A television game show in Nigeria’s commercial hub of Lagos has an unforgiving rule: Speak English and you lose. For a U.S.-born millennial in the audience and a student of her parents’ mother tongue, the high-stakes setting is a perfect classroom. Meanwhile, a 15-year-old Canadian speaks to a teacher about 13,000 kilometers (8,000 miles) away…
Global promoter of Nigeria’s cultural event, the BONNY Festival, Mr Ekeinde Ohiwerei, has said that while the world continues to evolve, Nigeria, and by extension Africa, should not ignore her roots. Ohiwerei gave the charge on the sidelines of the maiden edition of the festival which opened at Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos, at the weekend….
Prof. Benedict Oramah, outgoing President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank, delivered a powerful call to action at the Future Africa Forum 2025, held at The Africa Center in New York. Speaking under the theme “From Heritage to Prosperity: Leveraging Cultural Roots to Promote Global Africa”, Professor Oramah urged Africa and its diaspora…
