By Adesina Wahab The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Southwest Zone D, has strongly condemned the xenophobic attacks on foreigners, including Nigerians in South Africa and said it will mobilise to picket South African businesses in Nigeria.In a statement by the Zonal Coordinator, Adeyemo Josiah Kayode, the association expressed deep outrage over the renewed […]

Stakeholders in Nigeria’s justice and education sectors have called for faster prosecution of perpetrators of sexual violence against schoolgirls. They also called for stronger inter-agency coordination, and a survivor-centred approach to keeping girls in school. A stakeholders’ dialogue, convened by The Inclusion Project, TIP, with support from Malala Fund, brought together government officials, judicial officers, […]

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress in Edo State, Kenneth Imansuagbon, has commended the Supreme Court of Nigeria for its recent judgment on the party’s internal crisis, describing it as a stabilising development.

First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has opened a new round of applications for its SheVentures proposition, offering zero-interest loans of up to ₦10 million to women entrepreneurs to ease access to working capital and support business growth. The facility provides loans ranging from ₦500,000 to ₦5 million under a general category, and ₦5 million to […]

By Ebunoluwa Sessou & Matthew Johnson A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Mushin Constituency I, Mr. Owoeye Adeyemo, has declared his intention to contest for a seat in the Lagos State House of Assembly. Adeyemo, who is set to challenge the incumbent, Prince Nureni Akinsanya, at the party primaries, said his constituents […]