By Rosemary Iwunze Grease Boss has emerged winner of the Innov8League season 1.0 Global Innovation Challenge, a virtual competition spotlighting the world’s brightest emerging innovators. Ms Balikis Ololade, the Media Director of innov8league, confirmed this in a statement made available in Lagos. Ololade said in a thrilling culmination of ideas, passion, and purpose, the winning […]

Impeached Governors Diepreye Alamieyeseigha – Bayelsa State (2005) In one of the most dramatic episodes in Nigeria’s political history, Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha of Bayelsa State was arrested in London for money laundering in 2005. His mysterious return to Nigeria—allegedly disguised as a woman—intensified public scrutiny and political pressure. The Bayelsa State House of Assembly swiftly initiated […]

“The experience of past faults, which may sometimes correct the mature age of an individual, is seldom profitable to the successive generations of mankind”—   Edward Gibbon It is undeniable that episodic currents of social, economic, and political challenges are bufetting the Northern region of Nigeria today much more than the Southern parts of the country, which […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, has pleaded with employers in the country to key into the Employees’ Compensation Scheme, ECS, and enroll their workers and fulfill their obligations so that their employees and families can benefit from the scheme safety net. The Managing Director of the Fund, Oluwaseun Faleye, spoke […]

By Prince Osuagwu Digital payments, Visa, in collaboration with Microsoft, hosted a Microsoft AI Skills Week Hackathon in Lagos, Nigeria as part of their shared commitment to build practical AI capabilities within the financial services sector through compliance and innovation. The programme, which ran from May 26 to 30, brought together over 70 developers, as […]

By Juliet Umeh Visa has appointed Aminata Kane as Senior Vice President, and Head of Western and Central Africa. Based in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, Aminata will lead Visa’s newly established sub-regional team, covering 23 markets across four key offices in Abidjan, Accra, Kinshasa, and Lagos from September 4. Kane is a recognized leader in digital […]

By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Benue Investment and Property Company, BIPC, has provided an initial 500 loaves of BIPC Bread and 1,000 bags of sachet water to persons displaced by the recent violent attack on Yelewata community in Guma Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue State by armed herdsmen. The Group Managing Director of BIPC, […]

The Zamfara State All Progressive Congress (APC) Youths Forum has publicly condemned Governor Dauda Lawal’s purported attempts to align with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, accusing him of political opportunism. In a statement on Tuesday, the forum’s chairman, Musa Adams, described Lawal’s political approach as divisive, claiming it has undermined the state’s unity.  “Dauda Lawal’s biased […]

By Emma Elebeke ABUJA – Loughborough University, a leading institution based in the United Kingdom, has reaffirmed its commitment to fostering long-term partnerships with Nigerian institutions, focusing on sustainable development, capacity building, and educational excellence. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja, Professor Sam Grogan, the university’s Pro Vice-Chancellor for Education and Student Experience, emphasized […]

A group of 22 civil society organisations has passed a vote of confidence in Engr. Farouk Ahmed, Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), praising his exceptional leadership and reforms in the petroleum sector. The endorsement came at the end of a Civil Society Roundtable Engagement on Appraisal of […]