Customs Comptroller-General, Wale Adeniyi, has said adoption of Artificial Intelligence, AI, could aid service delivery in governance.

As part of efforts to reform its immigration system, the United Kingdom would soon restrict visa applications from nationalities whose citizens are most likely to overstay their approved stays.

By Esther Onyegbula In a major push to improve grassroots healthcare access, more than 400 residents of Irri, in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State, received free medical services during a large-scale outreach organised by the Okeoghene Samuel Eterigho Sickle Cell Awareness Foundation on April 27, 2025. The medical outreach, held in commemoration […]

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA —Former governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has defended zoning in Nigeria’s political  system, describing it as a necessary ‘cure’ for the country’s structural and historical imbalances, rather than a curse. Lamido, who was also Minister of External Affairs, articulated his views in excerpts from his forthcoming autobiography, “Being True […]

By Abudlrahaman Mainassara Contrary to the universal principles of corporate governance, there is a glaring evidence of absence of such in Oriental Energy Resources Limited as Court papers obtained in connection with the legal tussle between the children of Alhaji (Dr.) Muhammadu Indimi and Oriental Energy Resources Limited largely reveal same.Within the context of business, […]

Back in early March this year, Fulani terrorist militias masquerading as “herdsmen”, launched one of their vicious attacks on Eha Amufu, a peaceful farming community in Isi Uzo LGA, Enugu State. They perpetrated their trademark crimes of killings, raping, abduction of unspecified number of defenceless farmers, destruction of farms and feeding of crops to their animals. […]

By Henry Obetta THE Nigerian Governors’ Spouses Forum, NGSF, has concluded plans to eradicate preventable childhood diseases through a nationwide campaign on administering the Measles-Rubella, MR, vaccine. NGSF is partnering with the Centre for Well-being and Integrated Nutrition Solutions, C-WINS, in making the campaign successful. A statement by the project team lead at C-WINS, Dr […]

After almost a year of absolute silence, Offor Paschal Chineme, popularly known as Passy, the founder of Passyxchange, has made a powerful return, sparking a movement centered around discipline, purpose, and legacy.

By Henry Obetta The Olorisa Parapo Agbaye in the Badagry Division, Lagos State, has dismissed assertions that Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour is a non-Yoruba and cannot be conferred with the title of Obalefun. The traditional council urged Lagosians to jettison such information, saying Rhodes-Vivour was of a Yoruba extraction from one of the IBILE divisions of Lagos […]

Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc, nahco aviance, has signed handling contracts with Kenya Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Dornier Aviation, Enugu Air and Cronos Airline.

By Peter Egwuatu   The Central Securities Clearing System Plc (CSCS) has announced the launch of *7270#, its Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) code service, set to go live on May 8th, 2025.   According to a statement from the CSCS, the USSD code service is an innovative solution designed to enhance the ease and accessibility of […]

By Dickson Omobola Three members of the Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers’ Association, NATCA, have been elected into influential standing committees of the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers’ Association, IFATCA. They were elected into the Constitution and Administration Committee, CAC, the Professional and Legal Committee, PLC, and the Technical and Operations Committee, TOC, at IFATCA […]

By Elizabeth Osayande The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, CITN made a significant move during an extraordinary council meeting held on Thursday, May 1, 2025, by unanimously electing Mr. Innocent Chinyere Ohagwa as the President-elect. This decision paves the way for Mr. Ohagwa to succeed the current President, Mr. Samuel Olushola Agbeluyi, whose two-year […]

VFD Group Plc, a leading proprietary investment company in Nigeria, has reported a profit before tax (PBT) of N4.1 billion for the first quarter of 2025, maintaining stability despite prevailing economic headwinds.

•Express concern over delayed guidelines By Godwin Oritse   Ahead of the anticipated disbursement of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF), indigenous shipowners have commenced merger discussions to enhance ability to access the fund. Meanwhile the shipowners have expressed   concerns over the delay in the release of the operational guidelines by the   Nigerian Maritime Administration and […]