*Number of transactions decline 24%, price paid rises 31% *Consumers living on tight budgets — Analysts By Babajide Komolafe, Economy Editor In apparent reflection of the change in consumption pattern of Nigerians, including reduction of spending on non-essential goods and services, compelled by the historic inflationary pressures across the country, the number of utility bills […]

Agrorite, a leading agro commodity exporter in Nigeria has appointed Dr. Kanayo Felix Nwanze, a former president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) as its board chairman. Agrorite is improving the livelihood of smallholder farmers by utilizing data-driven technology to ensure fair trade of agro commodities and has onboarded over 150,000 Smallholder farmers, […]

By Providence Ayanfeoluwa and Mercy Opara The Obama Foundation has announced the Executive Director of Stanforte Edge and Founder of Project Enable Africa, Olusola Owonikoko, as part of its fifth cohort of Obama Scholars which is made up of 30 emerging leaders from around the world who will study at Columbia University or University of […]

Standard Alliance Insurance Plc., has protested the cancellation of its certificate of registration by National Insurance Commission, NAICOM. NAICOM had, by a letter dated June 21, 2022, cancelled the certificate of registration of Standard Alliance, after the insurance firm had requested the review of the commission’s plan. The board and shareholders have gone to court […]

By Chidi Ansalem Odinkalu There was a time when the church was very powerful…. Things are different now. The contemporary church is so often a weak, ineffectual voice with an uncertain sound. It is so often the arch-supporter of the status quo. Far from being disturbed by the presence of the church, the power structure […]

lLaments lack of capacity in this regime lSpeaks on how to tackle corruption and insecurity lInsists poor economy is a symptom of other failures By JideAjani Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso joined the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in 1998, and became Kano State governor in 1999. In 2003, he lost the bid for second term in somewhat […]

Lagos Restaurant Festival debuts with over 60 restaurants

A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, Ambassador Ojong Agbor has described comment by Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, kicking against the governorship aspiration of the PDP candidate, Senator Prof Sandy Onor, as uncharitable, self-serving and unreasonable.

The ongoing  tight monetary policy of major central banks around the world, as well as domestic factors including scarcity of foreign exchange, widespread insecurity, and pre-election jitters, will lead to further decline in Foreign Capital Importation, FCI, into the country, said Comercio Partners, a Lagos based investment banking firm.  Tosin Osunkoya, Co-Managing Partner and Chief Executive […]

There has been carnival like-jubilation in Akokwa and the entire Ideato North and South Federal Constituency following the judgment of the Federal High Court in Owerri,declaring Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere as the validly nominated candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, for the House of Representatives election.