By Janice Uduogu The second edition of the D’Bio Wellness & Selfcare Summit will hold in Lagos from September 24 to 25, 2025, with top industry leaders, Dr. Fidelis Akhagboso Ayebae, Chairman of Fidson Healthcare Plc, and Dr. Victor ‘Gbenga Afolabi, CEO of Hazon Holdings, set to play leading roles. The summit, themed “Self-Care as […]

By Esther Onyegbula The traditional ruler of Obodoukwu, HRM Eze Chika Nwokedi, Eze Okpoko I, has stressed the importance of preserving the Iwaji (new yam) cultural festival as a unifying heritage of the Igbo people, urging communities to remain steadfast in upholding traditions handed down by their forefathers. Speaking at the 2025 edition of the […]

By NICK DAZANG  Leaders, like all mortals, experience fear. But most of them do not show it. In tempest and in turbulence, leaders must exude calm. They do so less their citizens find recourse in despair or paralysis. Which explains why at the height of the Great Depression, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt assured Americans, in his first […]

Education fosters informed citizens, reduces poverty, and promotes equality, ultimately laying the foundation for a more prosperous and sustainable world.

By Elizabeth Osayande Recently, the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, FCMS, Lagos State University, Ojo, LASU, held a retirement party honouring Professor Olujimi Kayode, a respected Nigerian ethicist, teacher, mentor, and scholar. The ceremony, which saw the presence of students, ex-students, colleagues, mentees, friends and family, had many praising the ingenuity of a man […]

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The Initiative Against Human Rights Abuse and Torture (INAHURAT) has given the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) one month to act on a petition against an Abuja-based realtor accused of abusing the Nigerian currency, warning that failure to prosecute would undermine the agency’s credibility. In a reminder letter dated […]

By OGUWIKE NWACHUKWU Earlier this month, Governor Hope Uzodimma took a step that will go down in the history of Imo State in particular and Nigeria at large as the first Governor to raise the minimum wage of civil servants across Labour Unions from N70,000 to N104,000. The consequential adjustments for other categories of workers in […]

By Elizabeth Osayande Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has garnered commendations from the Lagos State Branch of the Society for Peace Studies and Practice (SPSP) for his proactive measures in fostering peace throughout the region. This recognition coincides with World Peace Day, prompting the Society to release a statement highlighting the governor’s significant contributions to […]

By Favour Emmanuel Seventy-five years after the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, the country is telling a story of transformation that has caught global attention.  It is a story of how deliberate policies, long-term planning, and people-centered governance lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty and built a foundation for modernization.  […]

FOAN Group’s flagship media venture, C54 News, is moving closer to its scheduled launch on May 22, 2026, after the company’s leadership concluded a series of technology and procurement agreements aimed at anchoring Africa’s first fully digital-first news and documentary network. Group Chief Executive Idris-Etanami Usman said the push reflects the network’s technology-first strategy, which […]

Real estate has long remained one of the most resilient sectors in Nigeria, even amid the nation’s fluctuating economy. However, like finance, healthcare, and logistics, the industry is not immune to disruption. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already transforming how properties are bought, sold, and managed across the globe, and the Nigerian market cannot afford to […]

By Favour Emmanuel The Eight Rules are a set of measures in China that changed how leaders behave and how people see their government.  They were introduced in December 2012 by President Xi Jinping to make officials more disciplined, humble, and closer to the people they serve.  The Rules mean less extravagance, less red tape, […]

Nigeria’s food delivery space may have found a new game changer as Food Online, a tech-driven startup, announced that it has processed more than 12,000 orders less than one month after commencing operations. The company, which is positioning itself as a logistics-first and customer-focused platform, disclosed that its activities have already generated more than ₦75 […]

Nigerian businessman and philanthropist, Obinna Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, has celebrated the remarkable transformation of Ekuma Jeremiah Iziogo, fondly called Jerry, a once-struggling street hawker who is now a proud law graduate. In 2022, Jerry captured national attention after a viral video showed him, then a roadside vendor in Lagos, selflessly offering money […]

By Etop Ekanem The Secretary of the Ijaw National Congress of the Americas (INC-A), Mr. Ebikeme Amafini, has called on the Ijaw nation to discontinue the term “Ijaw struggle” for a more progressive and empowering “Ijaw development agenda.” Amafini made the appeal in a statement congratulating the parent Ijaw National Congress, INC, in Nigeria, for […]