THE Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, says the ministry will establish carbon markets across the country, to guarantee economic and industrial development. Oduwole said this when she featured at a ministerial briefing by the Ministry…
THE Head High International Organisation, a widow-focused NGO, has urged government at all levels to formulate a ‘welfare policy’ for widows to enhance their welfare across the country. Mrs Tinu Odugbemi, the Executive Director of the organisation, gave the advice…
THE Petroleum Retailers Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has commended the NNPC Retail Ltd. for slashing the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), known as petrol from N920 to N875 per litre. PETROAN said the bold move was expected…
ISLAMIC police in Kano State, northern Nigeria, have arrested 25 Muslims accused of violating Ramadan fasting rules by eating, drinking, or selling food in public. The enforcement, carried out by the Hisbah morality police, is part of strict Sharia law…
AFRICA’S film and television industry is emerging as a major driver of tourism, transforming iconic filming locations into top travel destinations. South Africa, in particular, is at the forefront of this shift, attracting international productions while fuelling economic growth and job…
THE management of Nigeria National League (NNL) side Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Football Club of Ilorin on Monday asked Head Coach Sani Sarduana to step aside. Tosh Michael, the club’s Media Officer, disclosed in a statement that Taofeeq Babatunde…
THE Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has completed the acquisition of property formerly occupied by Omega Power Ministries (OPM) after paying the previously offered ₦123 million compensation. This is contained in a statement posted on LAMATA’s official X…
NIGERIA is famously notorious for borrowing concepts from elsewhere, distorting the meaning and intention of the original users to suit certain interests, and carrying on as though everything is right. Take for instance, the concept of ‘federation’ currently adopted…
JUSTICE Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, March 3, 2025 adjourned hearing in the trial of Jude Okoye Chigozie, older brother and ex-manager of Paul and Peter Okoye till April 14, 2025. Okoye is standing…
A MISSION from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has withdrawn from Guinea-Bissau after President Umaro Sissoco Embalo threatened to expel the team. The mission was sent to mediate a growing political crisis over the country’s delayed general elections. Election…
