…say enough of lip-service to food security, wastage of funds By Gabriel Ewepu AS Nigeria grapple with high cost of foodstuff, stakeholders have unveiled a project christened ‘Let Us Give Agriculture A Voice’, LUGAVO, to galvanize food production and food security. Speaking about the essence of LUGAVO, the Initiator and Director General, LUGAVO CO-OP/Ventures, Halima […]

..Faults secret trial of Yoruba nation activist By Dapo Akinrefon THE Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, yesterday, described the continuous detention of Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, fondly called Sunday Igboho without trial a misplacement of justice, insisting the Beninese court has no respect for human rights. He, however, commended the efforts of the activist’s […]

By Gabriel Ewepu THE Maize Association of Nigeria, MAAN, erected maize pyramid in Kaduna State as part of its loan repayment under Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Anchor Borrower Programme (ABP) for 2021 wet season farming. This was made known by the National President, MAAN, Dr Abubakar Bello, while explaining that the maize showcased was […]

*… set to launch payment, marketplace solutions By Juliet Umeh Nigeria’s leading e-hailing and shared-mobility company, Transtura, has announced the acquisition of WazoMoney, a fintech startup that provides simplified payment solutions, in order to launch its marketplace and payment solutions designed to cater for the general transportation needs of Nigerians. The strategic acquisition is aimed […]

The Minna High Court Number 6, yesterday, sentenced 11 persons to death by hanging for killing seven people during a communal clash in Anfani community in Lavun Local Government Area of the state.

No fewer than 21 persons were reportedly killed by gunmen in Katsina and Imo states, yesterday.

The Director-General of Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS), Ilorin in Kwara State, Comrade Issa Aremu has urged Nigerians, ahead of the 2023 general elections to start thinking beyond the passage of the Electoral Act, sourcing for quality politicians that can develop Nigeria. 

CHAIRMAN of the Southern Governors’ Forum, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, yesterday, warned that any political party that fields a Northern candidate in the 2023 Presidential election will lose.

THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has shifted the commencement of its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME and the Direct Entry, DE, registration by one week.

Access Bank’s commitment to advancing women’s economic empowerment is evident through the W Initiative; the home of everything the Bank has to offer women.

The processing time of standard visas for applicants seeking to visit the United Kingdom will now take about six weeks, the UK Visas and Immigration, UKVI, has said.

By Ochereome Nnanna SOMETHING extraordinary is happening in Northern Nigeria, alias Arewa. The sons of the poor are up in arms. In cahoots with foreigners from far and near, they are killing their own kinsmen, women and children. They are kidnapping them for multimillion naira ransoms, destroying their own communities and driving away the elite […]

The Daniel Ogechi Akujobi Memorial (DOAM) Foundation’s annual Charity Golf Tournament enters its eleventh year and, preparations are ongoing to make the February 2022 event another memorable outing.

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, on Tuesday, said he would no longer tolerate a smear campaign against IPOB and the legal team.

Leading Corporate Amazons in Nigeria Tuesday evening has reiterated the needs to mainstream and empower women across the Africa continent to prosperous business and investment opportunities through networking, thereby closing the gender gaps. The women came together under the Platform of 100 women in Finance by the working group in Lagos at a cocktail reception […]