Amid COVID-19 third wave, Lagos State Government has disclosed that over 500 death cases have been recorded so far at various isolation centres across the state.

Striking resident doctors said yesterday that they declined to append their signature to the Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the federal government because they had the feeling they were being punished for the failure of government.

AT the start of our national life as a country, oil was not the fulcrum of the economy. In fact, Nigerian history is replete with nostalgic stories of agricultural produce like palm kernel and groundnut being exported and accounting for more than 70 percent of the country’s Gross National Product, GNP.

The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has asked the Federal Government to fix the security challenges bedevilling the nation or admit failure.

Ex-Big Brother Naija housemates, Khafi Kareem and Gedoni Ekpata, have welcomed their first child following their marriage in 2020. This was disclosed by Khafi on her instagram page as she displayed the picture of herself and her new born. She wrote: “Our miracle is here and he is perfect. Thank you to everyone who joined […]

Esther Adeeze Ayogu’s fashion label, Leslelix Afrique, has just released a new collection for spring/summer 2021, and it’s called “Adora ss 21.” This collection is full of stylish two-piece sets, including shorts, trousers, and midi gowns. Each item is carefully made using a variety of colorful Ankara prints, and every pattern is full of life […]

The Big Brother Naija Season 6, Shine Ya Eye, housemates were left utterly surprised after the fake eviction night planned by Maria and Biggie was executed. Biggie the unseen coordinator of the show had planned in the course of the week with Maria who happened to be the head of house to put up some […]

·As fixed income securities remain flat ·Investors lose N20bn By Peter Egwuatu Investors in the stock market resorted to profit taking last week just as fixed income market activities remained flat, with rates declining. Analysts said this is likely to make the equity space more attractive this week, considering the better-than-expected half-year corporate earnings that were […]

The Federal Ministry of communication and digital economy has said that it is 90 per cent ready to unbundle the Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST). It said that the agency’s more than 2,000 property nationwide would be deployed to money-spinning ventures. Dr Isa Pantami, the minister told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in its special […]

Titan Trust Bank Limited on Thursday, announced the opening of its state-of-the-art branch located at 17, Burma Road, Apapa, Lagos for commercial operations.

By Obadiah Mailafia Whilst a young university lecturer in London in the nineties, I taught many students from influential families across the world. Salman (a pseudonym), came from an affluent Saudi family. He once told me about a maternal uncle, Osama bin Laden, who had become the black sheep of the family. Their grandfather had […]

As Quest expresses optimism to unlock oil, gas potential By Yinka Kolawole & Sebastine Obasi The Lagos Chamber of commerce and Industry (LCCI) has commended the Federal Government for the successful enactment of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021, noting however that the government needs to pay attention to the implementation of the provisions of the […]

By Emmanuel Daraloye Marvin-signed artist, Ayra Starr, exudes confidence in her records, her fashion choices, diction during interviews, etc. On her eponymous EP, she gave the fans a glimpse of some of these attributes. Now, she doles it out in dollops on her new body of work, 19 & Dangerous. The Nigeria-born artist has been […]

By Owei Lakemfa It was easily one of the largest, most diverse and insightful gatherings on foreign affairs in contemporary times. Pulled off by leading international relations think-tank, the Society for International Relations Awareness, SIRA, it had 67 embassies represented(most of them by their ambassadors), journalists and delegations of labour and youths in attendance. The […]

GOVERNOR Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has lamented the too pressure from his people to reveal who he wants to succeed in 2023, insisting that he would not even if God has revealed a successor to him.