…mandates Core Int’l to secure Q1 2026 deployment By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA – THE Kaduna State Government, weekend, unveiled $150 million Green Mining Investment Fund on the sidelines of the historic G20 Summit held in Africa for the first time. This was made known during the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the […]

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Head of the Strategic Projects Department at the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC), Mr. Oladele Oladejo, has been appointed to the Advisory Committee of the African Regional Partnership on Sustainability and SDG Reporting under the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) – Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on […]

By Ebunoluwa Sessou, Lagos The future of women-led enterprises in Nigeria took centre stage as the Development Bank of Nigeria, DBN, with support from Agence Française de Développement, AFD, and Sterling One Foundation convened investors, ecosystem leaders, and high-potential women entrepreneurs for the Women Investment Readiness Accelerator, WIRA, Demo Day in Lagos. The event underscored […]

Sujimoto Group is pushing toward reclaiming its market dominance as its flagship luxury project, LucreziaBySujimoto, nears completion despite industry-wide challenges that have stalled most high-rise developments in Lagos. In a sector where fewer than 20 percent of luxury towers announced in the past decade reach completion, the 15-storey Lucrezia tower has continued to rise, defying […]

By Favour Ulebor, Abuja Autogas Nigeria Services Limited is set to host the 2025 Autogas Nigeria Annual CNG Conference on November 26 and 27 in Abuja, with a focus on promoting cleaner, cheaper, and inclusive energy for Nigerians. Speaking at a press briefing held on Monday in Abuja, Managing Director of Autogas Nigeria, Hajiya Maryam […]

By Juliet Umeh  In a bid to solve persistent problems in Nigeria’s digital payment ecosystem, SnappyExchange has launched a technology platform to tackle Nigeria’s broken digital payment system. Founder and CEO of SnappyExchange and SnappyPay Technology, Olaide Alim, while speaking during the launch of SnappyPay and the fifth anniversary of SnappyExchange said the new platform […]

By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA – A leading advocate for agricultural finance in Nigeria, Sterling Bank Limited, weekend, urged African countries on forging stronger partnerships to reclaim food future with with green, sustainable solutions towards deployment of catalytic financing, and ensure practical policy implementation to accelerate the continent’s agricultural transformation and achieve food security. The Bank […]

Anyone encountering Kadoon (real name Kadoon Karen Bem Bula) on TikTok for the first time will find it hard to scroll past her page. There’s an intriguing aura about the Benue-born singer—something in her poise and energy—that instantly draws you in. At just 18, the Trap Records Entertainment artist is already carving out a path […]

By Gift ChapiOdekina An American online university, the University of the People (UoPeople), has revealed that over 31,000 Nigerian students are currently enrolled in its fully accredited tuition-free degree programmes, making Nigeria its largest student base outside the United States. The President of the institution, Mr. Shai Reshef, disclosed this during a virtual interaction with […]

By Emem Idio, Yenagoa  A professor of Internal Medicine & Nephrology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Niger Delta University (NDU), Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, Oghenekaro Egbi, has disclosed that up to 25 million Nigerians live with kidney disease with about 230,000 persons with kidney disease needing life-saving interventions such as dialysis or […]

…as maiden Nat’l Council on Livestock Devt holds in Yola By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA – THE Federal Government, Monday, disclosed moves to transform the livestock sector into a $74 billion industry in five years under the National Livestock Growth Acceleration Strategy, NL-GAS, through the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development. This was made known by the […]

By Efe Onodjae  It was a night of glamour, excellence, and inspiration as Head of Innovation at WEMA Bank and Founder and Executive Director, Boys Quarters Africa, Solomon Ayodele bagged double awards at the 2025 edition of The Future Awards Africa (TFAA). At the 19th edition of TFAA, themed “Threads of Legacy,” held recently at […]

The world was in turmoil in the mid 2000s. Nature had visited humanity with one of the most devastating storms in contemporary times. Hurricane Katrina which made a landfall in New Orleans, United States, claimed 1,392 lives and displaced a million people.  But if humans had no chance against such natural disasters, it should at least do […]

By SHUKURAT IBRAHIM tThe Lagos State Police Command is steadily redefining what citizen-police relations should look like in a modern, democratic society. A noticeable transformation is unfolding across the state—one anchored on community-driven policing, trust-building, and a renewed commitment to serve with empathy, professionalism, and partnership. This transformation did not emerge by chance. From his […]

The Federal Government says the 25km access road linking Lekki Deep Seaport to Epe  and Ijebu-Ode will be delivered within its 21-month schedule.