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SubscribeLagos Real Estate Fest set for 7th edition, names DYQUE Energy gold sponsor
Eventhive, Africa’s leading B2B2C event servicing company with a strong portfolio across key sectors and six major cities, is thrilled to announce the seventh edition of Lagos Real Estate Fest 2026, as part of Africa Real Estate Series, a high-level gathering of the leaders shaping the future of Nigeria’s real estate market. The 2026 edition […]
100,000 unvaccinated children immunised in Lagos
More than 100,000 previously unreached children have now been identified and vaccinated under a targeted campaign aimed at reducing the growing burden of zero dose children in Lagos State.
Typhoid fever: Drink clean water, wash hands regularly, eat safe food
Typhoid fever spreads through contaminated food and water and remains common in areas with poor sanitation.
What a strait of Hormuz closure means for Nigeria’s real estate and construction industry
By Sunday Nwafor Growing tensions around the strategic Strait of Hormuz have continued to raise concerns among global economic observers, with analysts warning that any disruption to the vital oil transit corridor could trigger widespread consequences across international markets. For Nigeria, the implications may prove particularly complex, especially for the nation’s real estate and construction […]
Niger youths purchase NDC form for Guregi
The Niger State Concerned Youths has purchased the governorship expression of interest form of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) H.E. Alhaji Yahya Muhammad Guregi. The group said the move reflects strong confidence in Guregi’s leadership qualities, political experience and commitment to the development of Niger State. Speaking in a statement on Tuesday, the youths leader, […]
Osabinu hails Bamidele on APC primary victory
By Emmanuel Okogba A Board Member of the National University of Science and Technology, Abuja, Osabinu Olufemi, has congratulated the Senate Leader, Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, on his resounding victory in the All Progressives Congress primary election. Osabinu, in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, said Bamidele emerged unopposed and polled 29,586 votes, describing the […]
Ebuka donates 300 bags of rice, cash to vulnerable to mark birthday
In a demonstration of compassion and service, the Chief Executive Officer of Petokemp Estate Solutions, Mr. Peter Okeleke Ebuka, has donated over 300 bags of rice to the poor and vulnerable at City of Settlement, also known as Odommiri Bethesda, to mark his birthday. The donation ceremony drew hundreds of beneficiaries, widows, the elderly, and […]
Only God can save Plateau from herdsmen siege, says reggae star, Jah Device
PORT HARCOURT — REGGAE artist, Vincent Kaweng Nyam, aka Jah Device, says only divine intervention can end armed killings in Plateau State, attributing the violence to fulfillment of biblical prophecy against a people who have abandoned God. Speaking at the 45th Bob Marley remembrance event in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, the Jos-born musician said attacks […]
‘Worst in South West’: Ondo doctor-to-patient ratio hits 1:6,200 – NMA warns
— Threatens strike over decry collapsed health sector, poor pay By Dayo Johnson Akure Medical doctors in Ondo State have threatened to embark on industrial action, citing worsening conditions in the state’s health sector and poor welfare. Speaking at a joint press briefing in Akure, Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association, Ondo State Chapter, Dr. […]
Wema Bank sets May 20 deadline for children’s One-Day CEO competition
By Henry Obetta Wema Bank has announced Wednesday May 20, 2026, as the deadline for entries into its Children’s Day One-Day CEO competition aimed at giving children and teenagers an opportunity to experience executive leadership in the banking sector. The initiative, introduced in 2025 as part of the bank’s 80th anniversary celebration, allows a selected […]
Nigeria is not hungry because it has to be
There is a particular kind of national failure that is hardest to forgive, not the kind born of poverty or limited means, but the kind that occurs in the presence of abundance. Nigeria has 70 million hectares of arable land, one of the most productive young populations on the continent, and rainfall that most of […]
BACCIMA seeks stronger Customs, private sector partnership on trade
By Esther Onyegbula The Badagry Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, BACCIMA, has commended the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Dr Adewale Adeniyi, for what it described as the agency’s remarkable commitment to trade facilitation, innovation and modernisation of customs operations aimed at improving cross-border commerce and economic growth. BACCIMA President, Alhaji Yahaya […]
UK-based social critic, Mogbolu, commends appointment of John Nwabueze as Nigeria’s Tax Ombudsman
By Japhet Davidson A rising influential youth voice in Delta State and a United Kingdom-based social critic, Ifeanyi Samson Mogbolu has praised the appointment of Dr. John Nwabueze as Nigeria’s Tax Ombudsman, describing the development as a strategic and progressive step toward strengthening transparency, accountability, and good governance within Nigeria’s tax administration system. Speaking during […]
70% drug import dependency worrisome, must end through local manufacturing — Henrietta Ukwu
By Esther Onyegbula A leading global biopharmaceutical executive, Dr. Henrietta Ukwu, has called on the Federal Government to urgently reduce Nigeria’s heavy dependence on imported medicines, describing the country’s estimated 70 per cent reliance on foreign drugs as “worrisome and unfortunate.” Speaking at the 29th Annual National Conference of the Association of Industrial Pharmacists of […]
Aspirants reject C-River central APC senatorial primaries results
By Dapo Akinrefon Two All Progressives Congress, APC, aspirants for the Cross River Central Senatorial District, Senator Eteng Jones Williams and Ms. Mary Ekpere, on Tuesday, rejected the results currently circulating on social media, declaring that no primary election took place across any of the 66 wards in the district. The aspirants, in separate statements, […]
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