By Peter Egwuatu Kuda, a Berlin-based international venture capital firm with over 1.5 billion euros in assets under management, and Target Global’s have   revealed   plans   to fund start-ups   in Nigeria. This was revealed when Kuda brought together founders of several Nigerian start-ups and local technology investors at an exclusive interactive session held in Lagos. READ ALSOTwitter […]

The Director, Department of Animal Husbandry Services, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Winnie Lai- Solarin, has said there are Nigeria has 415 grazing reserves in 21 states, 141 gazetted.

…receives support from representatives of PWDs By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA-AS vulnerable persons in Nigeria continue to agitate for inclusion in governance and other social interventions made for citizens, an Abuja-based research institute, the Africa Polling Institute, API, disclosed initiative and moves to gather accurate data of Persons Living With Disabilities, PWDs, across Nigeria. The disclosure […]

By Cynthia Alo The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF),  has  trained over 200,000 entrepreneurs in core business management skills as part of its 2021 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. The training was conducted exclusively on  TEFConnect,   the Foundation’s proprietary digital platform  that provides capacity-building support, advisory and market linkages to over one million Africans. READ ALSOReps probe Police over […]

The police in Jigawa on Thursday confirmed that some angry residents beat  a 40-year-old suspected robber, Hassan Sale, to death in the state. Spokesman of the command, ASP Shiisu Adam, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Dutse. Adam said that the incident occurred at the Chandan village in Birninkudu Local Government Area (LGA), when the […]

For the second consecutive year, Zenith Bank Plc has been named as the Best Corporate Governance ‘Financial Services’ Africa 2021 by the Ethical Boardroom. The award, which was published in the June 2021 edition of The Ethical Boardroom magazine, is in recognition of the bank’s adherence to global best practices and institutionalization of corporate governance, […]

By Peter Egwuatu Nigeria’s currency weakened to a four-year low in the parallel market despite the efforts by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to make banks sell more dollars to customers failed to bridge the widening gap between the official and street rates. According to a Bloomberg’s report, citing abokifx.com, a website that collates foreign […]

By Emmanuel Okogba The Federal Government has accused governors on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party of calling for the reversal of ban on Twitter because it has deprived them the opportunity to spread fake news and hate. Mallam Garba Shehu who is the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, […]

The Enugu State Commissioner of Police, Mr Mohammed Aliyu, has ordered the immediate rescue of Stanley Eguma, Head Coach of Rivers United FC, who was allegedly kidnapped by unidentified gunmen on June 15. This order is contained in a statement issued by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, in Enugu on Wednesday. […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young The Nigeria’s Organised Private Sector of Nigeria, OPS, has expressed concerns over inability of the Federal Government, FG, to  achieve its revenue targets for funding budgetary provisions over the years. Chairman, OPS and President of Nigerian Employers’ Consultative Association, NECA,  Taiwo Adeniyi, in statement made available to Vanguard, said FG’s finances have been […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Political leaders and public office holders have been urged to emulate the impactful ,people -oriented politics of late Senator  Bayo Osinowo for better delivery of dividends of democracy. The call was made by some of the speakers at the one year remembrance programme organised by friends and associates of the late senator […]

AzeezNas real name Nasiru Azeez is a Nigerian-born European-based artiste whose genre of music is shrouded in rap/trap music. The Edo State-born artist is currently based in Europe where he has amassed a huge following. His forthcoming album titled “Agbede to the world” which he is putting finishing touches to be laced with super-duper collaborations […]

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Former Minister of Finance, Senator Nenadi Esther Usman,has said that she was still in shock 40 days after the death of Senator Aisha Jummai Alhassan a.k.a Maman Taraba.

The lingering crisis rocking the peace of Udu Kingdom in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State over a statement credited to the Ovie of Udu Kingdom tagging Oghior Community as stranger elements have been put to rest with a peaceful resolution of the matter.