The  year 2023 held a lot of hope for Nigerians as the Buhari administration  which had put the country on autopilot, was programmed to end its tenure by mid-year. Indeed, the past year had begun as a traumatic one with a currency change   which impoverished the people as they could not readily access their  […]

By Arize Nwobu Some of the parameters that are used  to define a healthy economy include the level of imports and exports, exchange rate, interest rate, unemployment rate, consumer confidence and inflation rate.  Exchange rate is the price of one currency in terms of another. It affects trade surplus or deficit and determines a nation’s […]

There is a reason humanity has chosen “Happy New Year” as the best wish for one another during this season. The reason is that happiness is the greatest good; the ultimate aspiration of mankind. In their book, “The Art of Happiness”, the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Dalai Lama, who is also the spiritual leader […]

Abiodun Badejo’s solo art exhibition titled Times and Places, shown from December 3-8, 2023 at Gemini Art Gallery, King George V Road, Onikan, Lagos, marked a significant part in the artist’s growing trajectory. Also, the exhibition asserted the promoter, Legacy Empire Gallery, LLC’s grip on Africa and diaspora art market.

By Kingsley Adegboye Ambassador Jerry Ogwo, the Managing Director of PWAN Xtra, has been awarded the prestigious Golden Role Model Award by the Nigeria Youth Advocacy for Good Governance Initiative (NYAGGI). NYAGGI recognized Ambassador Ogwo’s unyielding commitment and outstanding contributions in guiding and motivating the youth of our nation. His relentless endeavors in empowering the […]

The 2024 macro-economic environment is predicted to remain under pressure going by major instability recorded across key segments of the economy in 2023.

By JOSEPH OPIGO A pleasant winter’s eve brought us out to the lawns of the university campus. As I lamented the unavailability of transport for me to attend the Christmas carol service at St Andrews church Colchester a voice from the crowd of students responded, “I will take you there”. He was a Palestinian who […]

Amid rising insecurity, inflation, interest rate hike, foreign exchange crises and other macroeconomic challenges, as well as the uncertainty in the global economy, investors in the Nigerian stock market raked in N13.0 trillion gains in the year 2023.

The lawmaker representing Abi/Yakurr Federal Constituency in Cross River State area, Dr Alex Egbona,con Sunday, promised empower more people and attract more projects to his Constituency during his tenure.

By Nick Dazang Nigeria has not only become a vast killing field, it has, become, sorrowfully, a country in perpetual mourning. Not a week passes than we witness dastardly acts of abductions, kidnappings and killings. Sometimes these killings take place on genocidal scales. On Sunday, 3rd December 2023, the village of Tudun Biri, in Igabi […]

As Nigerians battle to feed in this depressed economy, there is also need to improvise to survive the effect of the economy in their businesses.

By Kingsley Omonobi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a Qatar-based businessman, Agu Evidence Amobi, and one other, Uchegbu Onyebuchi Obi with consignments of psychoactive substances at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos. “The spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, yesterday said: “While Amobi was arrested on Saturday, […]

By Benjamin Njoku Anxious fans and celebrities have been praying for one of Nollywood finest actors, Zack Orji, following a viral video, yesterday of the veteran actor in a critical condition in a hospital. The bearded actor is said to be in critical condition after he slumped in the toilet weeks back.He is being attended […]

No fewer than four cows and three goats kept at the National Council of Arts and Culture (NCAC), National Theatre Complex, Iganmu, Lagos, were killed in a fire outbreak on Saturday night.

By Omeiza Ajayi The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday rose in defence of President Bola Tinubu over the December salaries of federal workers which were delayed and paid two days to the new year. Federal workers across the country, including security personnel, had celebrated the 2023 Christmas without their salaries, with some of them […]