Governor Alex Otti has announced a business grant of N1 million each for 100 distinguished graduates of Ogbonnaya Onu Polytechnic (formerly Abia Poly).

THE Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has emphasised the pivotal role of the law in maintaining political stability, ensuring economic confidence, and upholding freedoms and responsibilities in society.

Former Ekiti State First Lady, Erelu ‘Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi, who’s co-founder of Amandla Institute for Policy and Leadership Advancement (AIPLA); Prof. Funmilayo Para-Mallam Chair, African Women Leaders Network (AWLN-Nigeria) and Dr. Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi of Womanifesto, would speak at the 2025 edition of ’16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence,’ on December 9 Beijing+30 Women’s Summit – a landmark national gathering to reflect on three decades of progress, challenges and unfinished commitments under the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA).

The International Press Institute, IPI, Nigeria, part of a global network of editors, journalists  and media executives, on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, blacklisted three serving Nigerian leaders.  It found  Governor Umo Bassey Eno of Akwa Ibom, his Niger State counterpart,  Umaru Bago,  and the Inspector General of Police,  IGP, Kayode Egbetokun guilty of suppressing press freedom across […]

THE Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, has said its new Global Emergency and Resilience Appeal seeks $2.5 billion to support 100 million people in Nigeria and 53 other countries.

The Labour Party caucus in the House of Representatives has expressed disappointment that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, was prioritising 2027 politics over the welfare and security of Nigerians, labeling it insensitive, unconscionable and a clear example of questionable leadership.

Thirty one months into his 48-month tenure as President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu last week unfolded the names of 32 nominees for ambassadorial postings. This action has sent many tongues wagging, and for several reasons. Why did the president wait this long to appoint ambassadors? Nigeria will enter full political season as from January 2026. With […]

Arewa Radio, a Kano-based station, has awarded N1 million to Safiya Liman of Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS), Kura, for emerging first in its inaugural schools debate competition.

By Peter Egwuatu The newly inaugurated Chairman of the Association of Securities Dealing Houses of Nigeria (ASHON), Seinde Adenagbe, has called for a standard reset in the Nigerian capital market, insisting that professional discipline, ethics, and stronger governance must define the next phase of the industry. Adenagbe, who was officially decorated as ASHON’s 6th Chairman […]

By Tunde Oso Lagos State is preparing to launch one of the most ambitious sub-national financing initiatives in Africa—a new asset securitisation model set to reshape how governments fund infrastructure in 2026. In his conversation posted on DataPro Monthly Rating Brief for December, state Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Abayomi Oluyomi disclosed that the initiative is […]

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The Olubadan of Ibadan, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, has commended the remarkable growth and development of Lead City University in its 20 years of existence.

MANAGING Director and Chief Executive of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, Barr. Oluwaseun Falaye, has described the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, as a veritable partner of the Fund in social protection of Nigerian workers.

Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle is still waiting to receive his salary for the last two months with the 2025 AFCON fast approaching. Eric Chelle is on a monthly salary of $55,000 and he is also responsible for the salaries of his foreign assistants. The payment has been held up since last month’s 2026 World Cup […]

Miss Victoria Ogoke of the Mass Communication Department, Yaba College of Technology, YABATECH, has emerged the winner of this year’s poetry competition of Zaccheus Onumba Dibiaezue Memorial Libraries, ZODML. She won a cash prize of N500,000 in the process.