By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Onitigbo of Tigbo Kingdom in Ado-Odo/Ota local government area of Ogun State, Oba Olabode Victor Fagbayi, has called on policymakers and financial institutions to design people-centred policies that will ease access to capital for entrepreneurs, particularly at the grassroots. The monarch made the call during the official launch of Market […]

By ARIZE NWOBU  Banks are the most important financial intermediaries, especially in developing countries and they operate in the money market segment of the financial system and provide short term funds to businesses,  which are typically tenured for one year or less, though sometimes short term funds could extend up to three years.  Despite the tight […]

The Nigerian Women Trust Fund, NWTF, has commenced a two-day media advocacy training of Journalists and awareness-raising on inclusion and disability rights under the Disability Rights Advocacy Project for Inclusive Development, D-RAPID.

By Dapo Ipoola Diligence has been defined as a steady, earnest, and energetic effort applied to tasks, characterized by thoroughness, persistence, and careful attention to detail. It represents a strong work ethic, combining industriousness with conscientiousness to achieve goals efficiently. Often considered a virtue. It could also be defined as the quality of working carefully […]

With barely a year into the midterm stretch of this administration, the drums of 2027 are already beating loudly across Nigeria’s political landscape. Billboards are resurfacing. Consultations are under way. Strategic defections are being plotted. Subtle campaign machinery is grinding into motion. It is as though governance has been politely excused from the room to […]

This is just as he said such natural items like garlic and pepper could also be used to protect the environment against deadly insects.

Dr. Mahmoud Bala Alfa has unveiled the inaugural cohort of beneficiaries under his ICT Training Scholarship initiative, marking a significant step in his youth-focused drive to promote digital literacy and employability in Kogi East.

She disclosed that 3,704 students across four secondary schools and five primary schools are benefiting from the first phase of the programme

By FRED OGHENESIVBE The countdown to the 2027 general elections has begun in earnest. Across the country, ward, local government, state and national party congresses are taking shape. Structures are being reconstituted, alliances strengthened, and political foot soldiers mobilised. The groundwork for the next democratic test is already underway.  But 2027 will not merely be a […]

A common African adage says that “if a witch cries in the night and a child dies in the morning, we do not go to the soothsayer to ask what killed the child.” Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, is very much aware of this truism. In July 2025, he declared, quite unreasonably, that the presidential candidate […]

Instead of the usual recruitment expo where attendees collect brochures and leave, this fair focuses heavily on return on investment (ROI).

The key question is no longer whether digital commerce will expand. It already is. The deeper question is how to make that growth safer

By YUSHAU SHUAIB Among the current crop of Nigeria’s security chiefs, perhaps none is as widely respected for his professional record as the Director General of the Department of State Services, DSS, Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi. Since his assumption of office, he has been celebrated as a quintessential officer—one who is neither a religious bigot nor an […]

The world has long produced evil geniuses, exceptionally brilliant people who are utterly diabolical. Topping the global list is Adolf Hitler, the German politician who triggered the Second World War and exterminated six million Jews through his devilish scheme, the Holocaust. Following on his heels is Joseph Goebbels, Hitler’s propaganda minister, a master of manipulation, who […]

Mikano Motors has entered into a strategic partnership with Autochek Africa in a move set to reshape vehicle discovery and financing