2.8 Billion Dollars is still a lot of money today. But it was worth lots more some four, five decades ago. So you can understand the uproar when it was alleged that a sum of 2.8 Billion Dollars went missing in the books of NNPC (NNOC at the time) during a Military Government, and specifically, […]

I have been watching reality TV skits/short reality stories recently. The guys by the official titles of Officiallionway, Prince Stanley SoftJ Frank and a couple of others dress “madmen” and go to poor and low-income neighbourhoods where people who pass the test can earn between 100,000 to maybe N500,000, or more. The money is usually a […]

By Godwin Oritse The African Marine Environment Sustainability Initiative (AFMESI), in partnership with the Department of Technical Cooperation with African Nations (DOTCAN) Institute, Canada, has concluded plans to host this year’s Women and Youth Technical Capacity in ocean science technology the Blue Economy (WYTEC) training programme. In a statement, Dr. Felicia Mogo, Founder and President […]

Eagle Toastmasters Club, the pioneer Toastmasters International Club in West Africa, is set to celebrate two decades of nurturing confident speakers and dynamic leaders.

Sudan is grappling with a worsening humanitarian and health crisis as a deadly cholera outbreak combines with ongoing conflict to threaten civilians across the country.

Following approvals from its Shareholders, Regulatory Authorities and the Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX, Nigeria’s leading fully integrated edible oil business, Presco Plc, has concluded plans to launch its N237 billion Rights Issue. Under the terms of the Rights Issue, 166,666,667 ordinary shares of 50 kobo each would be offered to existing shareholders at N1,420 per […]

A United States–based medical practitioner, Dr. Miracle Anyanwu, has said that the forthcoming 2025 FLE Festival is inspired by his deep passion for youth development.

The National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos, NOHIL, has intensified its efforts to reduce burn-related injuries and deaths as it commemorates this year’s Burns Awareness Week, aimed at sensitising Nigerians to the causes, dangers, and prevention of burn injuries.

The Best of Nollywood (BON) Awards 2025 officially unveiled its nominee list on Monday, setting the tone for one of the film industry’s most anticipated celebrations of talent and creativity.

Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN) has held the 2025 SET4LYF National Convening, a high-level stakeholder engagement themed “Teaching Entrepreneurship with a Focus on Teachers.”

Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN), through one of its flagship initiatives, SET4LYF, hosted the 2025 National Company of the Year (NCOY) Competition, a national showcase of innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship among secondary school students nationwide.

Udu was agog on Friday when thousands of Udu people from far and near, guests from all over Delta state and beyond, friends and loved ones gathered at Otor-Udu, headquarters of Udu local government area to witness the presentation of staff of office to the new Udu monarch, HRM (Engr) Michael Ogheneovo Orugbo, JP, KP, […]

The National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Plateau State has facilitated the release of 21 inmates from the six custodial centres across the State, as part of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) of participants of the Senior Executive Course, SEC 47, 2025.

To deepen its commitment to youth innovation and entrepreneurship with its flagship campus ideathon known as Hackaholics 6.0, Wema Bank recently toured four Nigeria cities from the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) and Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, to the University of Ibadan (UI) and Purple Academy in Lagos, to create transformative solutions to real-world problems.

Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has lauded members of the Nigeria Governors’ Spouses Forum (NGSF) for what he described as their “transformative influence on the moral, social, and developmental architecture of the nation,” pledging his administration’s full support for gender inclusion and public health advocacy.