By Moses Nosike Amidst the fintech boom in Nigeria and increasingly tight regulations on the industry, African technology giant, SystemSpecs, has called for a balance between innovation and regulation to ensure a healthy financial technology ecosystem that will benefit all stakeholders. According to Ezinne Obikile, the Executive Director in charge of the payment business at […]

The Federal Government will probe and prosecute those behind the mismanagement of funds meant for the development of the Niger Delta region. The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, made this known in his remark after receiving on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari, the report on the forensic audit […]

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is set to partner with the United Kingdom Border Force on port security. The partnership is also designed to facilitate legitimate movement of persons and goods at all seaports in the country. NPA’s acting Managing Director, Mohammed Bello-Koko, disclosed this in a statement issued in Lagos on Friday by Mr […]

A social development group, the KNT Hub has donated sport, education and household items to Saidu Namaska Orphanage Home in Kontagora, Niger State.

Member of APC National Strategic Lobby Committee and Director General – Conference of APC Support Groups, Mr. Obidike Chukwuebuka today rejoice with family, friends, professional and political associates of the legal luminary, party stalwarts and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Gida Mustapha on his 65 years anniversary.

The Chief Executive Officer of Octo5 Holding Limited, Mr Jide Odusolu, has assured stakeholders that the company would continue to focus on the provision of affordable housing for all Nigerians.

The Nigeria Interreligious Council, NIREC, on Thursday, denied speculations linking the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, to an alleged plot to clampdown on Christian clerics who are critical of the government.

By Francis Ewherido When you are lucky to still have a mother who is 88 years old in a country where life expectancy is 62 years for women, you have to be grateful to God. My mother, Mrs. Paulina Powder Ewherido, aka Mama Powder, turns 88 tomorrow and I can never thank God enough for […]

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says there is need for stakeholders collaboration to stem the rise in Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) cases in Oyo State

The excavation site of Reynolds Construction Company, RCC, at Akama- Ngwo from where the company sources sand for construction of roads in Enugu state has damaged the Iva Waterwork, the oldest water supply source, to Enugu metropolis that was built by the colonial government in 1924.

Enugu State House of Assembly has passed the anti-open grazing bill brought before it. The bill which is for a law to prohibit open grazing, regulate cattle ranching, and for connected purposes was passed during the Assembly plenary in Enugu on Thursday. The leader of the Assembly, Mr Ikechukwu Ezeugwu, said the passage followed the […]

In recognition of his outstanding contributions to the engineering sector, the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), has bestowed its prestigious Fellowship on Engr. Idowu Adegboyega Oyebanjo.

The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs. Pauline Tallen, has expressed her support for the Aisha Buhari six-Nation female football tournament. A statement by the Director, Press and Public Relations Unit of the ministry, Mr. Olujimi Oyetomi, on Thursday in Abuja, said the minister pledged to work closely with the Minister of Sports, Mr. Sunday Dare, […]

Kylian Mbappe will play for Real Madrid “one day or another”, according to his France teammate and Los Blancos striker Karim Benzema. Media reports say La Liga giants Real Madrid offered Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) 200 million euros (237 million dollars) on deadline day. It was a whopping sum for a player in the final year […]

A former President of the Senate, Ken Nnamani, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) will take over the five South East states in 2023 general elections. Nnamani also urged the party faithful to work toward making the party more visible in the region. The former Senate President stated this in Enugu on Thursday during the […]