That shift did not happen by accident. It happened in a context that Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, six months into her tenure as Chief Commissioner/Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), is deliberately constructing.

By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin Nigeria’s youngest serving lawmaker, Hon. Rukayat Shittu of the Kwara State House of Assembly, has participated in the West Africa Female Parliamentarians Peer Review Conference on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) held in Accra, Ghana. The three-day conference, organised by the Women in Politics Forum (WIPF) with support from […]

The Aviary Club of Nigeria (ACN) has marked its 30th anniversary, celebrating three decades of promoting brotherhood, humanitarian service and community development in Nigeria and beyond. In a goodwill message commemorating the milestone, the club’s Global President, Avian Sir Odia Eromosele, paid tribute to the founding members, describing them as visionary leaders whose sacrifices and […]

The Senate has finally given voice to a national outrage that has simmered for too long: Nigeria’s policy of rehabilitating and reintegrating so-called repentant Boko Haram fighters without doing them justice. It has outlived whatever limited utility its creators may once have claimed. A programme that begins with surrender and ends with return to the […]

By Chioma Okoye HELDI, a Nigerian premium kilishi brand, has unveiled what it describes as the country’s first luxury kilishi tasting experience, an initiative aimed at repositioning the popular dried meat delicacy as a gourmet product for local and international markets. The curated culinary event, held at the newly opened HELDI Walk-in Store in Abuja, […]

By Adesina Wahab The Mastercard Foundation has announced the launch of the Africa Higher Education for Transformation (AHEFT) Prize, a first-of-its-kind annual award, supported by a $500 million commitment over its first decade. The AHEFT Prize recognizes higher education institutions in Africa that are driving sustained, systemic institution-wide transformation and expanding opportunities for young people. […]

The programme also encouraged open dialogue and challenged the stigma that often surrounds discussions of reproductive health in Nigeria.

The member representing Warri federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rep Thomas Ereyitomi, has commissioned Movela hotel in Warri on Airport road, Delta state, with an appeal for more investors to come to the oil-rich city.

When a nation loses control of its forests, mineral-rich communities, and agricultural zones, it risks allowing insecurity, illegal exploitation, and economic instability to weaken the foundation of the state.

…Donates 50% Launch Proceeds to Abuja IDP Camp Nigerian-born Irish-based writer, Dexter Loko, has launched his latest fantasy novel, The Bako of Zereshé, in Abuja, using the occasion to announce a donation of 50 per cent of proceeds from the launch to internally displaced persons (IDPs) at the Durumi camp in the Federal Capital Territory. […]