Nigeria: Tinubu Flags Off Dualisation of Benin-Ekpoma-Auchi-Okpella-Okene-Ajaokuta Road Project

President Bola Tinubu yesterday officially flagged-off the dualisation of sections two to four of the Ekpoma-Auchi-Okpella-Okene-Ajaokuta Expressway, saying the road project is… Read more »

Nigeria: Citing 40 Ongoing Federal Projects Worth Over N600bn, Kebbi APC Declares Support for Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu strengthened his political base in the North yesterday, with the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kebbi state declaring its support for him, amid divergence… Read more »

Nigeria: To Minimise Incessant Road Crashes, Govt Bans 60,000-Litre Fuel Tankers Nationwide

To curb the incessant cases of accidents which occur during the transportation of petroleum products across the country, the federal government yesterday placed a ban on… Read more »

Africa: Govt Targets 10m New Jobs As Nigeria Leads Africa's Digital Trade Revolution

Following Nigeria's designation as Africa's Digital Trade Champion, a role that could help create over 10 million new jobs across the continent by the end of 2025, Vice President… Read more »

Nigeria: U.S. Ambassador Refutes Allegation USAID Funded Boko Haram

United States Ambassador in Nigeria, Richard M. Mills, Jr., has refuted allegations that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was used to fund the Boko… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Governance Crisis Rooted in Lack of Structured Leadership Education - Moghalu

Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, yesterday reaffirmed African School of Governance (ASG), commitment towards addressing a leadership… Read more »

Africa: AU Seeks $1.3trn Annually to Combat Climate Change

Leaders of the African Union have unanimously demanded a massive increase in climate finance to mitigate climate change in the region. The call for $1.3trillion annually was made… Read more »

Nigeria: Funding, Talent Pool Will Position Nigeria for AI-Driven Economic Transformation - Report

Boston Consulting Group (BCG), a management consulting solution team, has revealed that Nigeria has the highest funding provided to AI companies among countries in sub-Saharan… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Makes History As First to Earn Master's in Catastrophe Modeling At a Leading U.S. University

A Nigerian, Urinrin Otite, from Delta State, has made history by becoming the first-ever graduate of the Master of Science in Catastrophe Modeling and Resilience program at Lehigh… Read more »

Nigeria: Senate Summons NSA, DSS, NIA, Dia Chiefs Over Alleged USAID Sponsorship of Boko Haram

The Senate has summoned the heads of the intelligence institutions in the country over allegations that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was allegedly… Read more »

Nigeria: Ayra Starr Breaks 16-Year Jinx As First Woman to Win Mobo Best Int'l Act

Afrobeats superstar Ayra Starr has won the award for Best International Act at this year's MOBO Awards, the British award that honours achievements across "music of Black origins". Read more »

Nigeria: Halogen Group Wins At First-Ever Global Security Performance Awards

*Becomes only Nigerian security company to win, secures two wins across all nominations Read more »

Nigeria: In Historic Development, Netherlands to Return 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

·Items represent single largest return of Benin antiquities linked to British expedition Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Seeks Private Investment in Nigeria's 35,000km Federal Road Infrastructure

The Minister of State for Works, Bello Goronyo, has said that the over 35,000 kilometres of the federal government's road network across Nigeria cannot be funded through annual… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Moves to Fast-Track MSMEs Growth, Sets Up Committee to Enhance Financing

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has declared that the Federal Government, working in collaboration with other stakeholders, will be more deliberate in ensuring growth in the Micro,… Read more »

Nigeria: Police Declare Nigerian Singer, Portable, Wanted

The Nigeria Police have finally declared controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola Olalomi popularly known as Portable, wanted after failing to submit himself for two weeks. Read more »

Nigeria: IEA Projects Global Oil Demand Growth to Average 1.1mbpd in 2025

·Says N'American supply compounded output declines in Nigeria, Libya in January Read more »

Nigeria: Organisers of Niger Delta Sports Festival Peg Age Limit At 25 Years

*MOC to be inaugurated Friday at NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt Read more »

Nigeria: With Resilience, Efficiency, Aradel Holdings Sustains Impressive Performance

Peter Uzoho writes that with resilience, value optimisation, operational and financial efficiencies, Aradel Holdings Plc has sustained its impressive performance for the full year… Read more »

Nigeria: Lassa Fever As an Emblem of Shame

The health authorities should do more to contain the scourge Read more »

Nigeria: 2024fy - Nigerian Breweries Crosses N1trn Mark in Revenue

Nigerian Breweries Plc, has released its audited group financial statements for the financial year 2024, recording an unprecedented and impressive revenue of N1.1 trillion. Read more »

Nigeria: Perfectionism Vs. Progress - A Leadership Perspective

Linus Okorie argues that excellence should be about effectiveness, not flawlessness Read more »

West Africa: A Nigeria With 67 States

Citizens' loud complaints in recent times about the high cost of living in the country, about the high cost of governance while leaders live in splendour, the reluctance of… Read more »

Nigeria: Okpekpe Race Organiser Hails Lagos City Marathon @10

Pamodzi Sports Marketing, organiser of the historic Okpekpe international 10km Road Race, has congratulated Nilayo Sports Management, Access Bank, and Lagos State Government on the… Read more »

Nigeria: Chimamanda Adichie Unpacks Her First Novel in 10 Years

A rattling presence is what the award-winning writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, is stirring in the literary world with the news of the release of her first novel in ten years… Read more »