A 23-year-old female Libya returnee, Endurance Daniel, yesterday recounted how she and other migrants drank their urine to survive due to lack of water in the desert.

A Nigerian professional body, the Omituntun Initiative in the Diaspora (OID), has commended Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde for his swift response to the abduction of students and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of the state.

By Efe Onodjae The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has attributed the resurgence of traffic congestion and operational hiccups along the Apapa port corridor to disruptions in the global supply chain triggered by the ongoing Middle East crisis. The Council’s position comes amid growing concerns by stakeholders over the return of gridlock on the Mile 2-Apapa Expressway, […]

By Peter Egwuatu In a bid to expose Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to alternative sources of medium- and long-term financing, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), in collaboration with NASD PLC, hosted a Stakeholders’ Forum in Lagos. The forum, themed “Financing Growth: Propelling the Real Sector Through the Capital Market,” brought together […]

By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) has unveiled Rev360, its next-generation digital tax administration platform designed to deliver a more integrated, intelligent, and taxpayer-centric tax administration experience, which will also identify tax evaders. Speaking at the event in Abuja, yesterday, Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service, Dr. Zacch Adedeji, described […]

By Rosemary Iwunze Shareholders of AIICO Insurance Plc has given the company approval to pay dividend of 12 kobo per share, amounting to N4.4 billion. At the company’s annual general meeting in Lagos, the company also appointed  three professionals to the Board as Non-Executive Directors: which are Tunde Mabawonku, as a Non-Executive Director, bringing over two […]

•12% of 92m workers in the scheme By Roseamry Iwunze More young workers under the age of 30 years signed into the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS, in the fourth quarter of 2025, Q4’25, as 44,837 contributors representing 39.03 per cent joined the scheme. This is as total Retirement Savings Accounts, RSAs, rose to 11,042,903 in Q4’25 […]

The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off today, Thursday, 11th June, 2026, marking football’s grandest stage. This historic tournament, hosted across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, features 48 teams spread across 12 groups labeled A through L, with 16 host cities staging 104 matches. The opening match kicks off at Estadio Azteca in Mexico […]

…says it’s major boost to security, community dev By Adeola Badru Residents of Jericho Hill GRA and neighbouring communities in Ibadan have praised Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde for the reconstruction of the FRIN–Aleshinloye Road, describing the project as a transformative intervention that has improved security, accessibility, enhanced the environment and strengthened connectivity across several […]

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, will this morning receive 268 Nigerians evacuated from South Africa, following recent xenophobic attacks in the country.