FDI: FG to launch festival to achieve $1tr economy, accelerate growth
By Efe Onodjae TO promote enterprise development, accelerate innovation-driven growth, create jobs, boost foreign direct investment (FDI), the Federal Government and Bullion Strategic Synergy Limited are set to launch The New Nigeria Festival (TNNF) in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory. With the theme “Great Ideas, Bold Execution,” the festival, TNNF will make its debut at the […]
June 12: LUTH CMD rates Tinubu’s health sector reforms 80%, hails massive investments
As Nigerians mark the 2026 Democracy Day celebration, the Chief Medical Director of Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, Professor Wasiu Adeyemo, has rated the Tinubu administration 80 percent in healthcare delivery, citing massive investments in cancer care, hospital infrastructure, health financing and workforce retention across federal tertiary institutions. Adeyemo said the Federal Government’s renewed focus […]
Court stops alleged demolition at Ogombo Estate, restrains bank, developer
Trial judge, Justice Sharafa Olaitan issued the interim order following an ex parte application by a group of aggrieved property owners and residents of the estate.
FCCPC, NTDA align on service standards to drive tourism growth
By Progress Godfrey The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) and the Nigerian Tourism Development Authority (NTDA) have pledged to work together to protect consumers, raise service standards, and boost sustainable tourism in Nigeria. This commitment was reinforced when NTDA Director General, Dr Ola Awakan, paid a courtesy visit to FCCPC Executive Vice Chairman […]
Africa’s first indigenous IOC: Elumelu, Okon and the new Seplat
By KUNLE ODUSOLA-STEVENSON For decades, the playbook for the African oil and gas sector followed a predictable script. Multinational titans—the historical International Oil Companies (IOCs)—extracted crude from the continent’s rich subsurface, while local indigenous firms operated on the margins, constrained by lack of capital, infrastructure, and deep technical expertise. Today, that old script is being rewritten. […]
Global vote of confidence for Nigeria’s social security reforms
By Victor Ahiuma-Young, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND Nigeria’s ongoing efforts to strengthen social security and employee protection have received a major international endorsement, as the International Social Security Association, ISSA, commended the country’s commitment to advancing social protection and workers’ welfare. The endorsement came on the sidelines of the ongoing 114th International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, during […]
