South Korea understood a fundamental law of economic development: you cannot redistribute wealth if you have not first mastered the art of creating it at scale

The Federal Government and Hitech have deepened stakeholder confidence in the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway following a well-attended engagement with host communities

The governor gave the assurance on Wednesday at the Banquet Hall of Government House, Uyo, while receiving the project’s feasibility report from the Technical Committee.

By Emmanuel Ulayi In a bold push to strengthen workers’ welfare across the country, the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, has taken its advocacy for the Employees’ Compensation Scheme, ECS, directly to state governments, recording growing acceptance and concrete commitments from key stakeholders. Spearheading this initiative is the Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Fund, Oluwaseun […]

By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief WHEN the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, met Chairmen and Board members, as well as, Chief Executive Officers of Nigerian banks at the 58th annual Bankers’ Dinner and grand finale of the 60th anniversary of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) in […]

Nigerian universities have been urged to urgently reposition themselves to tap into billions of dollars in international research funding, as the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities, CVCNU, partners Optimal Delivery Solutions, ODS, to bridge long-standing capacity gaps in grants acquisition.

By OLATUNDE BAKRE Nigeria as a piece of the global financial landscape is drifting along, albeit surely and unavoidably, with the innovative trend most of which are disruptive to human capital deployment in business strata. In every workplace and until the recent past, driving efficiency is hinged on adopting some form of automation, process re-engineering and […]

By Chioma Obinna As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to mark World Health Day 2026 on Tuesday, the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa has warned over what it described as “chronic underfunding and policy failures“ crippling the nation’s health sector. In a message to commemorate the global event, CAPPA urged governments at […]

By Efe Onodjae ABEOKUTA — CHAIRMAN of Abejoye Trading Company Limited, Senator Oladipo Odujinrin, has inaugurated the ATC Business and Industrial Park in Ode-Remo, Ogun State, describing it as a major boost to investment, logistics and industrial development. Speaking at the commissioning ceremony, Odujinrin said the project marked “a new economic chapter” for Remo, Ogun […]

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta A civil society organisation, Right Thinkers Global Initiative (RTGI), popularly known as Eagleping, has commenced a campaign demanding transparency and accountability in the execution of multi-billion naira Federal Government constituency and capital projects in Ogun State for the 2024 fiscal year. The group, in a press statement issued on Tuesday, said […]

By Progress Godfrey ABUJA—Nigeria’s Company Income Tax (CIT) collections climbed to N9.21 trillion in 2025, a 41 per cent increase from N6.53 trillion recorded in 2024, even as collections slowed sharply in Q4 of 2025. Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday showed that CIT fell N49.81% to N1.49 trillion in […]

No fewer than 102 councillors drawn from the nine local government areas of Ogun East Senatorial District have declared total support for the Senate aspiration of Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, ahead of the 2027 general elections.

By Paul Lucky Okoku A reflective examination of leadership decisions in African football—where preparation, pressure, and perception often collide at the edge of major tournaments. In football, as in life, the most dangerous decisions are not always the wrong ones—but the rushed ones. “A team may survive poor form, but it rarely survives uncertainty in […]

By Arabinrin Aderonke At a time when Africa is searching for practical answers to its fiscal challenges, the steady and deliberate leadership of Zacch Adedeji is beginning to stand out. His approach has been less about noise and more about coordination, bringing together countries, institutions and experts to focus on what really matters. It is […]

By Jimitota Onoyume Arewa leader in the south Alhaji Musa Saidu has advised President Bola Tinubu not to depend entirely on governors of states in the south  east that have decamped to the All Progressives Congress,APC ,  to  secure victory for him  in their various states during next year’s presidential election. Saidu said most of […]