Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, and Nollywood actor Charles Okocha reignited their rivalry on Friday after engaging in a heated face-off ahead of their highly anticipated celebrity boxing rematch in Lagos.

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has threatened to commence a total and comprehensive nationwide industrial strike on Aug. 10 if the Federal Government fails to address its outstanding demands.

“We will proceed with this consultation process to ensure that each member association has the ability to express its vote based on facts.”

Executive Committee Member of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Aisha Falode, has expressed confidence in the Super Falcons’ ability to recover from their disappointing defeat to Malawi, urging Nigerians to continue supporting the team as it pursues qualification for the FIFA Women’s World Cup and an 11th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title. In […]

The Expansion Unlocks a Compliant Engine for Businesses and Fintechs to Move Value Across Africa and Beyond Quidax, the first digital assets exchange to receive a provisional licence from Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), today announced the expansion of its stablecoin infrastructure to more than 21 countries and 14 currencies, enabling startups, fintechs, and […]

“Notwithstanding INEC’s refusal to provide us with the necessary access codes… we have successfully submitted, manually and in full compliance with the Electoral Act 2026, the list of candidates sponsored by the authentic Peoples Democratic Party,” Ememobong said.

The Transparency and Accountability Development Initiative (TADI) has called on Nigerians, media organisations and public commentators to avoid speculation over the reported death of Mary Habila and allow the relevant authorities to conclude their investigations. In a statement jointly signed by its Executive Director, Yomi David, and Director of Programmes, Tijani Usman Shehu, the organisation […]

“Milan is in tears following the passing of Franco Baresi. His example and integrity will be forever etched into the Club’s DNA, just as his iconic number 6 shirt is,” AC Milan, of which Baresi became honorary vice-president in 2020, wrote on X.

Chelsea playmaker Cole Palmer said on Friday he has a point to prove this season after missing out on England’s World Cup squad, while hailing new manager Xabi Alonso as a “breath of fresh air”. Palmer was a high-profile omission from Thomas Tuchel’s World Cup line-up, despite playing a major role in England’s run to […]

Global Appliances Nigeria Limited, the official distributor of Binatone products in Nigeria, has unveiled a special one-month anniversary promotion. The company’s Managing Director, Mr Prasun Banerjee, who disclosed this in a press release stated that Binatone is offering its customers nationwide a 10% discount on all the company’s products purchased between August 1 and August […]

THE Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Bank of Agriculture, BoA, Ayodeji Sotinrin, yesterday, disclosed that the bank was ‘dead’, but now has been revived and transformed into a fully digitalized financial powerhouse to drive agribusinesses in Nigeria.

AS healthcare crisis persist in the nation, Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Abuja, UniAbuja, and Professor of Medical Law, Prof. Uwakwe Abugu, has asserted that Nigerians have lost confidence in the nation’s healthcare services following the collapse of best practices and attention it deserves.

The rapid growth in digital finance is outpacing public confidence in the financial ecosystem, prompting the Bridgforte Centre for Global Impact to launch a new governance framework and the Trust Lab to strengthen trust in platform-led finance.

By Godwin Oritse The Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria, CRFFN, has said that the growing participation of foreign firms in Nigeria’s freight forwarding, customs brokerage and logistics sector should be viewed as a reflection of deeper structural deficiencies rather than simply a nationality issue. Speaking on the ongoing debate over foreign involvement […]

The Minister of State for Industry, John Enoh, has described Aliko Dangote as Nigeria’s “foremost industrialist” and the driving force behind the successful launch of the Nigeria Industrial Policy (NIP), even as he disclosed that his ministry was targeting a rise in manufacturing’s contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) to about 20 per cent by 2030 […]