Author: Lagos Brief

The Olisa Metuh Initiative has donated N10 million to the Legend Golden Care Foundation, a leading right advocacy and humanitarian non-governmental organization, as part of activities marking the upcoming 60th birthday of Chief Olisa Metuh on November 28, 2025. Presenting the cheque in Abuja on Wednesday, 19th November, 2025, Dr. Ikenna Ubah, representing the Initiative, said friends, family and associates of Metuh pooled resources for charitable projects in his honour, following his request that no newspaper adverts be placed for his milestone birthday. The donation will support the payment of fines for selected bailable offenders and assist widows in need.…

Afretrade, a new digital platform designed to bridge African talent and enterprises with global opportunities, has officially launched in Lagos marking what many industry watchers describe as a major leap for Africa’s digital trade ecosystem. The launch, held on Tuesday, November 18th, 2025 at the Muson Centre, Onikan, brought together entrepreneurs, investors, innovators, and international partners from across Africa, Europe, and North America. In his welcome address, Founder and CEO Lekan Salaam shared the inspiring journey behind Afretrade, describing it as a bold solution for Africa’s trading uture. He emphasized that the platform was built to strengthen talent, trade, and…

Zamfara State continues to bleed. Communities remain under the siege of relentless banditry, kidnappings, and cold-blooded killings. Families mourn daily, farmers abandon their farms, and hundreds of settlements live in fear. Yet, in the heart of this crisis, what has captured national attention is not decisive action to restore order, but a political tour of the Minister of State Defence, HE Bello Matawalle, that has raised more questions than answers. Matawalle’s recent political return to Zamfara State has exposed a disturbing contradiction: a stark paradox of leadership and a deep irony of responsibility. As the Minister responsible for superintending the…

CloudVantage has announced its official launch on Monday, becoming Nigeria’s first indigenous cloud-automation computing company. The launch marked a pivotal moment for developers, tech engineers and businesses across Africa, introducing a powerful, highly-resistant platform designed to solve the critical challenges of time management, complex onboarding processes, manual complexity of spinning up servers, cost management, and security. The Chief Executive Officer of the company, Muhideen Ashiru, expressed CloudVantage’s commitment to empowering Nigerian and African enterprises, from governments, large corporations to startups, with world-class, affordable, and compliant cloud infrastructure. “For too long, Nigerian and African businesses, including governments have sought affordable, local…

If politics were to be built up into flesh and bone, one that is fashioned into an individual who could speak, legislate, joke around, and empathise— it would be difficult not to imagine Rt. Hon. (Dr.) James Abiodun Faleke as the first thought of such personification. Different from the usual politics of personal enrichment, Faleke’s narrative reads instead as: managerial expertise brought to bear on the messy business of public life, a temperament that privileges service over spectacle, and a tangible imprint on both his immediate constituency and the broader national tableau. Faleke’s career did not begin in the give-and-take…

When Nigeria first introduced Islamic banking more than a decade ago, a section of the public, especially some Christian leaders, cried foul. They labelled it an attempt to Islamise the nation. The word Islamic became synonymous with suspicion. Yet, history has since given its verdict. The same Islamic banking and finance that was once denounced as a tool for religious expansion has now become one of the most credible components of Nigeria’s financial system. Today, the government of Nigeria, regardless of faith or political party, routinely issues Sukuk (Islamic bonds) to finance national infrastructure, build roads, and other developmental projects.…

Ethical capital, not religious sentiment, is quietly transforming Nigeria’s development story, proving that transparency, fairness, and inclusion are the true foundations of progress. Apostle (Professor) Bolaji Akinyemi’s article, “Halal: Tomorrow’s Celebration May Plant Tomorrow’s Crisis,” reflects a seeming patriotic vigilance, but the “Halal Economy Strategy” deserves a fairer context. Halal is not a stealth religious policy; it is an ethical economic framework already proven beneficial to Nigeria’s multi-faith financial system, time and again. In the United Kingdom, the government operates an Islamic Finance Task Force, created in 2013 under Prime Minister David Cameron, to make London a hub for Sharia-compliant…

Today, we joyfully celebrate the birthday of our esteemed founder, Chief (Dr.) Ayodele Ibrahim, the visionary behind Eko University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ijanikin. This special day gives us an opportunity to express our deepest appreciation for your remarkable leadership and visionary approach to education. Your dedication to empowering future generations has created a lasting impact on our community and beyond. Under your guidance, our institution has flourished, becoming a beacon of academic excellence and innovation. Your commitment to fostering a culture of learning, critical thinking, and character development has inspired countless individuals to strive for greatness. We’re grateful…

There are moments when public honours become mirrors that doesn’t reflect virtue but to magnify dissonance. Governor Dauda Lawal’s recent acclamation as “Governor of the Year” by Leadership newspapers should, in a sane political economy, invite sober celebration only if the facts on the ground corroborate the plaudits. But in Zamfara, where villages are sacked, whole communities flee in fear, educational system keep declining in the wake of violence, and mass abductions have become grim headlines, the award reads less like recognition than a rhetorical conjuring trick. The editorial board that printed the accolade owes Nigerians an apology for easily…

Among the very few names that resonate very loudly and command profound respect in the politics of the ancient Caliphate is Rep. Ahmad Abdullahi Kalambaina, the distinguished Honourable Member representing Kware/Wamakko Federal Constituency with unwavering dedication and exceptional prowess. Known for his unparalleled grassroots mobilisation and far-reaching positive impact, Hon. Kalambaina is highly favoured and widely celebrated for his high-scale performance that touches directly and profoundly on the well-being, empowerment, and sustainable economic development of his constituents in every corner of the constituency. As the Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on Defence, Rep. Kalambaina has demonstrated rare, exemplary, and…