By Dayo Johnson Akure A legal practitioner, who hails from Ondo North Senatorial District, Wale Obanigba, has said that the constituency handouts and empowerment programmes given out by Senator Jide Ipinsagba cannot replace constitutional duties. Obanigba has therefore declared that the Senator has not demonstrated sufficient legislative impact to justify a second term. In a […]

The Global Peace Foundation (GPF) and prominent Nigerian faith leaders have called for urgent, coordinated efforts to address escalating violence and insecurity threatening Nigeria’s stability and unity.

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), in collaboration with Bellazir Energy Ltd, has successfully concluded a month-long fashion design training programme in Lagos, aimed at strengthening local skills and promoting entrepreneurship in Nigeria’s fashion industry.

Health workers across northern Nigeria are at the forefront of a nationwide effort to reduce under‑five mortality through the SARMAAN II project, a mass drug administration campaign using azithromycin.

By Henry Umoru ABUJA—The Senate has announced that it will reconvene plenary on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, cutting short its earlier adjournment until February 24. The notice, issued by the Clerk of the Senate, Emmanuel Odo, was circulated to all senators and sighted by journalists. While the internal memo did not state a reason, sources […]

The Interim Chairman of the Future Is Now Initiative, Rep. Abdussamad Dasuki, has called for a sweeping increase in youth participation in governance, declaring that young Nigerians must occupy at least 70 per cent of key elective offices in the next election cycle. Dasuki made the call while addressing students at the Federal University of […]

Asaba, Delta State — The Nigerian Bar Association Lawyers with Disabilities Forum (NBA-LWDF) has called for comprehensive legal, institutional and infrastructural reforms to guarantee full inclusion of lawyers with disabilities within Nigeria’s justice system and broader society. The call formed the centrepiece of resolutions reached at the NBA-Lawyers with Disabilities Forum Annual Conference, held in […]

Cleric Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin has trended on social media following videos from his recent birthday celebration.

A former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, has called for clarification over reports of a procurement of approximately 10 kilograms of thallium sulphate by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), allegedly sourced from a supplier in Poland.

Africa’s foremost tech icon and Chairman of Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh, who turns 70 on February 22, this year, has explained why he is not celebrating

By Luminous Jannamike & Folarin Kehinde ABUJA — The Joje Abebe Health Foundation says cost remains the main reason many Nigerian couples are unable to access fertility treatment. John Abebe, President of the organisation, spoke at a press conference in Abuja. “The greatest challenge, the greatest barrier to patients being able to afford fertility care […]

The Lagos State Ministry of Finance on Tuesday, convened a one-day retreat to harmonise stakeholders’ input on the proposed Lagos State Wealth Fund Bill. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the bill is aimed at designing a coherent and bankable wealth fund architecture for the state. The session brought together public sector officials, […]

The Lagos State Government has clarified that Vehicle Inspection Service, VIS, officers remain legally empowered to operate on Lagos roads, despite a recent Court of Appeal judgment affirming restrictions on Vehicle Inspection Officers, VIO, in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

Ambassador Oseni Gbolahan is a serial entrepreneur, global-minded development advocate, and transformational business leader

By Olayinka Ajayi In a bid to celebrate the 84th birthday of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye an outreach arm of the Church otherwise called Reach4Christ has launched a scholarship and rehabilitation at one of Africa’s largest waste sites, with approximately 100 acres in Lagos, […]