Motunrayo Opayinka is the CEO of Womenovate Ltd, an EdTech platform focused on bridging the gender gap in STEM. In this interview with PREMIUM TIMES, Mrs Opayinka reflects on her journey through the male-dominated tech industry, the power of women-led leadership, and why bold, urgent action is needed to achieve gender equity in Africa. PT:…
In the wake of yet another spate of killings in Plateau State, Governor Caleb Mutfwang convened a meeting with critical stakeholders on Monday, a move that critics argue offers little tangible solution to the decades-long insecurity plaguing the state. Speaking at the event, Mutfwang stated that the meeting aimed at “fashioning out ways of tackling…
Nigerian singer, Spyro, recently sparked debate by saying gospel artists are in the business to make money just like Afrobeats stars. On Hiptv’s Trending show, he stated; “The people that claim to be gospel artists or gospel ministers are just artists — they are in the business to make money just like us in…
China China and Nigeria, two continental giants that entered the late 1970s with similar per capita incomes, have since taken opposite economic trajectories. In China, the decisive moment was Deng Xiaoping’s 1978 decision to “open the windows” and let the world’s capital know-how to blow in. In Nigeria, the same decade ushered in the oil…
A possible cause of the Pope’s de@th has been revealed by Italian media. Pope Francis died due to a ‘cerebral haemorrhage’, possibly a stroke, which is said to be unrelated to the respiratory problems and pneumonia he suffered in February, outlets La Repubblica and La Stampa claim. The Pope died on Easter Monday, aged 88, after…
