The Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, has been named “Reformer of the Year” at the African Energy Week (AEW), in recognition of his strategic leadership and transformative reforms in Nigeria’s oil industry. The prestigious award acknowledges the Minister’s dedication to reviving Nigeria’s upstream sector, restoring investor confidence, and laying […]

By Laolu Elijah, Ibadan The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has warned that the latest onslaughts on communities in Kogi and Kwara States are attempts by territory expansionists, terrorists and some people who are disgruntled with the government to destabilise the country and create chiefdoms that would be detrimental to the people. Afenifere, in a statement […]

By Etop Ekanem Stakeholders in Africa’s modern retail sector have been urged to prioritise digitisation, capacity building, skills exchange, and policy advocacy as critical levers for driving sustainable growth across the continent. This charge was made by Ade Sun-Basorun, Chief Executive Officer of FoodCo Nigeria — a top-five retailer and operator of the largest supermarket […]

By Peter Duru, Makurdi The first phase of the medical outreach organised by the lawmaker representing Ado State Constituency and Deputy Speaker of the Benue State House of Aseembly, Mrs. Lami Ogenyi is reported to have recorded over 35 surgeries and 2,217 medical cases in her constituency Organised under the Lami Health Foundation Medical and […]

The National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, glittered with ceremonial expectation as the curtain rose on a night many hoped would rewrite a cultural century.