By Ebunoluwa Sessou The Public Affairs Correspondents Association of Nigeria, PACAN, has urged political parties and candidates participating in the 2027 general elections to make issue-based campaigns, policy proposals and development programmes the focus of their electioneering. The association, an umbrella body of journalists covering political activities, made the call in a statement signed by […]

By Babajide Komolafe Moniepoint Microfinance Bank, one of Nigeria’s leading financial institutions, and TeamApt Ltd., a major financial technology switch and payments infrastructure provider, have collaborated to expand retail access to the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Dangote Petroleum Refinery, bringing the landmark capital markets opportunity closer to Nigerians through Moniepoint’s digital banking platforms and […]

By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA — Nigerian stand-up comedian Jacob Odey, popularly known as Mr Odey D Uncommon Comedian, has entered into a one-year partnership with property development company, Doppel Homes Ltd. The agreement was formalised during a ceremony at the company’s corporate headquarters in Abuja, where the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Dr Dominic Olim, […]

• As Gov Otu promises payment of second gratuity tranche By Ike Uchechukwu For many retired civil servants in Cross River State, decades of service to the government have ended in a daily struggle for survival, with some receiving as little as N4,000 monthly pension — an amount barely sufficient for basic food, let alone […]

By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja The Esther Matthew Tonlagha Foundation (EMT Foundation) has felicitated the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Bola Tinubu, on her 66th birthday, commending her humanitarian interventions and efforts to empower women, children and vulnerable Nigerians. The Chief Executive Officer of the foundation, Asst. Pastor Mrs Esther Tonlagha, in a congratulatory message, […]