Project Sprint rallies Senate support for data protection bill
Project Sprint has intensified its advocacy for the passage of the Data Protection Bill (SB648), urging the Senate to expedite legislative action on the proposed law, which it said is critical to strengthening Nigeria's digital economy, creating jobs for young people and enhancing the country's global competitiveness.
It’s a straight fight between Jackson and AMBO, by Rotimi Fasan
The so-called off-cycle governorship election slated for August 15 in Osun State is billed to be a straight fight between the incumbent governor, the ever-ebullient, happy-go-lucky Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke, and a former finance commissioner in the cabinet of Adeleke’s predecessor, Asiwaju Bola Munirudeen Oyebamiji, popularly called AMBO. He is an acolyte of the self-respecting, easy-going Gboyega […]
Vehicle movement halted as Delta road collapses
By Egufe Yafugborhi ASABA — Vehicle movement to and from Illah in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State has been disrupted following the collapse of the Illah-Ugbolu Road. Several vehicles, including cement-laden Dangote trucks, were stranded on the road on Tuesday, with some reportedly stuck while attempting to navigate the failed portions, causing […]
NCDMB, FAB Development train 50 youths in steel welding, fabrication
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), in partnership with FAB Development Co Nig Ltd, has concluded a four-week intensive training programme in steel welding and fabrication techniques for 50 youths in Oshodi, Lagos State. The training, which held from June 29 to July 24, 2026, was aimed at equipping young Nigerians with practical […]
Skills, innovation key to media entrepreneurship, expert tells MTN MIP-5 Fellows
The Director of Enterprise Development Centre, Pan-Atlantic University (PAU), Dr Nneka Okekearu, has stressed that media professionals must leverage their skills, embrace innovation and build sustainable businesses to create new income streams and remain relevant in the digital economy,
ADC stakeholders urge Ashiru to delay running mate nomination amid Kaduna ticket dispute
By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo Stakeholders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Southern Kaduna have urged the party’s governorship aspirant, Isa Ashiru, to defer the nomination of a running mate for the 2027 Kaduna State governorship election pending the resolution of the dispute over the party’s governorship ticket by its National Working Committee (NWC). The appeal […]
