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Nigeria Records Highest Number Of Daily COVID-19 Infections

Nigeria on Thursday recorded its highest number of daily COVID-19 infections with 1,964 confirmed new cases. The latest figures were disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control...

Nigeria Should Expect To Get COVID-19 Vaccines By February–NGF

The Nigerian Governors Forum has said that Nigerians should look forward to the end of February, 2020 for the possibility of accessing vaccines against COVID-19. The nation’s 36 governors,...

Nigeria Records 1,301 New COVID-19 Cases In 24 Hours

Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 1,301 new cases of the novel coronavirus bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 113,305. Fifteen deaths were  also recorded in...

Consider Malaria Symptoms As COVID-19 Until Proven Otherwise – Sanwo-Olu

Following the increase in number of recorded cases of coronavirus in Nigeria, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday suggested that any malaria-like symptoms in Lagos...

Kyari Mourns Festus Marinho, Pioneer Managing Director Of NNPC

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, has lamented the death of the pioneer Managing Director of the Corporation, Chief...

Nigeria Records 1,617 New Coronavirus Cases In 24 Hours

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has recorded 1,617 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. The NCDC disclosed this on its official twitter page on Monday. According to the NCDC,...

POLITICS
Mahmood Yakubu Sworn In For A Second Term As INEC Chairman

Professor Mahmood Yakubu was on Wednesday sworn in for a second term as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). “We have clearly demonstrated in recent...

APC NEC Extends Tenure Of Mai Mala Buni’s Caretaker Committee

The National Executive Committee of the All Progressives Congress has extended the tenure of the party’s Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee led by Governor Mai...

Kogi State Lawmakers Endorse Yahaya Bello For Presidency

The Kogi State House of Assembly has asked Governor Yahaya Bello to contest for the position of the President of Nigeria in the 2023 presidential election. The Majority Leader, Abdullahi...

Senator Elisha Abbo Of Adamawa North Defects From PDP To APC

The senator representing Adamawa North, Mr Ishaku Abbo has  on the floor of the Senate, defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Abbo, a first- term lawmaker, was elected in...

Buhari Writes Senate Seeking Yakubu’s Confirmation As INEC Chairman

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to confirm the appointment of Professor Mahmood Yakubu for a second term in office as Chairman of the Nigerian Independent Electoral...

Another PDP Governor Is Going To Defect To The APC– Wike

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State says another Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) governor is planning to join Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, in defecting to the All Progressives...

BUSINESS & ECONOMY
Shell Sells Stake In Eastern Niger Delta Oil Block For $533m

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited has announced the completion of the sale of its 30 per cent interest in Oil Mining Lease 17 in the Eastern Niger Delta and...

NNPC Harvests Bids From 96 Reputable Firms From Various Jurisdictions For Contract

Buoyed up by the culture of Transparency, Accountability and Performance Excellence (TAPE) of the current NNPC management, no fewer than (96) prominent and reputable companies from...

RMAFC Applauds NNPC for Openness, Sustained Progress

The Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has commended the Mallam Mele Kyari-led management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). According...

Seplat Announces Crude Purchase Agreement With Waltersmith Petroman Oil Limited

Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc, a leading Nigerian independent energy company listed on both the Nigerian Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange has announced a Crude...

CBN Revokes Operating Licenses Of 42 Microfinance Banks

The Central Bank of Nigeria has revoked the operating licenses of 42 microfinance banks in the country. The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation made this known on Friday in an announcement...

NNPC Set to Deepen Compliance with EITI Standards

In keeping with its resolve to deepen its compliance with the transparency standards dictated by the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) as a Supporting Company, the...

IMPACT
People & Power Releases Names Of 2020 PSR National Awards Recipients

  People & Power has announced the winners of the 2020 PSR National Awards. This year”s awards were put together in spite of disruptions and challenges brought about...

Dr Garba Dahiru Waziri: Profile Of A Uniquely Resourceful Physician

Dr. Garba Dahiru Waziri is a Nigerian Physician whose impressive profile is on the rise. These past few years, he has proved himself to be a quintessential egg head of human medicine...

Engr. Amida Ishola Odebiyi : Great Strides In Industrial Engineering

Amida Ishola Odebiyi is a highly resourceful and accomplished engineer. He is a multi-functional professional who has over two decades of robust international experience in industrial...

Mr Yemi Adefisan : Icon Of Enterprise Development And Corporate Governance

Mr. Yemi Adefisan, the Group Chief Executive of Cititrust Holdings Plc, heads a group with 54 subsidiaries across 12 African countries. It is a diversified investment vehicle with...

Dr Obioma Cosmas Iwuagwu : International Impact In The Field Of Radiology

Dr Obioma Cosmas Iwuagwu is one of the celebrated Nigerian physicians who have won international recognition on account of their exemplary contribution to the field of human medicine....

Mr Obawunmi Alaba Jiboku : Toast To A Formidable Spirit Of Enterprise

Mr Obawunmi Alaba Jiboku is a creative, expansive and highly resourceful entrepreneur. Call him the man with the Midas Touch and you may not be far from the truth. As Director of Taidob...

