The United Arab Emirates (UAE) says it will resume passenger flights from 12 African countries, including Nigeria, from Saturday, January 29.
The UAE’s National Emergency and Crisis...
The Nigerian Federal Government is proposing to extend its suspension of the removal of fuel subsidy by 18 months.
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr Timipre Sylva, announced...
Tunisia knocked out Nigeria from the round of 16 stage of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Cameroon following a shock 1-0 victory thanks to a Youseff Msakni goal at...
A High Court in Abia State has ordered the Federal Government to pay the sum of N1 billion to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, and issue a letter of apology...
The House of Representatives has rescinded its decision on the compulsory direct primaries clause in the Electoral Act Amendment Bill.
The lawmakers reversed the move during a plenary...
The trial of the leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu stalled on Tuesday after he objected to the fresh charges brought against him by the Federal Government.
The...
Former governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has declared his intention to contest in the 2023 presidential election.
Okorocha made this known in a letter to the Senate President...
All Progressives Congress stalwart, Bola Tinubu, says he will not reject calls to contest for the Presidency in 2023.
Tinubu stated this in Abuja on Tuesday after a meeting with members...
The newly elected and inaugurated Enugu state All Peoples Congress executive led by Barr. Ugochukwu Agallah, has swung into action with a view to mobilizing lots of people for membership...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the collation of results for the Anambra State governorship election.
INEC’s Chief Returning Officer for the election,...
A former President of the Senate, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, has emerged as the new National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Mr Ayu, who was the consensus candidate at the...
The northern leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have picked Senator Iyorchia Ayu as their consensus candidate for the party’s chairmanship position zoned to the region.
This...
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE), an economic advocacy group, has identified Dangote Petroleum Refinery as one of the key expected drivers of growth that would...
Traders in the South East of Nigeria under the aegis of SEAMATA, have strongly criticised and rejected the recent increment in the import duty on cargoes charged by the Nigerian Customs...
Seplat Energy Plc has announced the decision of its Chairman, Dr. A.B.C. Orjiako to step down from his position as Chairman and from the Board of Directors of Seplat Energy Plc....
President Muhammadu Buhari will unveil the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), known as the eNaira, today at the State House, Abuja.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had in February...
Seplat Energy Plc, a leading Nigerian independent energy company listed on both the Nigerian and London stock exchanges, has commissioned the project for power supply to Oben Cottage...
An internationally-renowned rating agency, Fitch Ratings, has upgraded Lagos State ratings from AA+ to AAA for its good standing in terms of debt sustainability and resilience.
Communicating...
Dr Anthony Ejike Anigbo is a unique medical practitioner. Through medical philanthropy, he has touched hundreds of lives positively.
Anigbo who is the founder and Medical Director of...
Mr. Stephen Ighomena Irebia is a versatile, experienced and highly resourceful professional accountant. He has over 30 years of professional practice in finance, audit, tax, consulting...
Dr Kasim Olatunde Omokanye is an innovative general practice physician who has put over 20 years into his profession.
However, what stands him out today is his unique approach to...
Dr Olugbenga Olawale Eweoya is a seasoned, passionate, well – rounded and dynamic medical practitioner. He has extensive experience in Family Medicine and hospital setting.
Eweoya...
Mr. Samson Olaleye can easily be described as an accounting and financial management guru. He is a corporate finance executive with sound professional and management background, offering...
Mr. Paschal Okechukwu Achunine is a driven social entrepreneur with corporate professional experience of 25 years spanning various senior managerial roles across Operations, Sales...
Nigeria’s Second Republic senate president, the Rt. Hon. Dr Joseph Wayas has died in London at the age of 80.
Wayas, according to dependable sources, died in a London hospital...
The Emir of Gaya, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdulkadir has this Wednesday,September 22, 2021 died in in the city of Kano. St
A presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, confirmed the death of the traditional...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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 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 is a seasoned professional in the environmental engineering and property development industry. He has however also recorded huge successes in many other areas of...
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...
The West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, has suspended Burkina Faso in the aftermath of a military coup, making it the third member nation to be punished for a military takeover in only...
Eight people have died after a stampede outside a game at the African Cup of Nations soccer tournament in Cameroon, while another seven people are in serious condition in the hospital,...
