Savings initiative gains momentum as Nigerians urged to adopt financial discipline

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POWA launches CARES Initiative, offers medical care, scholarships for police families
By Evelyn Usman The Police Officers’ Wives Association has launched its POWA CARES Initiative, a humanitarian programme offering free medical interventions, including eye screening, treatment, corrective glasses for 1,000 policemen wives, and scholarships for 15 children of police officers to study Nursing, alongside other welfare packages aimed at improving healthcare awareness, economic empowerment, and social […]
Southern monarchs re-affirm unity, align for national stability, devt
The Southern Nigeria Traditional Rulers Council, has re-stated its support for the peace and unity of the Nigeria State.
Economic Transformation: Lagos unveils bold industrial policy
Lagos State will launch its Industrial Policy (2025–2030) on Thursday, outlining a strategy to position the state as Africa’s leading industrial and manufacturing hub. Mrs Folashade Ambrose-Medebem, the Commissioner for Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade and Investment, disclosed this at a press conference in Alausa, Ikeja, on Monday. She said the policy reflected months of stakeholder consultations, […]
Why organisations are turning to structured execution models to close performance gaps – Tolulope Oke
By Peter Egwuatu Across industries, a familiar problem continues to frustrate senior executives. Strategies are defined, targets are set, and resources are allocated, yet outcomes consistently fall short of expectations. This gap between intent and delivery is not new. What is changing, however, is how organisations are beginning to respond to it. Increasingly, attention is […]
Stakeholders back police as Lagos CP intensifies anti-cultism drive
By Esther Onyegbula Stakeholders in Lagos have thrown their weight behind the State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Tijani, as he steps up efforts to curb cult-related violence through strengthened community policing and sustained engagement across flashpoints. The endorsement came as the Ezendigbo of Ijegun Ijeododo, Eze Chika Nwokedi, commended the police chief’s proactive security approach […]
Party conventions, democracy and rule of law
By TUNDE RAHMAN The dust may not have fully settled on the conventions of what is gradually emerging as the three main political parties in the country, the All Progressives Congress, African Democratic Congress and Peoples Democratic Party, gearing up for the fast-approaching 2027 elections. Yet, somehow, the unfolding fallouts of those conventions remind me of […]
Ikeja Electric commemorates World Malaria Day with community health outreach
Ikeja Electric has reaffirmed its commitment to community health and wellbeing with targeted Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) interventions in Abule – Egba and Odogunyan communities to mark the 2026 World Malaria Day themed, “Driven to end malaria: Now we can. Now we must.” The initiative focused on raising awareness and improving access to basic health […]
Oladipupo Clement to host Global Wealth Creation Summit 2026
In a bold move to address growing concerns around financial stability and wealth sustainability, LIFEPAGE has announced the 2026 edition of the Global Wealth Creation Summit (GWCS), a one-day virtual summit designed to equip participants with practical frameworks for building and retaining wealth in today’s volatile economic climate.
National health emergency: Why careless food choices are killing Nigerians
Across markets in Nigeria, shoppers’ decisions are made in seconds. A mother reaching for a packet of noodles, a bottle of cooking oil, and a loaf of bread, does not check the sodium levels, trans fats or sugar content.
NDLEA seizes 748.02kg of tramadol, others in NLC branded truck
THE Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Monday said it has intercepted a shipment of controlled pharmaceutical drugs, including tramadol, on the Benin-Lagos Expressway.
Lagos tightens Ilera Eko enforcement, targets hospitals, expands access
•Trains 72 journalists, rolls out ‘EasyPay’ to ease enrolment By Sola Ogundipe, Chioma Obinna & Olasukanmi Akoni The Lagos State Government on Monday said it has intensified enforcement of its compulsory health insurance scheme, ILERA EKO, shifting focus to healthcare providers and service delivery even as it expands access through new payment options and aggressive […]
IIM Global charts new course for AI, data ethics at Australia conference
The Institute of Information Management (IIM) Global Network has ended its Australia Annual Conference, Induction and Investiture Ceremony with the theme “AI-Driven Transformation: Strengthening Public Trust, Ethics, and Data Resilience in a Digital Australia” in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The one-day conference that held on Saturday, April 11, 2026 was attended by global thought leaders, senior […]
Inconclusive negotiation: SSANU threatens to shut down universities on Friday
Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, have threatened to embark on indefinite strike on Friday, May 1,2026 if the federal government fails to conclude its negotiation with the union.
Edo APC Chairman, Tenebe, completes Law programme at Baze University
By Henry Obetta Former Executive Chairman of Etsako East Local Government Council, Benedicta Attoh, has congratulated the Edo State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Emperor Jarrett Tenebe, on the successful completion of his Law programme at Baze University, Abuja. Attoh, in a congratulatory message described the achievement as a reflection of Tenebe’s “determination […]
2027: Tuomo Kingdom adopts Fuoye as sole Reps candidate
Community chiefs and stakeholders of Tuomo Kingdom in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State have unanimously adopted Thompson Robert Fuoye as their sole candidate for the Burutu Federal Constituency seat in the 2027 House of Representatives election.

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