By Samuel Oyadongha YENAGOA SOME women under the aegis of Concerned Bayelsa West Women in Politics (CBWWP) have thrown their weight behind the candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) for the West Senatorial District in the 2023 elections, Mrs Tombra Mohammed (nee Waritimi). Rising from a meeting held in the riverine town of Sagbama, […]

She made history in Nigeria in 1996 with a mega-book launch of 17 books written in 8 months at the age of 17 years, easily making her one of the youngest most prolific authors that Nigeria and perhaps, the continent of Africa, has ever produced. Today we take a walk back in history to remember […]

THE Senate yesterday took a swipe at the management of Kuje Prisons over the unhindered attack on it in the early hours of Wednesday by terrorists of Islamic State for West African Province, ISWAP, saying  it speaks volumes about the failure of the country’s security architecture.

Partners LASPARK to unveil AXA Roots Underwriting firm, AXA Mansard has initiated a tree-planting movement, tagged “AXA Roots Movement”, aimed at stemming the effect of climate change on the environment. The movement kicked off during the yearly week dedicated to Customer Service Relation (CSR) activities termed “AXA Week For Good”.   One of the first activities […]

By Benjamin Njoku Fast rising music company, Jamika Entertainment has signed a music partnership with a major Hong Kong entertainment company, Supernova. The deal which was finalised in the far east Chinese enclave would see Supernova tap into the Nigeria entertainment scene and at the same time promote Jamika Entertainment’s acts  Yung Bos, Koredianx, Sultan […]

Nigeria’s premium non-alcoholic wine, Eva Wine has announced the launch of the “Search for Miss Eva” contest, a 5-week online competition to choose a brand ambassador for Eva Wine. For five weeks, Eva Wine Nigeria is deploying an exciting online activation which will engage young ladies across Nigeria in a reality-type talent competition with intense […]

Hon. Tamarankro Obriki, House of Representatives candidate of All Progressives Congress APC for Bomadi/Patani Federal Constituency, Delta State, has congratulated His Royal Majesty, S.P Kalanama, VIII (JP), traditional ruler (pere) of Akugbene Mein Kingdom, Bomadi Local Government Area, Delta State, on his birthday. Obriki, in a statement issued by his media office Friday, in Warri, […]

National leadership of Fitters Senior Staff Association of Nigeria ( FISSAN), has called on Federal Government to take necessary steps to end the lingering strike by Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU for the interest of Nigerian students. The union, in a statement today, in Warri, Delta State, signed by Comrade Ambaiowei A. Ambaiowei, President; […]

Senator Gbemisola Saraki, Wednesday, resumed duties as the new Minister of State at the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development

By Joseph Erunke ABUJA – THE Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory,FCT, in partnership with a pharmaceutical company, Biomedical Limited, has commenced mass deworming exercise for over 16,800 school pupils. The exercise which targets children of between two and five years, will also be extended to 12 states of the federation, according to […]

Tech4Dev unveils candidates for Women Techsters Fellowship 2023

Ehizua Hub, an Australian education and creative technology hub, has swhatealed a deal with Sterling Bank Plc to bridge the financial gap in accessing online and on-campus quality Australian education. The parties disclosed this in a statement on Friday. “Sterling Bank has integrated Ehizua Hub to EdPay via its Edubanc platform to allow the bank […]

As Nigerians face serious food production challenges, the Nigeria Agribusiness Group, NABG,  Thursday, called on the Federal Government to strengthen its synergy with the private sector to tackle the raging hunger storm across the country

By Benjamin Njoku A new partnership that will stimulate expansion in Nigeria’s creative industry gets underway following a working relationship brokered by filmmaker cum businessman, Charles Granville, during the recent Nigeria-South Africa Business Networking Forum, organized at the instance of the South African Trade Mission to Nigeria in Lagos. The networking forum which brought the […]

In July 2022, Eshiobomhe Sigmus Aimofumhe, co-founder of the trailblazing student-led organisation AceMath, launched a bold and life-changing initiative in Nigeria aimed at expanding access to STEM education for high school juniors and seniors from low-income families.