Nigerian technology entrepreneur, Kolawole Abdulrasaq Idiaro, has urged the federal government to strengthen governance frameworks and implement institutional reforms to sustain the country’s fast-growing digital economy, warning that innovation alone cannot secure lasting progress.

Former Nigeria Football Federation President, Amaju Pinnick, has been appointed as the Deputy Chairperson of FIFA Men’s National  Teams Competitions Committee. The committee is chaired by Paraguay’s Robert Harrison. Qatar’s Sheikh Hamad  Khalifa Al Thani serves as FIFA Council Delegate to oversee all FIFA men’s tournaments. The tournaments are the FIFA World Cup, FIFA U20 World Cup, FIFA […]

FCMB Group Plc has launched a ₦160 billion public share sale to strengthen its banking subsidiary and meet the Central Bank of Nigeria’s new ₦500 billion minimum capital requirement for international banks. The offering of 16 billion shares at ₦10 each runs until November 6, 2025. Proceeds will be used to recapitalise First City Monument […]

Nigeria has recently intensified efforts to eradicate tuberculosis, TB, a persistent public health challenge. Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, has been pivotal in driving these initiatives, aligning them with President Bola Tinubu administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda. What are Nigeria’s TB prevalence rate in a global context, endemic zones, historical […]

The Mediation Training Institute, MTI-Nigeria, has raised alarm over the activities of unregistered organisations conducting training in Alternative Dispute Resolution, ADR, across the country, describing them as illegal and unqualified.

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, launched the free distribution of Mother–Baby Kits and the Abuja Breathe Fresh Air Project as part of activities to mark Nigeria 65th Independence Anniversary. The FCT Minister of State Dr Mariya Mahmoud launched the programmes at the Asokoro district hospital in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. The Minister […]

The Coca-Cola Company today announced that the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has approved the sale of Chivita|Hollandia (CHI Limited), to UAC of Nigeria PLC (UAC), and the transaction has now been closed. 

By Peter Egwuatu Despite significant macroeconomic headwinds, including inflationary pressures and high interest rates, a frontline pharmaceutical company, Me Cure Industries, remained resilient and recorded notable progress across key financial and operational metrics in the financial year ended December 31, 2024. The company’s revenue rose impressively by 45%, to N46 billion in 2024  from N31.7 […]

The four hydroelectric dams, Shiroro, Jebba, Kainji and Zungeru located in Niger State, have given notification towards releasing excess water from their dams any moment from now.

By Juliet Umeh In a ceremony held at the 35 Artillery Brigade Officers’ Mess, Alamala Barracks, Abeokuta, Prince Ambassador (Dr.) Adedipe Dauda Ewenla, a technician surveyor, real estate investor, and security consultant, was inducted as an Honorary Member of the Brigade’s Officers’ Mess. The event, which took place during the Tombola Night at the Vulcans […]