Memories from Childhood, By Elempe Dele
Growing up in what can be qualified as a proper home, I still reflect on those times now I am making and gathering mine, not with the kind of success my parents did it in those days. Homemaking was…
Year 2024
Refinery Investment: Lokpobiri Reconciles Dangote, NNPC Ltd., Others
Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Oil), has convened a high-level meeting with key stakeholders in the oil and sector to resolve issues surrounding the Dangote Refinery. This is contained in a statement by Nneamaka Okafor. the Special…
WTO: African group votes Okonjo-Iweala for 2nd term
THE African Group at the World Trade organisation (WTO) presented a proposal at its General Council (GC) to re-elect Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as director-general of the organisation. Adebayo Thomas, the Director, Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment,…
Group Mobilises Support for Wike’s Abuja Smart City Project
THE Havel Corporate Concept, an affiliate of ioSafe Nigeria, says it is complementing the efforts of Mr Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), toward transforming Abuja to a smart city. Dr Ahmed Badanga, the Chief Executive…
AfDB Invests $10.9 bn In Nigeria
THE Director-General of West Africa Region, African Development Bank (AfDB), Lamin Barrow, says the banks’s cumulative financing approvals in Nigeria stands at 10.9 billion dollars. Barrow said this at the Second Interactive Session and Workshop on Developing Bankable Business Proposals/Business…
FRSC Corps Marshal Approves Appointment of Sector Commanders in 20 States
THE Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC) Shehu Mohammed, has approved the deployment of new Sector Commanders for 20 States of the federation. This is contained in a statement by the Acting Corps Public Education (CPEO), Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide…
FG Appoints Eight FRSC Deputy Corps Marshals, Retires Three Others
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, has approved the appointment of 8 Assistant Corps Marshals (ACM), to the rank of Deputy Corps Marshal (DCM). In the same vein, three of the DCMs are to proceed on…
Nigerian Artist Fola David Aims For Guinness Record in Lagos
NIGERIA artist and medical doctor, Fola David, is vying for the Guinness World Record for the largest drawing by an individual after completing a massive artwork over six days in Lagos. The piece, titled Unity in Diversity, measures 1,050 square metres…
Will Tinubu Survive Looming Hunger Protest? By Erasmus Ikhide
Disillusioned Nigerian masses feeling the pang of economic crunch occasioned by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s wrongheaded economic blueprints and fuel subsidy removal are already throwing spit into the air and collecting it with their face over the looming hunger…
AU, UN Partner to Boost Sustainable Business Across Africa
THE African Union Commission (AUC) and the United Nations Global Compact have announced a new partnership aimed at promoting sustainable business practices across Africa. This collaboration, part of the Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI), seeks to leverage the UN Global…