As the nation marks the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN has reiterated the need for Nigerians to, as a mark of honour for the sacrifices of the men and women of the armed forces, show more commitment to the unity of the nation and the task of building a […]

By Florence Amagiya With quality drinking water being a major problem in most parts of the world (Nigeria inclusive), a new technology has been developed to provide best quality drinking water to human populace. The owners of the technology is offering it to Nigerian governments and other public and private institutions to avail themselves the […]

By Chukwuma Ajakah The contemporary African society is fraught with “innovations” of borrowed culture that have got a lot of the people inexorably alienated from their own culture. As a consequence of their dabbling into foreign cultures in quest of knowledge, adventure, or personal fulfillment, many are losing touch with the value system that should […]

•N309bn investment under threat •Banks jittery over loans to industry •Industry leaders kick By Theodore Oparah, Motoring Editor There are strong indications that the Federal Government may have dumped recommendations of the committee it set up to look into the possibility of reviving the automotive industry. This follows the presidential accent to the 2020 Finance […]

THE call for return of the National Sports Commission, NSC, established as National Sports Council in 1962 under the Ministry of Labour, has been very loud. In 1971, the Federal Military Government renamed it to National Sports Commission under Decree 34. Over the years, the commission has witnessed name changes. It was annulled by the […]

A popular artist, Riliwan Raheem, whose stage name is Real One, A.K.A. Babalegelege, has said God told him to use the lyrics of his music to deliver the people of the world, especially Africans so that the world would pay more attention to blacks. Real One, who spoke to Potpourri on the Yuletide, said, “I […]

The Board of Junior Achievement, JA, Nigeria has appointed Foluso Gbadamosi as the new Executive Director of the organization effective from January, 2021. Foluso joins JA Nigeria bringing on board many years of technology experience spanning across various sectors to accelerate JAN’s impact. This appointment is coming at a time when leveraging digital strategy to […]

By Nkiruka Nnorom In preparation for its imminent demutualisation, the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has inaugurated a Claims Review Panel that will oversee the review and determination of claims made by individuals or entities in respect of any assertion of rights in the shares of the demutualised Exchange – Nigerian Exchange Group Plc, a Holding […]

She’s a Nollywood actress and producer; her name is Ijeoma Thomas. She’s beautiful, sexy and highly talented. She’s a Business Administration graduate of Enugu State University and started acting in 2004. Here, she goes one-on-one with Potpourri. Genesis I met an actress I loved so much, I told her I was interested in acting and […]

•External reserves gains $461m in 4days By Babajide Komolafe The Central bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday hit the banking system with N600 billion Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) debit in a bid to combat idle cash (excess liquidity) in the interbank money market. Financial Vanguard investigations revealed that excess liquidity in the banking system, which persisted […]

The fact that Jurgen Klopp fielded two midfielders at the heart of the Reds’ defence in Monday night’s loss at Southampton may have hammered home the Premier League champions’ desperate need to sign a new centre-half, but the captain of Real Madrid will not be rocking up at Anfield any time soon. The 34-year-old’s age, […]

Mr Benedict Alabi, the Osun Deputy Governor, has described the Nigerian Armed Forces as a dependable institution of sustenance and survival of Nigeria’s sovereignty since independence. Alabi made the remarks at the Armed Forces Remembrance Day thanksgiving service held at the Methodist Church Nigeria, Cathedral of Living Spring, on Sunday in Osogbo. The deputy governor […]

  Patricia Obozuwa has resumed duties as the Vice President, Public Affairs, Communications & Sustainability, Africa at The Coca-Cola Company. She was appointed in December 2020. She leads a team that oversees   Government Affairs, thought leadership, media relations, corporate communications and sustainability for the company across the African continent. Prior to that, she was the […]

By Dele Sobowale   “…CBN must not give money to import food. Already about seven states are producing all the rice we need.” – President Buhari, December 2020 God knows I want Buhari to remain President until 2023 because, unsettling as that might be for some people, it is the best of all options before […]

Ekiti has re-imposed fresh restrictions to movement and banned large public gatherings amid fears of the escalating second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Akin Omole, announced on Sunday evening, in Ado Ekiti, that the state government had imposed a an 8.00 […]