By Jimoh Babatunde The Initiative for Peace, Forgiveness and Love for One Another (IPFLOA) has urged Nigerian politicians, political parties and their supporters to embrace peace, forgiveness and mutual respect in the conduct of political activities. The Co-Founder of the organisation, Engr. Bright Atoe, made the call while reflecting on the conclusion of the Osun […]

By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The three tiers of government have shared N3.007 trillion as July 2026 revenue. The revenue was shared at the Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC, meeting held, yesterday,  on the sidelines of the ongoing National Council on Federation and Economic Development, NACOFED, jn Owerri, Imo State. This moth’s shared revenue was  […]

By Juliet Umeh LAGOS — Financial institutions across Africa have been urged to deploy innovative financing models, climate-risk tools and artificial intelligence (AI) to expand investment in agriculture and strengthen the continent’s food security.The call was made at the opening of the week-long African Rural and Agricultural Credit Association, AFRACA, Masterclass on Inclusive Finance for […]

Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has disclosed that his administration has invested N15.29 billion in scholarship programmes for indigenes of the state since 2023, with more than N8.61 billion spent on overseas scholarships.

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By Udeme Akpan  Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals FZE, DPRP, has secured $1 billion in underwriting backing from Marob Strategies and Consulting DIFC Ltd and Lilium Capital Group ahead of its planned initial public offering, IPO. The $1 billion programme comprises a completed and funded $600 million private placement and a $400 million underwriting commitment for […]

By Adesina Wahab The Group Chief Executive, Oando Plc; Jubril Adewale Tinubu, has that African businesses must strengthen corporate governance, transparency and institutional structures if they are to attract the long-term capital required to scale globally. Tinubu, who spoke during a discussion organised by the Royal African Society in London on the future of mining, […]

Mr. Opeolu Stephen Akinola, CEO and co-founder of Accesstech Innovation and Research Centre GTE Ltd., today congratulated Professor Segun Aina on his appointment as the new Registrar and Chief Executive of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). In a statement issued in Lagos, Akinola expressed his enthusiasm that the new JAMB boss belongs to […]

The Nigerian naira remained relatively firm against the United States dollar on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, with the currency trading around the N1,350 per dollar level at the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM), while the parallel market maintained a wider spread.

By Lawani Mikairu As the Presidential election campaign officially started today, Wednesday 19th August, Our Will, a support group for the election of Hon Kingsley Chinda, the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in the coming governorship election in Rivers State, is putting finishing touches to its strategies to mobilize supporters and votes for the […]

By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief BudgIT, a civic-tech organisation promoting transparency and accountability in Nigeria’s public finance, has urged the Federal Government not to dismiss the United States Department of State’s 2026 Fiscal Transparency Report, which scored Nigeria low for the second consecutive year. The organisation made the call in a statement by its Country […]

By Godwin Oritse The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has lifted the Condition of Entry (CoE) imposed on vessels arriving in the United States from Nigeria, ending a 12-year regime of enhanced security requirements on ships calling at Nigerian ports. The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, announced the development, describing it as […]

The Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI), the Initiative for Community Development and Advancement of Social Orientation (ICODASO) and the Cedars Refuge Foundation have urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to refuse assent to the National Tobacco Control Act (Amendment) Bill 2025. The groups said that the amendments proposed by the promoters of the Bill, if passed into law, […]

The just concluded FIFA World Cup marked another important chapter in the growth of sports hospitality across Africa, providing people with opportunities to experience the world’s biggest sporting event through premium and professionally managed hospitality services. At the centre of this experience was Integral, the exclusive sales Agent of On Location in Nigeria for the […]

By Henry Obetta The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has called for the strengthening of Yoruba language studies in universities across the South-West and the reintroduction of History as a core subject in Nigerian schools. Adams made the call yesterday at the 2026 Kakanfo Festival in Ifo, Ogun State, stressing that teaching […]