A pharmaceutical  firm, St.Racheal’s Pharma, has suggested the adoption of seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) to reduce the impact of malaria-related illnesses and deaths in Nigeria. This is in commemoration of... The post ‘How to reduce imp...

The Rwandan Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Christophe Bazivamo, has identified the great potentials in Nigeria’s huge youth population,  saying if harnessed into patronising local products, it would help grow local... The post Rwandan ambassador makes...

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) says the UN has planned to priotise early warning systems against climate disasters globally, by 2027. Dr. Benard Gomez, the representative of WMO for West,... The post Climate disasters: UN to prioritise e...

United States (U.S.) President Joe Biden has indicated that his country will start delivering weapons and equipment to Ukraine this week. The president said this after the U.S. Senate approved... The post U.S. will begin sending weapons to Ukraine, s...

Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to ECOWAS, Amb. Musa Nuhu, has called on the African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to harmonise strategies towards mitigating regional... The post Nigeria urges AU, ECOWAS t...

The Oyo State Police Command has arrested officers involved in the alleged killing of a student, Damilola Iyanda, at a club in Ogbomoso. A statement by the spokesman, Adewale Osifeso,... The post Police arrest officers involved in LAUTECH student’s...

The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, has commended the achievements recorded during the first 90 days of ‘Operation Delta Sanity’ (ODS). Ogalla made the commendation yesterday... The post Operation Delta Sanity relaunched...

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has urged the Nigerian Navy (NN) to be ruthless against all forms of economic sabotage, especially crude oil theft. Fubara spoke when he hosted the... The post Fubara to Navy: be ruthless against oil thieves ap...

No fewer than eight suspected kidnappers/bandits have been killed by men of the Bauchi Police Command in collaboration with Hunters group. Three kidnapped victims were also rescued. Read Also: Police... The post Bauchi police kill eight kidnap suspec...

The Nigerian Navy (NN) Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Ibaka, Akwa Ibom State, has impounded some illicit drugs and arrested three suspected drug dealers. The Commanding Officer, Capt. Uche Aneke,... The post Navy impounds illicit drugs, arrests thre...

The Kaduna Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said one person died and three others were injured in Wednesday’s accident at the Olam axis of the... The post One dead, three injured, N8.7mrecovered in Kaduna accident appeared...

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, has said that the operations of the newly established specialised mining marshals have drastically curtailed illegal mining and secured mining sites... The post Our mining sites secured, Ala...

Yesterday’s early morning fire at the E54 wing of the old terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos State, caused a diversion in flight procedures. Officials of the... The post Fire outbreak at Lagos airport causes divers...

The 2024 ‘Clean Nigeria: Use the Toilet Campaign’ kicked off yesterday at the Ojo Local Government Area. The campaign is part of strategies towards ending open defecation by 2025. The... The post Lagos govt kicks off ‘Use the Toilet Campaign’...

47 year-old Dr. Folashade Okoya, a leading figure in the manufacturing sector, celebrated her 25th wedding anniversary with her illustrious husband, Chief Akanni Okoya, founder of Eleganza Industries Limited, yesterday.... The post Electricity is key...

An Abuja-based financial and public policy analyst, Abdulmumin Ali has listed solutions that should be applied by economic managers to tackle inflation and strengthen the naira. Ali, who is also... The post Expert optimistic on economic progress appe...

As part of its continued commitment to women and the Medium, Small, and Medium-scale Enterprise (MSME) sector in the country, the global leader in insurance and asset management, AXA Mansard... The post AXA Mansard backs MSMEs owners with grants appe...

When I assumed the role of MD/CEO at Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) in 2022, I faced significant hurdles, including ATC&C losses at 29.87% and CE at 82.69%. With my... The post A DisCo can be run profitably, efficiently appeared fir...

The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) has asked over 28,000 professionals registered under the institute to demonstrate commitment and make valuable contributions to the ongoing reforms in the... The post CITN seeks tax professionals&...

The naira yesterday recorded significant fall against the dollar and other global currencies at both official and parallel markets. The local currency which opened at N1,300 to dollar on Wednesday... The post Naira falls to N1,420/$ at parallel marke...

Nigerian equities halted recent streak of bearish run yesterday as increased buy orders for shares in Transcorp Group and other major stocks lifted the market to a modest gain of... The post Transcorp Hotels, others rally equities to rebound appeared...

Africa’s largest cement group, Dangote Cement Plc, doubled its sales in the first quarter as pre-tax profit rose to N166.4 billion within the first three months. Key extracts of the... The post Dangote Cement doubles sales to N817.4b in three m...

The board of FCMB Group Plc yesterday approved a roadmap for the recapitalisation of the group’s commercial banking subsidiary-FCMB Limited. Directors of FCMB at their meeting yesterday reviewed the plans... The post FCMB board okays bank’...

As workers join their counterparts globally to mark the International Workers’ Day, known as May Day, the minimum wage increase, among others, will top wishes of the workers. TOBA AGBOOLA... The post May Day: Workers await new minimum wage appeared...

The Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) yesterday signed a share subscription agreement with African Refinery for the colocation of a... The post NNPC, African Refinery agree c...

The Association of Telephone, Cable TV and Internet Subscribers of Nigeria (ATCIS) have urged the Federal Government to intensify efforts to end Multichoice Nigeria’s monopoly of the Pay Television market,... The post ATCIS, FCCPC wade into Multich...

The Federal Government  said it is targeting 2.5 million direct and indirect jobs for Nigerians under the Labour Employment and Empowerment Programme (LEEP). Through LEEP, a flagship of the Federal... The post Govt eyes 2.5m jobs with LEEP initi...

The Accountant General of the Federation, Dr. Mrs. Oluwatoyin Madein, has revealed that capital releases for the 2024 fiscal year will commence in the middle of May, 2024. Speaking at... The post 2024 Capital Releases to commence in May, says AGF app...

Aviation and Aerospace Development Minister Festus Keyamo yesterday explained why he directed  the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authourity (NCAA) to suspend all operations of Dana Airline. The directive followed  the skidding... The post Why I came h...

In its efforts to deliver affordable financial services to all Nigerians, especially the disadvantaged and low-income segments, the federal government has signed, what it tagged the Aso Accord for Economic... The post Fed Govt, states, private sector...