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COVID-19 Update: Nigeria Records 80 New Cases Within 24 Hours

Nigeria on Thursday recorded 80 new cases of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. This brings the total number of recorded cases in the country to 164,080. The latest figures were disclosed...

Issuance Of New SIM Cards To Resume On April 19 — FG

The Federal Government on Thursday said the issuance of new SIM cards will resume on April 19. The Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy communicated this in a statement signed...

Acting IGP Disbands Monitoring Units In Lagos, Port Harcourt

Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Baba has ordered the immediate disbandment of the IGP Monitoring Units in Lagos and Port Harcourt. Baba gave the order in Abuja at the...

President Buhari Returns To Nigeria After London Medical Trip

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after weeks in London for medical consultation. The presidential aircraft conveying the president and some of his aides landed at the...

COVID-19 Update: Nigeria Records 89 New Cases In 24 Hours

Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 89 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 164,000. The latest figures were disclosed by the Nigeria Centre...

Nigeria’s Inflation Hits 18.17% For March 2021 – NBS

Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to 18.17 percent on March amid accelerating increase in food prices, the National Bureau of Statistics said Thursday. The NBS says the consumer price...

POLITICS
Nigerian Lawmaker, Suleiman Aliyu, Dies At 53

The lawmaker representing Lere Federal Constituency of Kaduna State, Suleiman Aliyu, has passed on at the age of 53. According to the Daily Nigerian Mr Aliyu died Tuesday afternoon...

Monarch, Okorocha In Near Fisticuffs Aboard Airplane

Former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha, weekend, was stunned when a former chairman of the Imo State Council of Traditional Rulers, Eze Cletus Ilomuanya attacked him with his walking...

Yobe State PDP Congresses To Commence On April 7 With Wards

The National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples’ Democratic Party ,PDP, has released the timetable and schedule of activities for the ward, local government and state congresses...

APC Working To Rule Nigeria For Thirty Two Years — Buni

Chairman of the Caretaker-Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress(APC) and governor of Yobe state, Mai Mala Buni, has said the party was...

APC Constitutes 61-member Committee With Ambode As Member

The ruling All Progressives Congress has constituted a 61-member Contact/Strategy Committee, with a former Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode as member. The National Secretary of...

Tambuwal Predicts Collapse APC, Party Says He Is In Self-Delusion

The Sokoto State Govrnor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has said that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, will collapse because it has lost focus and confidence of the citizenry. The...

BUSINESS & ECONOMY
CBN Announces Addition Of Sugar And Wheat To FX Restriction List

The Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) has announced plans to place sugar and wheat on its FX restriction list. This was disclosed by the CBN via its verified Twitter handle on Friday. Sugar...

CBN Freezes 194 Accounts Of Firms, BDCs And Others Under Investigation

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Thursday said it got orders from the Federal High Court, Abuja division, to freeze 194 bank accounts belonging to firms and Bureaux de Change to enable...

NNPC Assures Kebbi State Of Commitment To Renewable Energy Project

The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has restated its commitment to the partnership with the Government of Kebbi State for the production of biofuels, describing the project...

Court Grants CBN’s Request To Freeze 11 Bank Accounts Under Investigation

A federal high court in Abuja has issued an interim order in favour of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) freezing 11 bank accounts. The CBN had in a motion ex parte dated March 16,...

Lagos State Supports Tourism Practitioners With N1bn Loan

The Lagos State Government on Thursday granted loans totalling  N1billion to some tourism and hospitality sector practitioners in the state, Thursday. The loans were meant to be seed...

NNPC Pays About N120bn Monthly To Subsidise Petrol– Kyari

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it pays between N100 billion and N120 billion every month to subsidise Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol. NNPC...

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
Brazil’s Supreme Court Confirms Annulment Of Lula Graft Convictions

Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court upheld a ruling Thursday annulling former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s corruption convictions, which cleared the way for him to run...