HISTORY & LEGENDS
Ooni Of Ife Welcomes Son With Wife, Olori Moronke Naomi

The Ooni of Ife, one of Nigeria’s most prominent traditional rulers, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi has welcomed a son with his wife, Olori Moronke Naomi Silekunola. The elated king...

Ahmed Nuhu Bamali Ascends The Throne As New Emir of Zaria

Alhaji Ahmed Nuhu Bamali has emerged as the 19th Emir of the city of Zaria which is traditionally called Zazzau in Kaduna State. He succeeds Alhaji Shehu Idris, who died on Sunday,...

Kuwait Swears In New Emir After Sheikh Sabah’s Death

Kuwait has sworn in its new emir, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah, to receive the body of his half-brother, the late ruler Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah who died in the United...

Emir Of Zaria, Alhaji Shehu Idris Dies After 45 Years On The Throne

The Emir of Zaria also known as Zazzau which is one of the most prominent emirates in the northern part of Nigeria, Alhaji Shehu Idris has died today, September 20, 2020 in hospital...

THE ENTERPRISE ARENA (TEA)
How To Effectively Build A Working Day On Remote Work From Home

  In the context of the global COVID-19 pandemic, many employees were sent by employers to work remotely. This is to reduce the risk of infection in public transport and in crowded...

How Nigeria Plans To Return To The Usual Work In The Office

After the quarantine, things will return to normal (or whatever the new normal will look like). The compulsory stay-at-home laws will be repealed and some other restrictions will be...

Chaim Zach Makes Monumental Impact On Poultry Breeding In Nigeria

Mr. Chaim Zach is an international investor and industrialist. For close to 30 years, he has positively impacted the Nigerian agricultural sector.  He has hugely contributed to the...

Dr Adrienne Tikolo Makes Bold Contributions To Education In Nigeria

Dr Adrienne Tikolo is a highly cerebral and skilled educator. She has made profound contributions to education in Nigeria. Now, her work is reaching out to other parts of the world. Adrienne...

Dr. Oyeleke Ajiboye Records Outstanding Successes In Enterprise

Dr Oyeleke Ajiboye is a seasoned professional in the environmental engineering and property development industry. He has however also recorded huge successes in many other areas of...

Solomon Adedotun Adegboyega: Legacy In Corporate Management

Mr. Solomon Adedotun Adegboyega is a first-rate corporate administrator. He has spent over 30 years in management and his dexterity is widely acknowledged. He is today the Managing...

GENERAL
Biden Signs 17 Executive Orders On First Day In Oval Office

On his first day in office, President Joe Biden signed seventeen executive actions, some of which reverse decisions made by his predecessor, former President Donald Trump. The actions,...

China Sanctions Pompeo, Other High-Ranking Outgoing US Officials

The Chinese government has announced sanctions against outgoing US Ssecretary of State, Mike Pompeo and 27 other high-ranking officials under former United States President Donald...

Joe Biden Sworn In As The 46th United States President

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday. With his hand on a Bible, Mr. Biden recited the 35-word oath of office, swearing to...

Joe Biden To Propose 8-Year Citizenship Path For Immigrants

American President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his administration, hoping to provide an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated...

President Donald Trump Impeached Again By Congress

Donald Trump has become the only US president to be impeached twice, after being charged with “incitement of insurrection” over last week’s deadly storming of Congress. The...

US House Votes To Impeach Trump Today Over Violent Invasion Of The Capitol

United States House of Representatives will today vote to impeach President Donald Trump on charges of insurrection. Some members of the Republican Party have already signified that...

ASSESSMENT / INTERVIEWS
Eze Explains Why Amaechi Is Working While Walking With Crutches

Comments have continued to trail trending photographs which captured the Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, walking with the aid of crutches during the commissioning...

5000 Job Vacancies: Wike Should Not Discriminate — APC

The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, says the plan by the Wike administration to limit available employment opportunities  in Government establishments...

The Obaseki Tsunami: A Direct Message To APC— By Prince Tonye T.J.T. Princewill

The recent victory of H.E Godwin Obaseki is a lesson that many can learn from. I think it sends a very clear message to Nigerians as a whole, but a direct message to APC and a quiet...

As Chimaroke Nnamani Reconciles With Sullivan Chime –By Cosmas Chukwu

In consonance with the age old adage that there is no permanent enmity in politics, that what endures is permanent interest, Dr Chimaroke Nnamani and Barr. Sullivan Chime, both former...

NDDC Scholarship Funds Over Bloated – Citizens Quest

The stories making the rounds, that the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) cannot pay their Foreign Scholarship students due to the...

Purchase Of Vehicles For Judges: Our concern Over Governor Wike’s Comments

Governor Nyesom Wike has once again taken centre stage over his handling of a couple of issues, including the hapless donation of operational vehicles to serving Judges. Across the...

SPORTS
Football Legend, Diego Maradona Dies At 60 Of Heart Attack

 Argentinian football legend, Diego Maradona has died from a heart attack just days after turning 60. Maradona’s  lawyer said he died at home just two weeks after having surgery...

