By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja As the nation battles to contain the spread of the Coronavirus, the Federal Capital Territory FCT Administration has given a 24-hour ultimatum to Resident Minister of state in the FCT, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu gave the warning on Thursday in Abuja said upon the declaration of the strike, the Administration […]

Nigerian economy is said to be characterised by lopsided allocation of credit with sectors that contribute most to the economy having little or no access to credit while most credit goes to sectors with relatively little contribution.

In a move signalling possible deregulation of the downstream sector, the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, PPPRA, yesterday, said that there is the possibility of a new price regime for Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol on April 1, noting that the new N125 per litre pump price will last till the end of March 2020.

WESTSTAR Associates Limited, authorized general distributor of Mercedes-Benz in Nigeria is offering the all-new facelift V-Class specially for the comfort of all travels.

LAND Rover has created a one-off Range Rover SVAutobiography for world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, OBE. The bespoke luxury SUV made its world premiere outside the Finchley Boxing Club in Barnet, north London, where Joshua started his journey to the world heavyweight title, and will transport the reigning champion to his next title defence later this year. 

12 countries experiencing local transmission By Sola Ogundipe There are more than 600 cases of COVID-19 confirmed in 34 countries in Africa as of 19th March, compared with 147 cases one week ago. Twelve countries in the region are now experiencing local transmission. Although the region has seen a significant increase in confirmed cases recently, […]

By Bala Dan Abu THE dust being generated by the current visit of Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku to Abuja must have come to those who have bothered to subject the facts of the case to critical examination as a big surprise. It is a perfect example of making a mountain out of a molehill. A […]

By Albert Afeso Akanbi ON April 21, 2006, President Olusegun Obasanjo’s government announced that it had paid the last of the nation’s multibillion-dollar debt to the Paris Club of creditor nations. Revealing Nigeria’s freedom from foreign debt, an elated Obasanjo proclaimed that from then on “Nigeria will not owe anybody in the Paris Club one […]

THE National Commission for Refugees, Immigrants, and Internally Displaced Persons, NCFRMI, recently announced plans to enroll more Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in schools in parts of the country with significant IDP populations. Speaking during a recent visit to the Local Education Authority, LEA Primary School, Gwarimpa, Abuja, where she monitored the progress of some internally […]

The House of Representatives member for Warri Federal Constituency, Delta State, Chief Thomas Ereyitomi has called for a probe of the delay in contracting the Export Processing Zone (EPZ) Ogidigben in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State. 

By Sherifat Lawal In Nigeria’s expanding financial services sector, a new generation of professionals is steadily shaping how everyday people interact with investments, technology, and long-term wealth planning. Among this emerging group is Cynthia Boboye, a Nigerian business expert whose work has positioned her as a promising voice in retail investment advisory and client engagement. […]

IN a world where laughter is already in short supply, the outbreak and rapid spread of Coronavirus has only left us all the more depleted. The world, as we know it, has been turned on its head. Yet, in this once-in-a-lifetime experience, we have examples of fate using tragedy to write the book of humour. […]

HUMANITY, despite its giant strides in knowledge, and over the planets, lies prostrate before an almost invisible enemy, the Coronavirus (Covid-19) The nuclear weapons, stealth jets, sophisticated weaponry and armies of the human race are no match for a virus that is not as big as a spec that human eyes can see or detect. […]

Digital media strategist and blogger, Anda Damisa popularly known as ‘Lazywrita’ isn’t lazy after all as he has launched his first poetry book titled ‘A Lazy Poet’.

ABUJA — A bill seek ing to stop the federal government from spending recovered funds by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, without appropriation by the National Assembly scaled second reading in the House of Representatives yesterday.