By Esther Onyegbula Concerned by emerging security threats across parts of the country and the strategic position of Badagry as a border community, the Executive Chairman of Badagry West Local Council Development Area, Hon. Rauf Ibrahim Kayode Yemaren (RIKAY), has convened a high-level security stakeholders’ meeting aimed at strengthening intelligence gathering, border surveillance and grassroots […]

By Elizabeth Osayande Beneficiaries of a two-day free eye outreach programme organised by The R.E.T.I.N.A Initiative have expressed their gratitude for the initiative. “I have often gone to the health centre to check my eyes, but couldn’t afford glasses. This program has given me a pair of glasses and medications for free. May the Almighty […]

By Emmanuel Iheaka The Chairperson, Assa North Host Communities Trust Board of Trustees (BOT), Mrs Eugenia Onyiriuka, has clarified that the on-going electricity project in the four oil host communities of Assa, Awarra, Obile and Ochia in the Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, was awarded by Renaissance Africa Energy Company through the trust. […]

Nigeria’s digital economy is expanding at an unprecedented rate. Electronic payment transactions crossed the N1 quadrillion mark in 2024, fintech adoption is accelerating, government services are moving online, and businesses are becoming increasingly digital. Yet, alongside this transformation is cybercrime, a growing threat that is quietly draining billions of naira from the economy.

Enugu State government yesterday signed agreements with four renewable energy developers to provide electricity to four rural communities across the state’s three senatorial districts. The agreement was signed during the Renewable Energy Development for State Electricity Market, REDSEM, Grant Agreement Signing Ceremony organised by Enugu State government, with support from the Nigerian Energy Support Programme, […]

urges brokers to strengthen liquidity management By Peter Egwuatu The Chairman of the Association of Securities Dealing Houses of Nigeria (ASHON), Sehinde Adenagbe, has described the newly introduced T+1 settlement cycle by CSCS PLC as a transformative development for Nigeria’s capital market, noting that it will enhance market efficiency, reduce settlement risks, and boost investor […]

The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kaduna State for the 2027 elections, Hon. Isa Ashiru, has expressed appreciation to party members for their support during the party’s governorship primaries, while urging unity ahead of the general elections.

By Innocent Anaba The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, has commenced a four-day workshop on the operationalisation of its Strategic Plan 2026–2030, aimed at strengthening the Court’s institutional effectiveness and enhancing the delivery of justice across the West African sub-region. The workshop, which began in Niger State, Nigeria, brings together the Court’s management, directors, heads […]

Ahead of Nigeria Solar Generator Day, stakeholders in the renewable energy and finance sectors have called for increased investment in solar energy technology, highlighting opportunities in a market where 41 million businesses and 17 million households spend an estimated $8 billion annually on fuel for generators.

“The power of Rome was attended with some beneficial consequences to mankind; and the same freedom of intercourse which extended the vices, diffused likewise the improvements of social life,” Edward Gibbon Let me begin by stating that for the last forty years or so I have kept close to me the stupendous work of the great […]

Under the 1999 Constitution, the President of Nigeria is the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. As the Chief Executive of the Federation, the Nigerian President is also often regarded as potentially one of the most powerful persons in the world. He can make or break anyone. Yet, we notice that not all Nigerian presidents are able […]

By Sunny Ikhioya  Despite the statistics that they are churning out on a daily basis, it will be very difficult to write a positive report about this government because of the colossal waste of resources that is ongoing. The bandits and terrorists are destroying our land, the farmers are being driven out of their farms, […]

By Ebunoluwa Sessou Paradigm Initiative and 12 other civil society organisations have issued a joint communique calling for strong digital rights protections and warnings against internet shutdowns, surveillance and other actions that can undermine transparency and citizen participation in the forthcoming elections. The call was made at the Digital Rights and Elections in Africa Monitor, […]

The recent fire that razed approximately 15 shops at Akpan Andem Market in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, is a heart-wrenching reminder of the precarious existence of Nigerian market traders. The tragedy is particularly poignant because it was preventable. The fire truck meant to contain the blaze had no diesel, leaving traders to watch helplessly as […]

By Ebunoluwa Sessou The Orile-Agege Descendants and Indigenous Awori People of Agege have commended the leadership of the All Progressives Congress,APC, for the emergence of Sakiru Enimakure as the party’s candidate for Agege Constituency I,I in the 2027 Lagos State House of Assembly election. The group also expressed support for the emergence of Gbenga Abiola […]