Eight Dead In Shooting At FedEx Facility In Indianapolis –US Police

A gunman killed eight people and wounded several others before killing himself in a late-night shooting at a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis airport, police said. Five people were...

United States Poised To Announce Sanctions On Russia

The United States will announce sanctions on Russia as soon as Thursday for alleged election interference and malicious cyber activity, targeting several individuals and entities,...

Convicted Ponzi Schemer Bernie Madoff Dies In Prison

Bernie Madoff, the Wall Street con artist who masterminded the largest Ponzi scheme in history and bilked thousands of investors out of billions of dollars, has died in prison. He was...

South Africa Suspends Rollout Of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine

South Africa has announced the voluntary suspension of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine rollout in South Africa. In a media briefing on Tuesday, the country’s Health...

Biden To Withdraw All US Troops From Afghanistan By September 11

President Biden will withdraw American combat troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, declaring an end to the nation’s longest war. The decision, which Biden is expected to announce...

ASSESSMENT / INTERVIEWS
NSCDC Commandant Lauds Governor Ugwuanyi For Peace In Enugu State

The new Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Enugu State Command, Mr Africa Valentine Ezenyimuru, has commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s peace and...

If We Want To Know How Dubai Works, Let Us Ask Them – By Tonye Princewill

Prince Tonye  Princewill, a philanthropist, movie producer, business tycoon, politician and one time gubernatorial candidate of the Action Congress and Labour Party in Rivers State,...

Mulching Africa Against A Donald Trump–By Jolomi Robinson

Reflections…yes. They have a way of driving us down memory lane .Lying in bed in the dark room, expecting light from the distribution company, the thought of a certain Mr Inadequate invaded...

From The South East, Reactions Trail Buhari’s Appointment Of New Service Chiefs

Reactions from the South East geo-political zone of Nigeria have continued to trail the recent appointment of new Service Chiefs by President Muhammadu Buhari. The new service chiefs...

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...

SPORTS
2021 French Open Postponed By One Week Over COVID-19 Concerns

This year’s French Open has been postponed by a week due to the COVID-19 pandemic and will begin on May 30, the French Tennis Federation (FFT) said on Thursday. The claycourt...

Real Madrid Defender Varane Tests Positive For COVID-19

Real Madrid will have to face Liverpool in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday night without Raphael Varane, who has tested positive for COVID-19. The World...

FIFA Extends Ban On Sepp Blatter By Six Years And Eight Months

FIFA said Wednesday it had extended the ban on its former president Sepp Blatter and former secretary-general Jerome Valcke by six years and eight months, in relation to the receipt...

19 Eagles Arrive Camp For AFCON Qualifiers As Training Begins

19 Super Eagles players have already arrived camp for the remaining two 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin Republic and Lesotho. According to the team’s media officer,...

UEFA Champions League Draw Out, Liverpool To Battle Real Madrid

Liverpool will face Real Madrid in the quarter-finals of the Champions League Manchester City have been drawn against Borussia Dortmund, while Chelsea play Porto and defending champions...

Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury Sign Unification Fights Deal

Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn has said on Monday that Joshua and Tyson Fury have signed a deal for two world heavyweight title unification fights. Confirming the agreement,...

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
Kanye West Hits $6.6 Billion, Becomes Richest Black Man In US History

Gospel rapper and fashion entrepreneur, Kanye West has made history for himself as he becomes the richest Black man in US history with a whooping $6.6 billion. According to a private...

FG Congratulates Burna Boy, Wizkid Over Grammy Wins

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has congratulated Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu and Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, popularly known as Burna Boy and Wizkid respectively, over...

Six Years After, Nigerian Idol Season VI Premieres On Sunday

After six years, the much anticipated season six of the Nigerian Idol, a popular singing competition, will premiere on Sunday, March 14, 2021, from 6pm on DStv Channel 198 and GOtv...

Wizkid Recounts How He Started Starboy Entertainment

Nigerian singer, Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, wowed his fans when said that he started Starboy Entertainment, his record label, in his living room with little monetary...

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...