Burkina Faso’s President Roch Marc Christian Kabore has been detained by mutinying soldiers, according to news reports citing security officials.
On Monday morning, armoured vehicles...
A stampede at a church gathering in Liberia’s capital Monrovia killed 29 people overnight, the deputy information minister told state radio on Thursday.
The incident occurred...
Uganda ended the world’s longest school closure on Monday, ordering millions of students back to the classroom nearly two years after learning was suspended because of the coronavirus...
The United States has reported more than one million new COVID-19 cases in a single day, setting a new global record, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
There were 1,082,549...
Once upon a time, almost every candidate of the political parties printed their posters and other campaign materials with the same caption, “The People’s Choice”....
Text of the address to the United Nations 76th General Assembly by Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, September 24, 2021.
Protocols:
Mr. President,
Let me, on...
The battle lines were drawn, the drums of war drowning the initial applause that greeted the order for the financial probe of the corruption riddled interventionist agency – the...
It is two years since Mallam Mele Kyari, with a simple mien and a rather unassuming disposition, took the reigns of leadership at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation as Group...
Fellow Nigerians,
I join you all today to commemorate and celebrate our Democracy Day. It is a celebration of freedom and a victory for one people, one country and one Nigeria.
2....
The world was suddenly jolted by the spread of an unknown virus later coded the Coronavirus. It was a moment of despair, confusion and a total shift in lifestyle.
Social distancing,...
Tunisia knocked out Nigeria from the round of 16 stage of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Cameroon following a shock 1-0 victory thanks to a Youseff Msakni goal at...
The NFF has announced that it has sacked Gernot Rohr as the head coach of the Super Eagles, with Austin Eguavoen appointed to take over from the German on an interim basis.
The NFF...
Lionel Messi has won the men’s 2021 Ballon d’Or, and a record seventh trophy, at an awards ceremony in Paris on Monday evening.
Messi finished ahead of Bayern Munich forward Robert...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has voted to support FIFA’s plans for a biennial World Cup.
This was announced at an Extraordinary General Assembly in Cairo on Friday.
CAF...
Soccer star Karim Benzema has been handed a one-year suspended prison sentence and fined 75,000 euros ($84,000) over his involvement in the attempted blackmail against former French...
Tottenham have appointed Antonio Conte as their new head coach following the sacking of Nuno Espirito Santo.
The 52-year-old Italian has signed an 18-month contract – with an...
The Honourable Justice Oluwatoyin Abosede Taiwo is far from being an obscure name in the Lagos State Judiciary. She stands tall as a judge of the High Court of Lagos State.
However,...
Chief (Mrs.) Aku Christy Orduh is a unique Nigerian woman. She has dedicated her life to the uplift of people with disabilities in society.
These several years, she has made remarkable...
Mrs. Ifedolapo Runsewe is a uniquely creative, innovative, resourceful and industrious Nigerian woman. She is a veritable woman of enterprise and she represents an exclusive crop of...
Mrs. Temitayo Nelson is a multi-skilled, astute and avid finance professional who has been instrumental to various strategic turnaround in organizations she worked with and in various...
Mrs. Oluwatoyin Adebimpe Durodola is a dynamic manager who has proven her mettle in different fields. From accounting and financial management functions, she has successful transformed...
Mrs. Catherine Uzoamaka Nwosu is an efficient and multi-talented corporate executive. She has over 25 years’ experience in leading and driving business transformation, operational...
A woman has died and a man has been injured after actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on a New Mexico film set for the 19th Century western Rust.
Halyna Hutchins, 42, was shot while...
Dystopian South Korean drama Squid Game has become Netflix’s most popular series launch ever, drawing 111 million fans since its debut less than four weeks ago, the streaming...
White Money has won the Big Brother Naija season 6 ‘Shine Ya Eyes’ reality show.
He was announced as the winner on Sunday night, closely followed by Afije Roseline Omokhoa a.k.a...
Singer R. Kelly has been found guilty of exploiting his superstar status to run a scheme to sexually abuse women and children over two decades.
Eleven accusers – nine women and...
After a most engaging week of delivering healthcare to the under-served and indigent in Lagos, Syd-Monic Foundation concluded its third annual Medical and Surgical Outreach on Sunday,...
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...
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 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....
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...
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,...
