An increasing number of American citizens have been apprehended as they have tried to smuggle illegal drugs into the U.S. since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, an uptick that’s come amid travel restrictions at the border with Mexico. For more than a year, the closure of the southern border to nonessential traffic has sharply […]

In commemoration of this year’s Menstrual Hygiene Day, leading consumer goods company, Procter & Gamble has partnered with the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, the Nigerian Governor’s Wives Forum, the National Center for Women Development as well as other non-profit organizations, reaffirming its commitment to the improvement of menstrual hygiene management in Nigeria. According to […]

Can we meet you sir…? My name is Adegoke Akinola Adegbami, I am the Managing Director/CEO, Mainstreet Microfinance Bank. It is in the news that your bank recently raised about $20million via one of your debt products. Can you shield more light on details of the product?  Thank you for the opportunity to have this […]

By Patricia Pessu If you visit many offices across Nigeria at lunch time during the months of May, June, July and August, chances are high that you will find a good number of workers munching away at “mouth organs”. Yes, with corn in season, one of the most popular delicacies at this time is the […]

Mervik Haums is busy briefing his team. His company, Startup Fortune, is over two years old and their journey has been rather remarkable. Today we sit with him to understand this young entrepreneur’s vision for startups. WHY DID YOU START STARTUP FORTUNE? I always wanted to be an entrepreneur. Naturally, when I started on my […]

Former Vice President ATIKU ABUBAKAR as part of her efforts of bringing succour to the ordinary Nigerians, especially in the areas of job creation and poverty alleviation  Monday in YOLA commissioned a factory woven sack and shrink laminate plants

The more closely we look around us, the more we get nearer to reality where so many individuals work with a certain grit, commitment and dedication to achieve what their heart desire. These individuals are the ones that not only work to attain their set goals in their career but also help others in their […]

By Emem Idio, Yenagoa The Governor of Bayelsa State Senator Douye Diri has been commended for his unquenchable love and commitment for sports development generally, and for endowing a tournament in his name with the hosting of the maiden edition of the Gov. Douye Diri National Scrabble Championship in Yenagoa. The 1st Gov. Douye Diri […]

Some people are born leaders, while others naturally follow in a pack. It isn’t easy to be a natural-born leader stuck in a follower’s position at work, but it’s something that happens all too often. It takes an immense amount of courage and perseverance for a corporate employee to give up a steady position to […]

The Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, says the military has achieved commendable successes in its counter-insurgency operations due to he renewed and enhanced inter-agency collaboration between services and security agencies. Yahaya made this at the opening of an Inter-agency Seminar, organised by the Army War College Nigeria (AWCN) for its Course 5 participants, […]

By Timi Olubiyi The number of small businesses keeps growing in the formal and informal sectors of the Nigerian economy due to the role of small businesses as the live-wire of any economy and the backbone of  major  developed economies the world over. Though Nigeria rely majorly on oil and revenues derived from it, from […]

The Dean, Faculty of Arts, University of Ibadan,  Professor Abdul Hafiz Oladosu, has identified moral rejuvenation as essential to reduce the act of corruption in the country

The unfriendly business environment foisted on Nigeria by insecurity has continued to take its toll on the country’s foreign trade. Insecurity and excessive bureaucratic bottleneck created by some government agencies and the activities of selfish local businesses have all resulted to lack of significant improvement in Nigeria’s foreign trade. In the oil and gas business […]

The incumbent President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, Mustapha Isa has been re-elected to oversee the affairs of the guild for the next two years.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has directed the nation’s security and intelligence agencies to expedite efforts towards the recovery of the 200 children kidnapped from an Islamic school in Niger State.