgate Format: DVD Ages: 12+ By Mai nasara “KJB – The Book that Changed the World” is a 90-minute Drama Documentary about the translation of the King James Bible. Narrator John Rhys-Davies leads us back, through [...]

By Yemi Sanusi He had tried, really tried, to “toast” me, as they say, but I wouldn’t budge. I was just plain tired of all of them – tall, short, thin, fat, dark, fair. I was simply fed up with his ilk: all smoke and no substance. Yes, I know it: I’m breathtakingly beautiful, thank [...]

  By Adeola Adegboyega A lot of women, especially the so called Lagos-Big Gals, commit a lot of fashion no-no’s every day. Drive past anywhere on the streets of Lagos and you are bound to notice the fashion ‘criminals’ in five minutes! There are a lot of rules that must be followed to stay guiltless [...]

By Ayodeji Jeremiah On 22nd December, 2008, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution A/63/L63 that recognises sickle cell disease as a public health problem. Among the objectives of the resolution is the celebration on 19th June of each year as a World-Day of Sickle Cell Disease. On June 19 2009, the first sickle cell [...]

By George Ashiru Their love was seemingly made in heaven. They went arm in arm all their years on campus, had many things in common, and attended the same fellowship. The University was their Garden of Eden. Contrasting lives molded together by a homogeneous academic and social community. Their contrasts were the attractive qualities. They [...]

By Godwin Thomas   Now the elections are over and, apparently, winners at these elections are in a chirpy state of mind as congratulatory messages pour in, and as they look forward to serving their motherland. However, while it is in order to congratulate winners of the Aprils polls, the citizenry must resist the urge [...]