Christianity, Prosperity Gospel: Should Pastors Use Private Jet?

By Zuko Mdwaba Generation Z will determine the extent to which generative AI will truly advance how we live and work. Born into a world of smartphones, virtual assistants, and the Internet, the level of comfort among ‘digital natives’ with the pace of technological change and its impact on society will be a driving force behind AI’s widespread adoption. Global research released by Salesforce – Generative AI Snapshot Research: The AI Divide – shows that over one-third of current users are “super-users,” tapping generative AI daily and planning to use it even more. The data also shows that half of all consumers have never

By Michael Owhoko, PhD Any Nigerian with a rational and open mind knows that the complexity of governance in Nigeria today is rooted in the country’s political system, which by any stretch of imagination and logic, is unsuitable for a heterogenous society like Nigeria with over 250 ethnic groups that is characterized by incompatible cultures, varied history, background and interests. These ethnic groups were hitherto independent nations that ceded their sovereignty to the Nigerian state under federalism, a political system that took cognizance of their peculiarities and agreed upon by the country’s founding fathers. But ever since this system was

By Jerome-Mario Utomi Recently, precisely on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, I participated as a panellist at the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands, a panel discussion on The role of multi-stakeholder engagement in achieving environmental justice. The gathering, which was held in Victoria Island, Lagos, formed part of training on Environmental Justice: Reducing Ecological and Social Inequalities through Effective and Participatory Land Governance. Essentially, in my private study/preparation for the programme, the need to domesticate the subject became paramount to me. To achieve this objective; the following questions came flooding; what is environmental justice?

By Thando Sibanda It’s all too easy to think of startup founders as young, vigorous and touched with immortality. But the sector is full of stories of founders dying before their time. Such deaths are always tragic but can be even more so when there isn’t a clear plan in place. Without that plan, conflicts can quickly arise between the family of the deceased, investors, business partners, and other interested parties. Often, the source of this conflict is the founder being subject to a “deemed offer” or “deemed sale” clause. This clause leads to an automatic forced sale of the

By Ibironke Olurotimi When the news of Nigeria’s first confirmed COVID-19 case dropped that morning in Late February, none of us was prepared for what lay ahead. We all thought we’d beat this just like we did with Ebola. Faith-filled Nigerians continued to post things like “this too shall pass” on their WhatsApp statuses and other platforms. Here we are 60 days after and we can only hope we get out of this as fast as we can so we can gather the ruins of our broken economy and systems and begin building our “new normal” as a lot of

By Dipo Olowookere Shareholders of Fidelity Bank Plc will have something to savour this year as the board of the lender has proposed the payment of 35 kobo as a dividend for the 2021 financial year. The bank confirmed this in its financial statements for the year ended December 31 filed to the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited. The cash reward is for investors on the company’s register of members at the close of business on May 5, 2022, and is subject to the approval of the shareholders at the Annual General Meeting (AGM). “In respect of the 2021 financial year,

By Adedapo Adesanya After months of drama, Mr Elon Musk has now taken charge of Twitter, signifying his $44 billion acquisition of the company. With the acquisition, Twitter CEO, Mr Parag Agrawal, and finance chief, Mr Ned Segal, have been relieved of their duties, while Mr Vijaya Gadde, the head of legal policy, trust, and safety, was also fired. Yesterday, the billionaire tweeted, “the bird is freed,” in an apparent reference to the takeover being completed. This would bring an end to a tumultuous seven-month tussle that began in April when Twitter accepted Musk’s proposal to buy the social media

Introduction Wedding planning can be a thrilling field, especially if you have an undying passion for the beauty of romance and luxurious weddings. Who knows, you might even have planned your wedding! However, a solid business plan is crucial if you plan on venturing out into the wedding planning field and want your ordeal to blossom into a successful business. Following are a few steps that you can follow to make your business dream turn into reality: Learn the art of the business Learning the mechanisms of the business while you are working under someone else can be a great

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh Chairman of the Federation Council of Ethiopia, Agenyehu Teshager, during his first official working visit to Moscow, has held talks with Chairperson of the Federation Council, Valentina Matviyenko, after which a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the upper houses of the parliaments of Russia and Ethiopia. During the discussions, Matviyenko and Teshager emphasized questions relating to ways to promote inter-parliamentary cooperation and the strengthening of Russian-Ethiopian ties. The Speaker of the Federation Council noted the fact that this visit would give impetus to the development of the entire range of bilateral relations. Matviyenko recalled that

By Adedapo Adesanya A Nigerian physician, Dr Tunji Funsho, has been named in the TIME magazine list of 100 most influential people in the world for his role in the eradication of polio in the country. Dr Funsho, a cardiologist based in Lagos, is the first Rotary International member to receive this honour for the organisation’s work to eradicate polio, having played an essential role in ensuring Africa’s certification as wild polio-free in August of 2020. As the leader of Rotary’s Nigeria National PolioPlus Committee, Dr Funsho has worked alongside Rotary members throughout the country to raise awareness about the

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Reports reaching us indicate that two men have hijacked a Libyan passenger plane on Friday morning, diverting it to Malta. The aircraft is said to be conveying about 118 passengers when it was seized by hoodlums suspected to be loyalists of late Libyan leader, Mr Muammar Gaddafi. They were said to have threatened to blow up the plane with hand grenades before gaining control of the aircraft and diverting it to Malta. According to Times of Malta, the hijackers have promised to allow all 111 passengers leave the Airbus A320, but not any of the seven crew

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Six companies listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) have been placed on delisting watch-list by the industry regulator. The affected firms have failed to comply with the corporate governance rules, according to an X-Compliance report released on Friday by the NSE. The report said as a result, the Quotations Committee of the National Council of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (QCN) has approved that the affected companies to be placed on delisting watch-list subject to filing Quarterly Compliance Report. The firms are African Paints (Nigeria) Plc, Afrik Pharmaceuticals Plc, Aso Savings & Loans Plc, Deap Capital Management