As World Sickle Cell Day was marked globally on Friday, the Founder of Sickle Cell Awareness Initiative Ireland, Nigeria (SCAIIN), Esther Onolememen, has called

Nigeria has surpassed its crude oil production quota set by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) for the first time in 2026, with industry stakeholders attributing the achievement in part to improved operations along the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) managed by Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL).

The Bayelsa State Government has reiterated its commitment to transparency and accountability, with the Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Mrs. Ebiowou Koku-Obiyai, declaring that citizens have a right to know how the state’s resources are generated and spent.

By Peter Egwuatu Haldane McCall Plc has unveiled an ambitious growth trajectory anchored on a proposed N250 billion capital raise, reinforcing investor confidence in its expansion strategy, even as it delivered a solid financial performance for the 2025 financial year. The plan, which will be executed through the issuance of fixed income securities, subject to […]

By Prince OsuagwuThe President of the Accra Institute of Technology (AIT), Professor Clement K. Dzidonu, has stated that the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence, automation, and digital transformation requires graduates who are capable of independent thinking, continuous learning, innovation, and responsible leadership. According to Professor Dzidonu, universities exist not merely to award degrees but […]

By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenagoa Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL) has attributed Nigeria’s recent increase in oil production to improved pipeline security and sustained collaboration with host communities and stakeholders, following the country’s first surpassing of its OPEC production quota in 2026. The General Manager, Community and Stakeholders Relations at PINL, Dr. Akpos Mezeh, made this […]

A Professor of Environmental Management and Sustainability at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, Chidi Nzeadibe, has called for the recognition and inclusion of informal waste workers in municipal solid waste management systems across Africa. Prof. Nzeadibe, who is also the Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, UNN, argued that waste should be viewed not merely […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni  The Executive Director of Resilience Rising and Community Development Foundation, Nigeria, Mr. Steven Folorunso has said that outcome of Work Disability Prevention and Integration, WDPI 2026, Conference will enhance lives of vulnerable communities and advancing inclusive development across Nigeria. The confab, seventh in the series, held recently at the University of British […]

…Receives N95.14bn FAAC Allocation in Two Months By Samuel Oyadongha & Emem Idio The Bayelsa State Government says it spent a total of N26.1 billion on salary-related obligations in April and May 2026, while receiving N95.14 billion from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) during the same period. The Technical Adviser on Treasury and Accounts, […]

Nigeria is well positioned to lead Africa’s digital and creative transformation, according to the European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Gautier Mignot.

•Says voluntary exits misrepresented By Victor Ahiuma-Young The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, has strongly refuted reports alleging a managerial crisis and mass resignation of workers within the organisation, insisting that recent staff departures were part of a carefully planned Voluntary Retirement Exercise, VRE, designed to reform and reposition the agency.The Fund described the […]

Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Delta State United Kingdom Chapter, have joined millions of Deltans at home and abroad to celebrate the Executive Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, as he clocks 63 years, is described as a leader committed to peace, progress, and the sustainable development of the state. In […]

By Esther Onyegbula Chairman of Enviable Group, Chief Obinna Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, on Thursday declared that a new partnership between TVS Motor Company and Enviable Tricycle Auto Parts Ltd as one of the distributors of the Indian multinational manufacturer of motorcycles, mopeds, and tricycles would transform mobility, create jobs and expand access […]

… Tinubu hails healthcare, education interventions at 13th Africa Asia LuminaryBy Chioma Obinna Nigeria has received 91 medical scholarships for healthcare workers in critical specialties and educational support for 71 underprivileged schoolgirls under programmes implemented by the Merck Foundation, First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu has disclosed. Tinubu made the disclosure during the inauguration of the […]

The founding leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State and the party’s 2015 governorship candidate, Olorogun O’tega Emerhor, OON, has congratulated the Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, on the occasion of his 63rd birthday anniversary, commended his leadership style, prudent management of state resources, and developmental strides across the […]