By Adesina Wahab, Ademola Adegbite, Adeola Badru, Bashir Bello & Shina Abubakar ABUJA—The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, yesterday in Abuja, walked out on students protesting the continued face-off between the government and members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, who have paralysed academic activities in the nation’s universities.  The students, under […]

By Benjamin Njoku This is not the best of times for the Nigerian movie industry as the sector has lost yet another veteran actor, poet and dramatist, Chief Lari Williams, to the cold hands of death. Williams died after a protracted illness at the age of 81. His demise came barely three weeks after the […]

Stallion NMN Limited, Nigeria’s exclusive representative of Nissan brand, has officially revealed the new Navara pickup truck to its Nigerian customers. Held on Friday evening in Lekki, Lagos, the Navara customer launch attracted corporate, government and individual customers from across the country. In his keynote address at the occasion, the General Manager of Stallion NMN […]

 Standard Chartered Bank, SCB Nigeria has stated its commitment to boost the financing of infrastructure in order to enhance the nation’s economic growth.

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY—Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, yesterday, met with heads of security agencies to strengthen the state’s security architecture and ensure that those behind the recent armed robbery and killings in Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area of the state were arrested and brought to book. This came as indications emerged […]

A former  Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Tourism in Lagos State, Mr. Philip Aivoji, has been elected the new chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state.Aivoji was elected at a state congress held, weekend, in Lagos. In a keenly contested congress, Aivoji polled 839 votes to defeat his closest contender, Dr Amos […]

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA—A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to release an aggregate sum of N82 billion to communities in Ibeno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The money, which is to be deducted from accounts of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, and its joint […]

By Joseph Erunke The Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, has said more than 250,000 cases and 3,000 deaths were recorded in Nigeria in the last two years of the spread of COVID-19 pandemic to Nigeria. Director-General of NCDC, Dr Ifetayo Adetifa, in a press release, Monday, said the country has learnt major lessons in […]

Paris Kinsey is set to make his presence felt on the musical space this summer with the release of his debut EP.

Pan-African facilities management company, Alpha Mead Facilities and Management Services Limited received a Bbb+ rating by leading credit rating Agency, Agusto & Co. The rating reflects the company’s satisfactory profitability and cash flow, low leverage metrics, and a stable, qualified, and experienced management team. The Bbb rating is assigned to firms with a satisfactory financial […]