By Dirisu Yakubu Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic, Party, PDP, Thursday, flayed Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, over the statement he authored on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari wherein he said the PDP governors were seeking more money “for their own profligate political ends.” Vanguard reports that the PDP governors had in […]

By Dapo Akinrefon Renowned Historian and leader of the umbrella body of Yoruba Yoruba Self-Determination Movement, Ilana Omo Oodua, Emeritus Professor Banji Akintoye, on Friday, warned the Federal Government against using force to thwart self-determination agitators for the emergence of Yoruba Nation. The former Senator also called on other Yoruba elites to emulate Speaker of the […]

Nigeria’s smart card manufacturer and payment solution company, Electronic Payplus (Epay Plus) Limited, has announced a partnership with American Express to produce its range of smart cards. This is following the company’s recent admission into the International Cards Manufacturers Association (ICMA). American Express said Electronic Payplus had complied with the security requirements as stipulated by […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Tragedy struck on Thursday midnight in Lagos when a gas tanker suddenly exploded at Maryland, inward Ikeja, injuring people and vehicles burnt to ashes in the process. However, it could not be confirmed at press time if there was any casualty. According to an eyewitness, the inferno which occured around 12 midnight […]

By Udeme Akpan For the first time in 2021, the price of Nigeria’s Bonny Light, Wednesday, rose to $74.68 from $72.60 per barrel on rising demand and efforts of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, to achieve market stability. This indicates an excess of $34.68 per barrel on the nation’s 2021 budget benchmark of […]

By Sola Oni Financial market regulators, operators and quoted companies have faced the reality that the New Normal thrives on digital mode of doing business. It has also provided customers an instant opportunity to switch their brand loyalty at the click on button. But meanwhile, all brands need customer loyalty. This is to sustain customer […]

To buy a house in Lagos is the dream of most Nigerians. It is so unfortunate that investors or first-time homebuyers do experience challenges after buying their dream house. Such challenges range from poor plumbing works, cracking walls, to poor drainage systems which result in flooding of the vicinity.

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The prices  consumers paid for purchase of  Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly called petrol, National Household Kerosene and Automotive Gas Oil (diesel) increased in May, while the prices paid for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were mixed, depending on the volume of the cylinders. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)  disclosed these […]

By Donu Kogbara LAST month on this page, I bitterly complained about the way in which disdainful and ill-mannered Buhari Government officials sadistically take delight in crushing the nation’s collective spirit…, as in a) insulting our intelligence by gaslighting us (refusing to acknowledge their broken promises and multiple failures), and b) exacerbating the misery that […]

By Marie-Therese Nanlong The chronic security challenges facing Nigeria have been linked to five pillars which support the menace to fester. The pillars identified as “guns, drugs, forests, motorcycle and impunity,” a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Communications, Bayero University Kano, BUK, Dr. Bala Muhammad noted if tackled, will effectively curb terrorism and other […]