By Olayinka Ajayi  The Chief Executive Officer of Fenac Secure Solutions, a leading provider of home automation systems in West Africa, Mr. Jones Nwachukwu, has urged the President Bola Tinubu-led administration to introduce a High-Performance Traffic Barrier Gates into key public outlets in Nigeria. Nwachukwu said the innovation would secure lives and strengthen security in […]

Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has met with the British Foreign Secretary to discuss ways of strengthening cooperation between both countries across a broad range of areas.

By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Executive Chairman of the Benue State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr. Grace Adagba, Tuesday received the Liaison Officer of Donor Agencies, Joshua Anar and his team for a strategic assessment of ongoing Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Programme in the state. The Information Officer of the Board, Emmanuella Akese […]

By Elizabeth Adegbesan  The Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer,  CEO of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC), Dr. Rabiu Olowo, on Wednesday, 12 November 2025, formally concluded his tenure as Chair of the 41st Session of the United Nations Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting (ISAR) at the United […]

Nigerian reggae fusion act, King Swazo, is set to release a new single titled ‘Squiz’, featuring singer Sugarboy, on December 5, 2025. Speaking on the Southplug produced collaboration, King Swazo said the connection with Sugarboy happened naturally. “I met Sugarboy at an event. We vibed and he liked my style, so he asked that we […]

Energy: Practical Nigerian content to drive high-level deal-making

By Emeka Anaeto, Business Editor

As global markets evolve and energy producers seek resilient, localised supply chains, Nigeria’s growing local content capacity has continued to position it as a model for sustainable growth across the continent.

Building on the advancements in the sector, the 14th edition of the Practical Nigerian Content (PNC) Forum, themed “Securing Investments, Strengthening Local Content, and Scaling Energy Production”, taking place from 1–4 December 2025 in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, is attracting more stakeholders’ commitments.

Commenting on Ikosh Nigeria Limited’s participation at this year’s Forum, Oluwamuyiwa Kosile, Managing Director of Ikosh Nigeria Limited, said, “We remain committed to advancing Nigeria’s local content journey by supporting initiatives that strengthen indigenous capacity, drive innovation, and foster sustainable growth within the oil and gas industry.

‘‘Our partnership with the Practical Nigerian Content Forum underscores our belief in collaboration as the foundation for developing a self-reliant and globally competitive energy industry.”

The Forum will convene regional policymakers, global investors, regulators, and indigenous operators to explore, as a follow-up to the Nigeria First Policy above, strategies to replicate local content implementation and capacity development across sectors.

With key discussions centred on securing investment, strengthening local content, and scaling energy production, delegates will explore how to unlock and mobilise financing for indigenous businesses, expand supplier development, and accelerate technology transfer.

Esso Group has joined millions across Africa and beyond to celebrate the Republic of Angola on the occasion of its Independence Day

By Elizabeth Osayande In a transformative address at Crawford University’s 20th anniversary and 17th convocation, newly appointed Vice Chancellor, Prof. Solomon Makinde, outlined an ambitious vision for the institution’s future, emphasising the importance of student enrollment, enhanced internal revenue generation, and the introduction of innovative courses. The milestone event saw Esther Somtochi Ezeamagu, with an […]

By Providence Ayanfeoluwa Anietie Udoh, a marketing communications professional has been named one of “The Industry’s 50 Men of Impact 2025”, a prestigious recognition that celebrates his transformative influence across Africa’s digital and brand storytelling landscape. Currently, he is the Director of Marketing at Marketing Edge Publications Limited, and has spent more than a decade […]

Data released by Amnesty International has revealed that more than 1,800 people, including a monarch, have been killed across Nigeria’s South-East region in just over two years.

By Matthew Johnson The General Secretary of Odimma Ndigbo, USA, a New York-based socio-cultural organisation, Sir Ezekiel Ogbonna, has commended the Ngbo community in Lagos for their commitment to promoting Igbo heritage through the forthcoming 2025 Ngbo Cultural Festival. Speaking with journalists on Sunday, Sir Ogbonna, known as The Prince of New York, lauded the […]

By Khadijah Abdulsalam Between when the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS was formed in 1975 and when it marked its 50th anniversary, many proverbial waters have passed under the bridge. The sub-regional bloc has evolved. It has changed. It had gone through different patches. As I sat with experts and stakeholders who rubbed minds […]

By Aishat Aliu The Chairman of the Chief Ovo Edewor Foundation, Chief Dr. Ogheneovo Edewor (JP), has congratulated His Royal Majesty, Engr. Mike Orugbo, Okporua I, the Ovie of Udu Kingdom, on his official presentation of the staff of office by the Governor of Delta State. In a congratulatory statement issued in Asaba, Chief Edewor, […]

To save our future, we must simultaneously dismantle endemic malpractice, eradicate state complicity, and completely overhaul our dangerously outdated curriculum. Nigeria’s educational system is not just in crisis; it is failing. It is caught in a tripartite trap: widespread student malpractice now treated as normal; state-accommodated malpractice by the very institutions meant to guard its […]

The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in South Africa, in partnership with Azanyah Trade Hub and My Aman NPC, is set to host the Young Innovators Dialogue, a pioneering platform designed to connect South Africa’s brightest young entrepreneurs with UAE companies, investors, and industry leaders.