Ijogbon review: Kunle Afolayan teaches moral, societal lessons
One such story is told by Kunle Afolayan, weaving around the adventures of four young individuals who stumble upon a trove of dazzling diamonds
Financial markets in contradictory response to new FX policy
There were contrary trends in the financial market yesterday, just a day after a major policy change by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, reinstated the 43 items it had excluded from its foreign exchange supply window.
AWLO honours exceptional leaders of African descent, as PAALA award holds in US
This year’s award has Senator Donzella James of the Georgia State Senate as the Chairperson, with several other distinguished speakers from across the globe.
Man kills friend over N7,000
A 34-year-old man, Oluwatimileyin Olubunmi, arrested by police detectives in Ondo state, for illegal possession of firearms, has confessed to buying them for N85,000.
Tanker explodes in Lagos, fire razes 11 vehicles
An explosion from two tankers loaded with petroleum products rocked the Sari Iganmu area of Lagos, Thursday night, destroying nine vehicles in the resultant inferno. The raging fire sent fear into residents of Moshood Abiola Way, opposite Fashola estate and Ijora, over possible escalation due to spillage of the combustive content.
Nigeria’s economic reforms must be holistic, IMF insists
The International Monetary Fund, IMF yesterday said that the ongoing economic reforms in Nigeria must be holistic to produce the right impact in terms of curbing inflation and improving welfare.
The sights and sounds of poverty, By Muyiwa Adetiba
Those who have lost their hearing but have not lost their sight can see the desperate signs of poverty in the society.
Nigeria’s rig count rises 61% to 29 as investors respond to PIA, others — NUPRC
Nigeria’s rig count, an index measuring upstream activities in the oil and gas industry, rose, Year-on-Year, YoY, by 61.1 per cent to 29 in September 2023, from 18, recorded in the corresponding period of 2019, due to an increase in investment.
Tinubu pulls FCT out of TSA, approves establishment of FCT Civil Service Commission
*Creates Women Affairs secretariat President Bola Tinubu has pulled the Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA out of the Treasury Single Account TSA, effectively paving way for the Nyesom Wike-led FCTA to utilize the territory’s Internally Generated Revenue IGR for the development of the nation’s capital. At a news conference Friday in Abuja, Wike disclosed that […]
Why Alkali deserves his reappointment as MD of NEDC
When President Bola Tinubu, on July 19, 2023, sought the confirmation of the Senate for his nominees on the Board of the North East Development Commission (NEDC) the people of the region went into wild jubilation, appreciating the president and thanking God for the character, capacity and competence of the nominees.
Ondo assembly suspends impeachment process against deputy gov
Ondo State House of Assembly has suspended the impeachment process against the embattled deputy governor, Hon Lucky Aiyedatiwa.
