President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved important changes to Nigeria’s main economic agencies to help bring more investment into the country. Consequently, Tinubu appoints new board chairpersons to lead the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) and the Nigerian Export Processing…
The local high-tech workspace inside the busy commercial hubs of Lagos feels worlds apart from the quiet corporate boardrooms of Washington, D.C. Early last year, local tech entrepreneurs struggled deeply with extreme economic volatility, soaring network costs, and a massive…
The United States has proposed a 20 percent cargo levy on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump announced the fee in a Truth Social post on Monday, stating it would reimburse the U.S. for the costs of…
Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the African Democratic Congress candidate for governor of Lagos State, has announced the passing of his mother, Nkechi Stella Rhodes-Vivour (née Waboso). In a post on his X handle on Monday, Rhodes-Vivour revealed the news , further describing…
The Federal Government has suspended the proposed increase in registration fee for the 2027 West African Senior School Certificate Examination and the National Examinations Council Senior School Certificate Examination until more extensive stakeholder discussions take place. The Federal Ministry of…
The National Industrial Court (NIC) sitting in Lagos has scheduled October 29 to hear a suit filed by the suspended Chairman of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Lagos State Council, Biodun Aladetan, challenging his suspension by the union’s national leadership.…
The abducted teachers and students from Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State have finally regained their freedom. Presidential spokesperson and Special adviser to the president on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga disclosed the development on Friday. Onanuga, on his…
The House of Representatives was engulfed in heated arguments on Wednesday following a motion over the alleged non-release of funds for constituency projects across the country. The motion was sponsored by Alex Mascot, the lawmaker representing Aba North/Aba South Federal…
The Senate on Wednesday turned down a motion seeking a comprehensive investigation into the budgetary allocation, operations, and controversy surrounding the alleged Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC). The motion was introduced by the senator representing Kano South, Suleiman Kawu,…
Dr. Biensi Kano and his colleagues in the city of Bunia have spent weeks working around the clock under extreme pressure. They have risked their lives to track down infected people and stop a dangerous virus from spreading. Recently, Dr.…
A fresh turn of dispute may be brewing in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as the Southern Political Progressives Amalgamation Forum has rejected former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, as Atiku’s running mate for the 2027 general elections. According to…
Dapo Abiodun has approved the appointment of six new Permanent Secretaries to strengthen the state’s civil service. The appointments were disclosed on Friday in a statement by the Ogun State Head of Service, Mr. Iskeel Saka, who explained that the…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria(TCN) Abuja Region, has announced that it will carry out preventive maintenance on the Katampe 132/33-kilovolt (kV) Transmission Substation on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Mrs. Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, disclosed…
An improvised explosive device (IED) exploded after a passenger vehicle struck it along the Komala village axis in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State, killing one person and injuring nine others. Zagazola Makama, a security analyst and counter-insurgency specialist…
Former Secretary to the Benue State Government, David Salifu, has died after reportedly sustaining gunshot injuries during an attack by suspected kidnappers. Reports indicate that the incident happened on Thursday in Wukari while Prof. Salifu was travelling to Makurdi. He…
