By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Senator Ifeanyi Godwin Ararume, an astute politician and accomplished businessman, on his 67th birthday. Senator Ararume’s odyssey in politics began in the late 1980s, when he served as the State Treasurer of the Liberal Convention in old Imo State. He later joined the National Finance […]

By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja A group identifying itself as the Concerned Northern Elders has distanced itself from recent statements attributed to the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) regarding the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), expressing support for the agency’s ongoing reforms and the economic agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a statement issued in Abuja […]

By Adaobi Obiabunmuo Insecurity in Nigeria remains one of the country’s most persistent and troubling challenges, one that successive governments have failed to decisively address. It is easy to conclude that the crisis is an outcome of entrenched bad governance and corruption, or a political tool wielded by desperate political actors. It could also be both. […]

By Deborah Oladeji LAGOS — A Lagos High Court sitting in Osborne, Ikoyi, has restrained Lekki County Homes Estate Management Company Limited and others from parading themselves as managers of Lekki County Estate. In a ruling delivered on Monday, Justice Atinuke Ipaye held that the Incorporated Trustees of Ikota Kounti Residents and Owners Association, IKROA, […]

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Bosun Tijani Foundation has announced plans to host the “Bosun Tijani Foundation Festive Basketball Tournament”, a three-day youth sports and development event scheduled for December 19 to 21, 2025, at the Alake Sports Complex, Ijeja, Abeokuta, Ogun State. Conceived as a celebration of the end-of-year holiday season, the tournament aims […]

GiNN to host Landmark 5.0 edition as “The Nigeria Dream” takes centre stage Gen Z Involvement in a New Nigeria (GiNN) has announced plans to host the fifth edition of its flagship youth engagement platform, GiNN 5.0, themed “The Nigeria Dream,” scheduled to hold on May 30, 2026. Organisers describe the upcoming edition as the […]

By FEMI ADESINA He would have turned 83 years old December 17, 2025. But he left five months earlier. President Muhammadu Buhari passed to eternity July 13, this year. At the occasion of his first posthumous birthday, an opportunity comes to reflect on his strengths, weaknesses (yes, everybody has), and what we can learn and approximate […]

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo A Professor of Nursing Science, Simeon Okubiyi has tasked nurses on the need to embrace caring and emotional management to achieve effective practice. Delivering a paper titled, “Embracing the Art of Caring: Pathway to Effective Nursing,” during the 1st professional induction and convocation ceremony at the Mercy College of Nursing Sciences, […]

By Nnasom David The Kebbi State Government has attracted strong investment interest, with no fewer than 22 prospective investors indicating readiness to invest across key sectors of the state’s economy. The Director-General of the Kebbi Investment Promotion Agency (KIPA), Dr. Mohamed Kabir Kamba, made the disclosure during a high-level stakeholder engagement with private sector operators, […]

Former Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has urged leaders and professionals to embrace emotional intelligence and professionalism to improve wellbeing and life expectancy. Fashola spoke on Wednesday at the 40th Annual General Meeting and Investiture of the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors, Lagos Branch, held at Ikeja, with the theme ‘Leadership and Professionalism.’ […]

RIF Elite Growth Alliance (REGA) has announced the launch of Afroxtend, to grant public access to its Tech and agricultural R&D partnership

By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja  Energy law experts have urged TotalEnergies EP Nigeria Limited to comply with a tribunal ruling ordering it to pay the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) $285.2 million, describing the award as a landmark affirmation of Nigeria’s legal and contractual framework. In its decision of November 19, 2025, the tribunal resolved […]

By Evelyn UsmanThe InnerCity Mission for Children yesterday kicked off its 20th anniversary celebrations in Lagos, showcasing a historic achievement of distributing 13.291 billion meals to children, families, and orphanages worldwide between 2020 and 2025. The annual breakdown as shown in its statistics, reflected rapid growth with 88 million meals distributted in 2020, followed by […]

By Shina Abubakar Osogbo In a bid to advance healthcare delivery in Nigeria, the Chancellor, Osun State University, Mrs Folorunso Alakija has donated 250-bed ultra modern fully equipped hospital to the University. Named Modupe and Folorunso Alakija Medical Research and Training hospital, it consist of state-of-the-art facilities including; 250 admission beds, 20 clinical departments, five […]

By Efe Onodjae  Eventhive, Africa’s leading B2B2C event servicing company, has announced the sixth edition of its flagship technology gathering, the Lagos Tech Fest, with expectations to host over 3,000 participants from across the globe. The annual event, which forms part of the Africa Tech Series. Eventhive’s pan-African platform for technology and innovation dialogue, brings […]