By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – TRADITIONAL rulers from Akoko-Edo local government area on Thursday visited the new Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Hon Yekini Idaiye where they pledged support to him and commended Gov. Monday Okpebholo for his role in the Speaker’s emergence. The delegation was under the auspices of the […]

By Ebunoluwa Sessou MoMo Payment Service Bank, MoMo PSB, the fintech subsidiary of MTN Nigeria, has appointed Bode Abifarin as its Lagos Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, effective September 1, 2026. The appointment marks a new phase in the growth of the digital financial services company, which is licensed by the Central Bank of […]

First City Monument Bank (FCMB) supported and participated in The Peak Performer Emerging Leaders’ Summit 2026, which brought together 1,000 National Youth Service Corps members for practical sessions on employment, entrepreneurship, financial management and leadership. Convened by Dr Abiola Salami and organised by The Peak Performer Africa, the summit was held on August 19 at […]

By John Alechenu ABUJA — The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, has criticised the concessionaire handling the Benin-Asaba Highway over the slow pace of work and ordered the arrest of any contractor found removing asphalt from existing carriageways. Umahi gave the directive on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, during an on-the-spot assessment of the 125-kilometre […]

…Pathologists demand urgent investment as brain-drain, poor working conditions threaten cancer careBy Chioma Obinna Nigeria has fewer than 200 practising pathologists serving a population of more than 200 million people, a development experts say is threatening accurate diagnosis, cancer care and the wider health system. The specialists, who described pathology as the bedrock of modern […]