FIFA Unveil 11 Nominees For The Best Men’s Player Award

Former winners Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have been shortlisted for the Best FIFA Men’s Player for 2020. The nominations for seven individual trophies was released on...

FIFA Bans CAF President For Five Years For Financial Misconduct

President of the Confederation of African Football, Ahmad Ahmad has been banned for five years by FIFA for breaching various codes of ethics.  Ahmad was found to have breached...

Guardiola Signs New Manchester City Contract Until 2023

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has signed a new two-year contract to keep him at the club until 2023. Pep’s contract was due to expire in the summer after five years at...

Germany Suffers Worst Competitive Defeat In History Against Spain

Germany’s humiliating  defeat by Spain on Tuesday night was the former’s worst football defeat in almost 90 years . Indeed, football analysts and historians think it was Germany’s...

Lewis Hamilton Wins Seventh Formula 1 Title, Becomes Most Successful Driver

Lewis Hamilton has joined Michael Schumacher as the most successful driver in Formula One’s history. His victory at the Turkish Grand Prix yesterday sealed the championship and...

WOMAN
Dr Olukemi Kwenin: Profound Commitment To Healthcare Delivery

Dr Olukemi Kwenin is a UK trained Consultant Family Physician. She is the co-founder of RightResults Diagnostic Centre, which is a private Diagnostic Centre here in Nigeria that offers...

Dr. Abimbola Shafau: Sterling Achievements In Paediatrics

Dr. Abimbola Shafau also known as Dr. Abby is a seasoned physician. She is an award-winning Paediatric Consultant with work experience of over three decades. She has extensive international...

Mrs Oladunni Adewuyi : Profile Of A Distinguished Educator

Mrs Oladunni Adewuyi is an accomplished accountant turned distinguished educator. Out of a strong passion for children education she, in the year 2009, founded the classy Riverside...

Mrs Zainab Akingbehin: Huge Impact In Furnishing And Interior Design

Mrs Zainab Akingbehin is a true woman of impact. As the Creative Director and Chief Executive Officer of Ouvre Designs, she has recorded remarkable achievements in the sphere of Furnishing...

Mrs Modupe Nnebedum: Salute To A Woman Of Enterprise

Mrs Modupe Nnebedum is a highly enterprising Nigerian woman. She appears determined to make bold statements in all of the business and professional engagements she is involved in. She...

Mrs Iyabode Arike Oshundara: A Commitment To Quality Education

Mrs Iyabode Oshundara is a sound educator who has a burning desire to see children grow and succeed at learning. She has over 30 years of experience in the education sector, nurturing...

ENTERTAINMENT
Laycon Emerges Winner Of Big Brother Naija Lockdown

Rapper and Singer, Olamilekan Agbeleshe popularly known as Laycon has emerged the winner of Big Brother Naija Season 5. Laycon beat 19 other housemates to be crowned the winner of...

Upset, Anxiety As BBNaija Lockdown Edition Enters Final Stage

Africa’s Number One reality show, Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) has entered its finale with five of the housemates qualifying. Those who have progressed to this stage are Nengi,...

Long-Standing Filmmaker Tyler Perry Becomes Hollywood’s Latest Billionaire

 One of the world’s foremost rating companies, Forbes on Tuesday announced that longtime American filmmaker, Tyler Perry has joined the list of Hollywood billionaires. According...

Celebrated Black Panther Star, Chadwick Boseman Dies At 43

Chadwick Boseman, who reigned onscreen as Marvel’s  Black Panther, died at his Los Angeles home on Friday of cancer at age 43. He was surrounded by his wife, singer Taylor Simone...

PEOPLE | PRODUCTS | SERVICES
Onajite Regha’s Uncommon Strides In Electronic Payment Technology

Mrs Onajite Regha is the Chief Executive Officer/Executive Secretary of the Electronics Payment Providers Association of Nigeria and the initiator of the association which she co-founded...

Peter Folikwe: Berger Paints’ Iconic Immediate Past MD

   Mr. Peter Folikwe is an enigmatic corporate manager. He could be said to be the man with the Midas Touch. Much of what he has touched these several years, as a manager of...

Daisy Obiano: Woman Behind Capelli Salon And Beauty Parlour

Daisy Obiano is a uniquely enterprising and creative Nigerian woman. She has made a bold mark with her company, Capelli Salon and Beauty Parlour Ltd located on Opebi Road, Ikeja, Lagos....

Muyiwa Razaq Ogungboye’s Rising Profile In ICT Leadership

He is a man with a highly innovative mind. His creativity and spirit of industry make him one of those who hold the promise of launching Nigeria onto higher realms in Information and...

Silvester Ibeh Effectively Delivers With Cardinal Security Services Ltd

Mr. Silvester Ibeh is a highly resourceful and unassuming gentlemen. He is a philanthropist, an international business strategist, a security expert, a man of transparent honesty,...

Meet Olajumoke Titilayo Osaji, The Dynamic MD Of Effloresce Nigeria Ltd

Mrs. Olajumoke Titilayo Osaji is the highly resourceful and impactful Managing Director of Effloresce Nigeria Limited. She has carved a niche for herself in the area of Branding as...