Articles by Seyi John Salau

Families still reel under pain of cooking gas’ high cost

What was attributed two weeks ago to the strike by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has continued to linger. Since the market disruption by PENGASSAN, the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), commonly known as cooking gas, has soared across many states, squeezing households...

Oct 19, 2025

Technology

There are very many ministries today whose ministers are not tutored

Joseph Ojo, the presiding Archbishop of Calvary Kingdom Church (CKC), recently led the congregation in a celebratory mode at the Zion mega convention 2025, themed, ‘The Culture of the Kingdom’; held between Sunday October 5 and Sunday October 12, 2025. In this interview with JOHN SALAU, Ojo spoke about what...

Oct 19, 2025

Technology

Banking today don’t really need all the brick and mortar to be effective – Asupoto

Omotayo Asupoto, managing director, Lukefield Finance Company Limited, is a thoroughbred banker with over 30 years experience in the financial sector. In this interview, Asupoto, popularly referred to as ‘Aunty T’, spoke about the economy, banking and finance; and how Lukefield has managed to increase its capital base from N100...

Oct 19, 2025

Technology

Gtext to heavily diversify business in next growth phase, says Founder

Stephen Akintayo, founder and chairman, Gtext Holdings, has said that the real estate company would heavily diversify its business portfolio in the next phase of growth trajectory. “The next 10 years we are heavily diversifying. Our agric business is, you know, hoping the next 10 years to be one of...

Oct 18, 2025

Technology

New report highlights need for diverse leadership, measurable policy outcomes

A new NarratEQ analysis by Gatefield has highlighted the urgent need for diverse leadership distribution and measurable policy outcomes for economic sustainability. “We went from 31 percent women in cabinet to 8.8 percent, and our economic growth slowed along with it. More diverse leadership means more perspectives informing policy, and...

Oct 18, 2025

Technology

‘Academic stress, lifestyle pressure cause of students’ mental health issues’

Clinical psychologists have identified lifestyle pressures, academic stress and social media influence as key contributors to emotional instability among Nigerian university students. This was stated on Friday during Caleb University’s campus mental health awareness seminar organised in partnership with the department of Psychology to commemorate World Mental Health Day. Themed,...

Oct 10, 2025