April 22
Nigeria: Transcorp Power Recorded 775 Percent Profit in Q1
Transcorp Power Plc (Transcorp Power) has announced a 775 per cent Profit Before Tax (PBT) in the first quarter of 2024 with profit rising from N3.29 billion in Q1 2024 to N28.77… Read more »
Nigeria: Another APC Faction Suspends Ganduje
The crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State yesterday took a new twist as new executives emerged from Ganduje's ward, issuing fresh suspension on the… Read more »
Nigeria: Residents Panic As 30 Cows Die After Eating Poisoned Grains in Kwara
...We've seized carcasses - Govt Read more »
Nigeria: Meet New SEC DG, Agama
President Bola Tinubu recently announced the appointment of Emomotimi Agama as the director general of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Read more »
Nigeria: Benue - 11,000 Displaced Households Get Actionaid's Intervention
At least 11,189 internally displaced households in Benue State have benefitted from the Start Fund Network intervention being implemented by Plan International Nigeria, ActionAid… Read more »
Nigeria: Women and Artificial Intelligence - Breaking the Glass Ceiling
In a recent article published in Daily Trust, penned by Dr Zaynab Ango, on April 8, 2024, titled 'Northern Nigeria: Let's stop killing women's dreams and future', a poignant call… Read more »
Nigeria: Retirement Planning - Investment Options (III)
Today we will take up a few 'passive' investment options. Read more »
Nigeria: Nema's New Leadership - Challenges and Prospects
Nigeria grapples with a complex web of emergencies, from natural disasters from flooding to man-made ones like oil spills. Read more »
Nigeria: Kolo Wins 2024 IBB Golf Club Captain's Cup Tourney
Matthew Stephen Kolo has emerged as the overall best nett champion of the Dr Banjo Obaleye's Captain's Cup tournament 2024. Read more »
Nigeria: Wema Bank Earmarks N70m for Hackaholics Contest
Wema Bank yesterday unveiled the 5th edition of its flagship youth and startup-focused tech competition, Hackaholics 5.0, with no fewer than 15,000 applicants being targeted. Read more »
Nigeria: Inmate Regains Freedom After 4 Years Without Case File
The Chief Judge (CJ) of Edo State, Justice Daniel Okungbowa, has set free an awaiting trial inmate, Saliu Akande, charged with rape after he spent four years at the Auchi Medium… Read more »
Nigeria: The Kogi Debacle - A Requiem for Activism?
As a member of the young cadres in the field of activism, there are some older comrades we look up to for guidance and inspiration. However, l was taken aback when l saw how some… Read more »
Nigeria: Gov Aiyedatiwa Clinches APC Ticket for Ondo Election
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo state has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial primary for the November 16 election. Read more »
Nigeria: 2,583 Nigerians Killed, 2,164 Abducted in 3 Months - Report
We've reduced casualty figures - NSA Says there are over 300 bandit warlords in North Fleeing villagers storm Zamfara govt house Read more »
Nigeria: FG to Get Fresh $2.2bn World Bank Loan - Edun
The federal government is expecting a fresh $2.2 billion single-digit interest loan from the World Bank and another budget support facility from the African Development Bank… Read more »
Nigeria: Access Pensions Reaffirms Support to Pension-Backed Mortgages
Access Pensions has emphasised its commitment to offering thorough guidance and assistance to customers interested in Pension-Backed Mortgages (PBMs). Read more »
Nigeria: Kwara Residents Rejoice As Rice Price Crashes to N52,000
Many residents of Kwara state are expressing joy as a 50kg bag of rice now goes for between N52,000 and N54,000 from the N80,000 during the last Ramadan and N65,000 about a week… Read more »
Nigeria: Military Confirms 6 Soldiers' Killing, Launches Manhunt
The military high command, on Sunday said marauding terrorists, who recently killed some of its personnel in Niger State will pay dearly for the dastardly act, saying they would be… Read more »
Nigeria: Rivers Int'l Marathon Holds May 18 in Port-Harcourt
The Rivers International Marathon, the first full international marathon in the South-South region will be staged on Saturday, May 18, in the Garden City of Port-Harcourt Read more »
Nigeria: Is It a Renewed Hope for Almajiri?
During most of the fasting period, I happened to be in Kano City for one thing or another. One thing that didn't go unnoticed in the city is the ubiquity of the almajirai -… Read more »
Nigeria: Damagum's Survival Not Defeat for Atiku, Victory for Wike - Senator Moro
The Senate Minority Leader, Abba Moro, has said the survival of Ambassador Umar Lliya Damagum as Acting National Chairman of the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) was not victory for… Read more »
Nigeria: How Mechanic Who Killed Octogenarian, Wife in Abuja Was Nabbed - CP
The FCT Commissioner of Police (CP), Benneth Igweh, has disclosed how a mechanic, Jonathan Marcus, who allegedly stabbed an 80-year-old, Adebola Ezekiel, and his wife, Abiodun… Read more »
Nigeria: Northern Elders Not Political Burden, Marafa Tells Matawalle
A founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and coordinator of the Tinubu/Shettima 2023 Presidential Campaign in Zamfara State, Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa, has… Read more »
Nigeria: Top Seeds Chase Rankings At National Table Tennis Tourney
Top seed players across the country will begin the race to get national ranking at the much anticipated National Table Tennis Championships billed to serve off today in Otan… Read more »
Nigeria: NNPP Receives Scores of APC Members in Kano
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) yesterday received scores of defectors from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State. Read more »