Okonjo-Iweala: Saleswoman of WTO bad products, by Owei Lakemfa
The Nigerian-born, American Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, visited her old country on August 14, 2025. A consummate politician, she told the Bola Tinubu administration what it loves to hear: that it is doing quite well. She told the suffering population what they know: that they are suffering. She then presented […]
Okonjo-Iweala’s call for social safety net expansion gets support
Nigeria’s leading tech-powered mobility company, Nairaxi, has thrown its weight behind the call by World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, urging governments to prioritise policies that protect vulnerable populations from economic shocks. In a statement released on Tuesday, Nairaxi’s Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Kingsley Eze, said the expansion of social safety nets […]
President Tinubu commissions WAGL Energy Limited 40,000 CBM LPG vessel in South Korea
…Lauds NNPC, Sahara Group for Expanding Africa’s Role in Clean Energy President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, (GCFR) says Nigeria is poised to deliver clean and sustainable energy solutions not just in-country but also across Africa and beyond. The President made the remarks today at the commissioning ceremony of a 40,000 cubic meters (CBM) Liquefied Petroleum Gas […]
Birthday: Ogbuku’s leadership has renewed hopes, says N/Delta youth leader
By Emem Idio, Yenagoa A Niger Delta youth leader, Mr. Douye Karikarisei has facilitated the Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku as he marks his 50 years birthday. Meanwhile, the youth leader has hailed what he described as the sterling performance of the NDDC helmsman, noting […]
COAS appoints new PSOs, GOC, others
The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has approved the posting and appointment of some senior officers to key command, instructional, and staff positions across various formations and units of the Nigerian Army.
SLAN hails UNILAG on landmark Architecture Faculty
For decades, Nigeria lived with this gap. Our cities expanded without adequate planning. Floods returned each rainy season, forests were cleared, and farmland gave way to concrete
Of criminals and touts
By NICK DAZANG Making a submission on August 6, 2025 at the National Conference of Egbe Awofin Oodua at Abeokuta, Ogun State, with the theme: ”Regional Justice, Security and Sustainable Development”, Femi Falana, SAN, lamented that our politics was in the hands of criminals and touts. Mr. Falana said such criminals and touts paid scant regard to […]
Raymond Ijeomah named among Nigeria’s top 40 Under-40 leaders
At the 6th edition of the prestigious 40 Under 40 Nigeria Awards, held in Lagos on Friday, August 15, 2025, Raymond Ijeomah, Founder of Fortreal Real Estate Academy and Fortreal REI Ltd, was honored for his outstanding contributions to real estate, investment education, and youth empowerment. Ijeomah, who has quickly become a leading voice in […]
Warri, a distressed and a dying city
By MICHAEL OWHOKO Who will restore Warri back to its glorious days? A city that was once the pride of all Wafarians, is now a shadow of itself, rusty and reeking with aroma of poverty occasioned by systemic decline with people cocooned in deprivation and squalor. Warri is allusively known as Wafi, making the people and residents […]
Researcher Samuel Arowosafe advances ethical AI for public good
In a time when global leaders are racing to harness artificial intelligence (AI) for economic and political advantage, Nigerian scholar Samuel Arowosafe is carving a unique path, one grounded in ethics, communication, and public interest. Currently a doctoral researcher at the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC), Arowosafe studies how people respond […]
Young Nigerians trained for climate action leadership
By Kingsley Adegboye In response to pressing global and local environmental challenges including flooding, climate change, pollution, and waste management, EcoEnvironTalk, an independent non-governmental organization dedicated to environmental education, has successfully trained 25 young Nigerians through its maiden Young Leaders for Sustainable Environment Programme. The week-long initiative, coordinated by Dr. Adedoyi Lasisi, was designed to […]
Delta APC suspends 2 members
By Efe Onodjae The All Progressives Congress, APC, Ward 9 in Ukwuani Local Government Area of Delta State has placed two of its members on a five-month suspension over allegations of misconduct and actions said to be disruptive to party unity. In a resolution reached after a meeting of the ward’s Executive Committee, the suspended members, […]
Zenith Bank celebrates 35th anniversary, recognises pioneer customers, long-serving staff
Zenith Bank Plc marked its 35th anniversary with a commemorative event held at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Victoria Island, Lagos on 15th August 2025. The celebration brought together key stakeholders, partners, staff and friends of the bank to acknowledge over three decades of excellence, innovation and reliability in the Nigerian banking sector. In […]
How African executives are shaping global rise of Afrobeats – Report
By Ruona Felix In a music industry often driven by short-lived trends, a few African executives are proving that long-term vision can be paired with measurable results. As global streaming reached 4.8 trillion streams in 2024 — a 14 percent increase from the previous year — Afrobeats has joined K-pop and Latin music as one […]
Navy donates secretariat to KPU
By Jimitota Onoyume Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has commissioned a Secretariat donated by the Nigerian Navy to the Kokori Progress Union, KPU, in Kokori community, Ethiope East local government area, Delta state. The governor who was represented by his Commissioner of Culture and Tourism Hon. Dr Darlington Nnamdi Ijeh, lauded the Navy for the gesture, adding that […]
Business leaders set for ADVAN’s CMO forum on AI, growth
By Efe Onodjae The Advertisers Association of Nigeria (ADVAN) has announced that all is set for the 2025 edition of its Chief Marketing Officers (CMO) Forum, scheduled to hold on August 28, 2025, at Radisson Blu, Victoria Island, Lagos. The high-profile event is expected to bring together over 100 chief executives and C-suite marketing leaders […]
