Lagos deepens stakeholder engagement on innovation bill
By Tunde Oso TO institutionalise innovation governance in Nigeria’s commercial capital, the Lagos State Government has held another strategic stakeholder engagement session on the Lagos Innovation Bill. The session, which took place in Ikeja, was attended by a cross-section of critical stakeholders from the technology and innovation ecosystem. State Commissioner for Innovation, Science and Technology, […]
Borno, Bayelsa, Taraba record highest rise in food inflation rate
…as inflation rate eases second consecutive month to 22.97% By Elizabeth Adegbesan The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, yesterday, said Borno, Bayelsa and Taraba States recorded the highest year-on-year,YoY, rise in the rate of increase in prices of food commodities in May 2025. NBS disclosed this in its Consumer Price Index, CPI, Report for May […]
Group faults Ezekwesili’s support for Akpoti-Uduaghan in Akpabio row
Abuja, Nigeria – The Northern Ethnic Youth Group Assembly (NEYGA) has expressed concern over recent comments made by former Minister of Education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, in support of suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Alhaji Ibrahim Dan-Musa, NEYGA noted that the growing trend of public figures endorsing unproven allegations poses […]
NADECO USA picks holes President Tinubu’s democracy Day Speech
The U.S. chapter of the National Democratic Coalition, NADECO USA, has picked holes in President Bola Tinubu’s Democracy Day address, describing it as a “self-congratulatory, revisionist monologue steeped in hypocrisy, selective memory, and misinformation.”
Customs denies extortion allegation by US returnee at Lagos Airport
The Murtala Muhammed International Airport Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has refuted allegations of extortion against the GHR Command by an American Returnee, Oke Adhekegba.
How Israel Iyonsi is redefining technology’s role in banking, enterprise
One such figure is Israel Iyonsi, a Software Engineer at Altexsoft in the United States and a postgraduate student at the University of East London
APC chieftain condemns Benue killings, dismisses farmers-herders clash narrative
Comrade Daniel Onjeh, the candidate of the APC for the Benue South Senatorial District in the 2023 election, has condemned the recent killings that occurred in Yelwata, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State.
Bode George dismisses claims of PDP collapse in Lagos
A former PDP Deputy National Chairman, Chief Bode George, has likened the party’s structure in Lagos and Nigeria to the root of an Iroko or Lebanon oak tree.
World Blood Donor Day: Dr Osahon Enabulele Foundation calls for Life-saving blood donations
By Chilma Obinna As the world marks World Blood Donor Day, the Dr. Osahon Enabulele Foundation has renewed its call for regular blood donations to save lives and ensure universal access to safe blood transfusions. The theme for this year’s observance, “Give Blood, Give Hope: Together We Save Lives”, underscores the vital role of voluntary […]
Police crack down on thuggery in Kano, arrest 51 suspects
The Kano State Police Command said it has arrested 51 suspects and recovered dangerous weapons as well as illicit drugs in an intelligence-led clearance operation targeting criminal hideouts across the Kano metropolis.
YP candidate Adio raises concerns over LAISEC’s polling guide
Youth Party candidate for the Eti Osa Local Government Chairmanship, Ayodele Adio, has expressed serious concerns over the recently released polling guide
