FG targets 2m jobs, N1trn investment in sports
The Federal Government is targeting at least two million jobs and a three per cent contribution to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP, from sports, with plans to raise more than N1 trillion for infrastructure development as it moves to transform the sector into a major driver of economic growth.
Coca-Cola value chain supports 160,200 jobs in one year – Report
By Henry Ojelu LAGOS — The Coca-Cola System in Nigeria supported more than 160,200 jobs across its value chain in 2024, a new Socio-Economic Impact Assessment, SEIA, report has revealed. The report, which assessed the economic footprint of The Coca-Cola Company and its authorised bottling partner in Nigeria, Nigerian Bottling Company, NBC, showed that while […]
Stakeholders counsel Lagos students on cultism, drug abuse as association donates borehole
……Urges students threatened by cult groups to seek help from trusted adults Stakeholders have urged secondary school students in Lagos Island to resist peer pressure, shun cultism and substance abuse and report threats promptly. They gave the advice on Wednesday at the annual lecture and mentoring workshop organised by Eko Boys to Men. The programme, […]
World Decent Work Day: Financial jobs under siege
By Omotola Aremo Jobs in Nigeria’s banking, insurance and financial services sectors are increasingly coming under pressure from artificial intelligence, automation, casualisation and outsourcing, the Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI) has warned. The association said the growing use of emerging workplace technologies, coupled with the replacement of permanent positions […]
2027 polls: Why I’m supporting Tinubu – Igbasan
*Joins APC Presidential Campaign Council By Henry Obetta Ghana-based businessman and youth leader, Mr Olatunde Gideon Igbasan, has been inaugurated as a member of the Youth Mobilisation Directorate of Nigeria’s Bola Ahmed Tinubu/All Progressives Congress, PBAT/APC, 2027 Presidential Campaign Council. Igbasan, Director-General of APC Youth Network West Africa, was inaugurated at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, […]
Ganya wins Real Estate Award at NELAL 2026
By Nwafor Sunday ABUJA, FCT — Ibrahim Yakubu Ganya, founder and chief executive officer of IG Luxury Properties, has received the Excellent Leadership Award in Real Estate and Housing Development at the 2026 National Excellent Leadership Awards and Lecture (NELAL). Ganya was among the recipients honoured at the ceremony on Saturday, October 3, 2026, for […]
