OPay’s Growing Role in Helping Nigerians Access Financial Services
By Akintayo Eribake Over the years, technology has changed the way Nigerians handle money. Today, many people no longer need to visit a bank to send money, pay bills, buy airtime, or receive payments. With a mobile phone, many financial transactions can now be completed within minutes. As Nigeria’s economy becomes more digital, the focus […]
Osun: Lawyer petitions IGP, seeks probe into murder of 14-year-old boy, Olapade
A human rights lawyer, Mr. Pelumi Olajengbesi, on Thursday petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Tunji Disu, to investigate the circumstances that led to the brutal murder of a 14-year-old boy, Ezekiel Olapade, in Osun State.
SPRiNG moves to scale validated peace, security, inclusion programs in Plateau
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru The Strengthening Peace and Resilience in Nigeria (SPRiNG) Programme, funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), has launched Year 3 planning in Plateau State with a three-day co-creation workshop designed to scale proven peace and inclusion interventions. The session ran alongside a similar workshop in Katsina and follows recent […]
70% of agric data in govt hands outdated — Survey
•As farmers, investors lack reliable information By Cynthia Alo A new study by the Nigeria Agribusiness Data and Investment Hub (NADIH), an initiative of Lagos Business School in partnership with Augmentum Advisory, has revealed that although government institutions control about 70 percent of agricultural datasets in Nigeria, much of the information is outdated and inadequate for […]
Building Collapses: REDAN chieftain blames govt, regulatory compromise
…demands criminal prosecution Chairman of the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN), Lagos Chapter, Dr. Tony Aspire Kolawole, has blamed what he described as regulatory compromise, weak enforcement and government failure for the recurring cases of building collapse across the country. Kolawole spoke against the backdrop of the collapse of a five-storey building in […]
Delta gov douses Warri wards delineation crisis as 63rd birthday gift to Deltans – Edenmene
A prominent Ijaw leader and Executive Assistant on Political Matters to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, Deacon Arede Edenmene, has said the governor’s birthday came at a period that serves as an antidote that calmed and doused fraying nerves to resolved Warri Federal Constituency Ward delineation uproar.
