By Peter Egwuatu In its efforts to augment earnings opportunities for Nigerians and boost the economy, Bolt has veered into the food industry. Bolt Food is the latest category set to offer customers competitively affordable and efficient food delivery service while offering good working conditions to food couriers and profit to restaurant partners. READ ALSO:Blue economy […]

Six men were arraigned before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ court in Ibadan on Monday for alleged issuing forged Oyo State Government tickets and documents to motorists in the state. The men are Emmanuel Adima, 52, Akeju Joseph, 45, Ademola Ademola, 45, Adehanmi Bamidele, 42, Omolayo Segun, 40, Tunji Ojamo, 48, and Ahmed Segun, 40. The […]

Osun State’s Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Folorunso Oladoyin, has stressed the need for stakeholders to check women deliberately revealing sexual parts of their body to seduce men.

By Nkiruka Nnorom The Federal Governmentbudgeted the sum of N863 billion for its various intervention programmes for the fiscal year ended December 2022, representing 5.3 percent of N16.39 trillion budgeted for the year. The special intervention programmes cover national poverty reduction plans including the upscaling of National Social Investments Programmes (NSIP); and special interventions. READ […]

In a great development for the African blockchain space, Xend Finance the first decentralized finance (DeFi) platform in the continent has announced the continent’s largest hackathon. Dubbed “Decentralising Africa and Beyond”, the first Xend Finance DeFi Hackathon is focused on promoting the dreams and visions of blockchain and cryptocurrency as well as decentralizing the financial […]

The United Kingdom has advised its citizens in Nigeria to steer clear of 12 states in Nigeria, saying Boko Haram insurgents were likely to kidnap foreign nationals

By Victoria Ojeme The Speaker of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Sidie Mohammed Tunis has presented the draft 2022 appropriation bill before the parliament. He said the draft estimates place emphasis on supporting programs that address the core areas of civil liberties, the rule of law, accountability and transparent […]

As equities maintain uptrend By Peter Egwuatu and Nkiruka Nnorom Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX, has admitted the Nigerian Exchange Group Plc, NGX Group, on its Daily Official List, DOL, following the successful listing of 1,964,115,918 ordinary shares valued at N16.15 per share on its Main Board on Friday. A total of 3.56 million ordinary shares of […]

 Ogun State, the gateway state, has emerged the overall winner at the just-concluded International Arts and Crafts Expo, INAC, held at Sheraton Hotel, Abuja, grounds.

An urban mobility and on-demand courier service startup, Transtura, has launched its operations in Lagos.

. By Dennis Agbo The Acting Vice-Chancellor of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology(ESUT), Prof. Charles Eze has tasked newly admitted students of the institution to strive for academic excellence. Eze who spoke at the 40th matriculation ceremony of the university said that out of a total of 11,230 students who applied for […]

By Chris Ochayi – Abuja The Interim Management Committee, IMC, of Association of Local Government of Nigeria, ALGON, has challenged a de facto leader of the association, Hon. Alabi Kolade to submit himself to the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, to clear the air on alleged diversion of N5.2B ALGON funds. The IMC of […]

For all intents and purposes, it appears that the Nigerian media and its most prominent thought leaders (whether columnists, analysts, or contributors) have elected their own Presidential candidate for the 2023 election, an event that has enlivened Nigeria’s political space and compelled the casting of otherwise benign actions as the unfurling of a conspiratorial plot.

@bodataiye_oniyakuya has a special calling— drawing caricatures of celebrities. His recent works feature Big Brother Naija Season 6 housemates. But the latest, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is burning up the media space.

Africa’s leading integrated digital payment and e-commerce company, Interswitch Group, has unveiled its whitepaper on blockchain technology titled “Blockchain Technology: The Future of Africa’s Digital Economy” to help drive the growth of African businesses. The white paper document contains details on how businesses can leverage blockchain technology to transform their businesses and the prospects it […]