By Esther Onyegbula Students in Apapa-Iganmu area of Lagos have been urged to shun cultism, drug abuse and electoral violence, as stakeholders warned that involvement in social vices could destroy their future and deny the nation responsible leaders. The call was made during a sensitisation programme organised by the Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other […]

As regulators across Africa tighten oversight around digital finance, payments operators are increasingly being challenged to balance innovation ambitions with growing compliance, infrastructure, and operational demands, according to Intreensic, a payments education and advisory group focused on Africa’s financial services sector. The firm said the next phase of growth across Africa’s payments ecosystem will depend […]

By Esther Onyegbula Professor Christian Harrison, Director of the Centre for Leadership and Empowerment and senior academic in the University of Greater Manchester, has been appointed to the prestigious Government Skills College of Experts in the United Kingdom. The appointment places Harrison among 24 leading academics and expert practitioners selected from top universities and institutions […]

A Lagos-based philanthropist and prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Mr Olalekan Ayinla, has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his emergence as the Presidential Candidate of the APC for the 2027 general elections following his overwhelming victory at the party’s nationwide presidential primary election. Ayinla also extended warm congratulations to the […]

By Providence Ayanfeoluwa & Efe Onodje The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS Seme Command has generated N9.79 billion, representing a 458 percent increase between March 18 and May 2026. This is even as the new Area Controller of the command, Comptroller Abdullahi Kaila, said that activities of petrol smugglers are contributing to fuel scarcity in the […]

By Osa Mbonu-Amadi In her monochrome pieces, Nigerian visual artist Ireti Oyewole explores tension in frames. The body of work, which includes: Weight Without Form, Opened Passage, Held Surface, Impact Memory, and Points of Resistance, showcases how resistance simmers under unresolved surfaces. Working exclusively in Black and White, Ireti Oyewole mixes paint like a performer, […]

By Juliet Umeh The Nigeria Internet Registration Association, NiRA, has announced the third edition of its flagship digital economy forum, Tech Convergence 3.0, scheduled to hold on June 2, 2026, at the Abuja Continental Hotel. The one-day forum is expected to bring together top government officials, technology innovators, cybersecurity experts, legal practitioners, investors and civil […]

By Emmanuel Okogba The Board of Directors of Eterna PLC have appointed Dr. Jude Nwaulune as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective May 14, 2026. Dr. Nwaulune succeeds Mr. Olumide Adeosun, who resigned his appointment as Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer with effect from May 13, 2026. The Board expressed its appreciation to […]

The Advocates for Bola Ahmed Tinubu (A4BAT) has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on his victory at the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary election. The group described the outcome as a reflection of confidence in the President:s leadership and reform agenda. The group in a statement by its Director General, Dr. Okoye Tochukwu Nobert; Secretary, […]

Fresh Oil Ministries International has announced plans for a landmark overnight Christian gathering titled “One Big Night with Jesus”, scheduled for Thursday, May 29, 2026, at the church’s headquarters in Egbeda, Lagos. Designed as an annual platform, the program will combine worship, prayer, spiritual renewal, and community outreach. At a Lagos press briefing, Apostle Psalm […]

The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, on Saturday expressed confidence that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would secure re-election in the 2027 general elections, citing growing support for the ruling All Progressives Congress across the country. Matawalle, a former governor of Zamfara State, spoke in his hometown during an APC mobilisation exercise where […]

By Ozioruva Aliu, BENIN CITY NOT less than 63 beneficiaries of the Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises in the Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) project in Edo State, in collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Development and the Edo State Government have received their working capital and certificates as incubatees after their training. Speaking at the ceremony […]

By Paul Okoku  There are football legends everyone knows. And then there are the Henry Nwosus only a few of us were privileged to know long before the world discovered them..  Today, I speak not just as a former teammate…Not just as a fellow Nigerian international…But as a childhood opponent…A ball boy brother…A street football companion…A […]

By Matthew Johnson An investor and business expert, Mathew Oyerinmade, has been elected the House of Representatives candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Odigbo, Ile-Oluji, Oke-Igbo Constituency. He scored 12,744 to beat other aspirants – Sunmisola Ajayi (471), Festus Adefiranye (1,944), Iroju Ogundeji (5), Olutunji Felder (147), and Olumoyegun Olugbenga (155). The chairman […]

By Nnasom David Dr. Ekwutoziam Ashiedu Ogwus Chinedu, a prominent Ahoada East Constituency 2 aspirant from Rivers State under the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), on Friday evening (22nd May, 2026) was graciously received by His Excellency Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso PhD, FNSE, during a courtesy visit to his residence in Maitama, Abuja During the meeting, […]