FG begins Kara Bridge repair works Tuesday
By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — THE Federal Government, yesterday, said it intends to carry out repair works on the Kara–Berger Bridge on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, for two weeks, just as it cautioned motorists and commuters on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway of possible travel delays.The project, earlier slated to commence in August 2026, was suspended for […]
1,500 women, one Mission: Building tech pathways for African women
In 2024, Nigerian design leader Bolutife Awakan co-founded Lilac Africa with a simple but stubborn observation: training women in tech skills is not the same as helping them build careers in tech. The gap between the two —between finishing a course and actually leading, earning, and staying in the industry is where most well-intentioned programs […]
Oye to Tinubu: Economic growth must tackle hunger, joblessness
THE Chairman of the Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics LTD/GTE, Dele Oye, has said reforms by the Bola Tinubu-led administration over the past three years have improved the country’s macroeconomic stability and resilience.
UNSTABLE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT: OLxD urges firms to rethink learning
Organisational Learning and Development Network, OLxD, has urged organisations to build learning systems that can adapt to environments where priorities, roles, technology and capability requirements can change very quickly. The organisation said this as it concludes plans to host the fourth edition of its annual Organizational Learning & Development Conference, #OLxDCon26, on Friday, November 6, […]
Transcorp Power Plc appoints Maryam Bala Shehu to its board of directors
Transcorp Power Plc, one of the power subsidiaries of Africa’s leading listed conglomerate, Transnational Corporation Plc (“Transcorp Group”), has announced the appointment of Mrs Maryam Bala Shehu as an Independent Non-Executive Director on the Board of the Company, with effect from September 1, 2026.
Businesses suffer as FG’s domestic borrowings surge 90% to N24.7trn
The federal government increased its borrowing from domestic investors by 90.5 per cent, year-on-year (YoY), to N24.7 trillion in the eight months to August 2026, against N12.98 trillion in the corresponding period of 2025 (8M’25).
