By Esther Onyegbula The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has announced plans to convene political leaders, healthcare policymakers, regulators and pharmaceutical experts at its 45th Annual International Scientific Conference, Unity 2026, with a renewed push to expand healthcare access, strengthen Nigeria’s health system and accelerate universal health coverage. The conference, scheduled to hold […]

By Faiz Bashir Fourteen years ago, Faiz Bashir began his journey with FlexiSAF with a vision to tackle the administrative challenges Nigerian schools faced with enrolment, grading and record-keeping. Within just twenty days, he developed a software solution that has since been adopted by 120 tertiary institutions and 700 schools across the country. However, as […]

…Empowering the Next Generation of Banking Leaders Reinforcing its commitment to youth empowerment and talent development, Parallex Bank has graduated a new cohort of trainees from its Limitless Banking Academy, an initiative designed to prepare young professionals for successful careers in the banking industry while equipping them to create lasting impact in their communities. The […]

By Jacob Ajom All is set for the flag-off of the maiden edition of the Nnewi Afia Olu (New Yam) Festival Marathon which will be staged across the length and breadth of Nnewi North and Nnewi South Local Government Areas of Anambra State, South-East Nigeria.  The one-day event which is scheduled to take place on […]

Nigeria’s influence in Africa’s energy sector will receive major attention at the African Energy Week, AEW 2026, as Wale Tinubu, Group Chief Executive Officer of Oando PLC, and Dr. Nosa Omorodion, Country Director for Nigeria at SLB, take centre stage at the continental energy gathering. AEW 2026 is scheduled to take place from October 12 […]

*As Gbenga Daniel, SANs, monarchs join conversation on national discuss By Matthew Johnson Former Kogi West Senator and lawyer, Senator Dino Melaye, is set to deliver the keynote address at the three-in-one celebration of a prospective legal practitioner and public policy professional, Uthman Tayo Rufai, in Abuja on Thursday, July 9. The event, with Distinguished […]

•As FG clears liabilities of over 24,000 retirees  By Victor Ahiuma-Young Thousands of pensioners under the Federal Government’s Defined Benefit Scheme, DBS, have received a major financial boost as the Federal Government has  cleared more than N39 billion in long-standing pension liabilities, bringing relief to retirees of the defunct NITEL/MTEL, PHCN and other federal parastatals. The payments, […]

By Moses Obe Since its establishment in 1973 in the aftermath of the Nigerian Civil War, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme has remained one of the most enduring and symbolic institutions designed to promote national unity in Nigeria. Conceived primarily as a tool for healing deep ethnoreligious and regional divisions, the scheme has […]

By Esther Onyegbula The Edo State Diaspora Agency has congratulated Ambassador Collins Osazee Idahosa on his emergence as the first-ever Governor in the history of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, Diaspora, describing the feat as a landmark achievement for Nigerian youths living abroad. In a congratulatory message signed by the Director General of […]

Paraguay’s government on Monday condemned remarks made by a senator who racially abused France star Kylian Mbappe after Paraguay was eliminated from the World Cup over the weekend.

The Naira opened the trading week stronger on Monday, appreciating by N1.92 against the United States dollar at the official foreign exchange market.

When reminded that Obi won substantial votes in states including Plateau and Nasarawa during the last presidential election, Sheriff maintained that circumstances had since changed.

According to the charge sheet marked MAD/758/2026, the defendants allegedly committed the offences on June 23, 2026, at Ipoti-Ekiti within the Ipoti-Ekiti Magisterial District, all contrary to the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, 2021.

Mikel Merino scored an injury-time winner as Spain defeated Portugal 1-0 to reach the World Cup quarter-finals on Monday.

Mbappe’s reaction came after Celeste Amarilla attacked the Real Madrid superstar in the wake of Saturday’s game in Philadelphia, a bad-tempered affair which France won 1-0.