Ukraine war
ICC warrant: S. Africa offers Putin virtual presence at BRICS’ Jo’burg summit
After all the tough talks, the government of South Africa has finally made its choice to align with the international community which has issued warrant of arrest on President Vladimir...
Prigozhin had beaten contractors
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin had a man dubbed "The Teacher" who beat up employees, according to The Project. "The Teacher" beat up people who'd fallen out of favor in a...
NATO members pledge eternal support for Ukraine
The 31-member North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania, has reaffirmed Ukraine's inherent right to self-defence as enshrined in Article 51 of the UN Charter. The declaration which...
Zelenskyy accuses Putin of planning nuclear scare
Sopuruchi Onwuka, with agency reports President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has accused his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, of planning a nuclear scare at the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to deter...
Politics
Uzodimma commends Okewulonu, Nnaji, Okere, Obi, others as they join APC
...Defectors say Governor is a political magnet .. Defectors say Governor is a political magnet The All Progressives Congress (APC),...
Lawmaker Bassey Akiba rallies 8,000 supporters into APC in Cross River
Ani Bassey The member representing Calabar Municipality and Odukpani Federal Constituency Hon. Bassey Akiba has formally joined the Cross River...
Atiku : Tinubu’s re-election in 2027’ll cheat North
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar has reacted...
North-Central should produce National Chairman- PDP BoT
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party( PDP) has on Thursday told the leaders of the party...
INEC declares Aiyedatiwa winner of Ondo guber election
The Independet National Election Commission has declared the sitting Ondo State Governor, Mr Lucky Ayedatiwa, the winner of Saturday’s governorship...
Business
Metro
Uzodimma commends Okewulonu, Nnaji, Okere, Obi, others as they join APC
...Defectors say Governor is a political magnet .. Defectors say Governor is a political magnet The All Progressives Congress (APC), Friday, recorded another political feat in Imo State with key...
N/Delta women demand environmental remediation by SPDC before divestment
Women from Niger Delta states have decried the planned sell of Shell UK’s Nigerian subsidiary by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) without remediating pollution. The women staged a protest against...
I don’t subscribe to myopic political ideology – Gov.Fubara
•As Obong Of Calabar Inaugurates Eze Oha Apara Palace From Chibuike Emmanuel, Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has said that he is not of the stock of...
Gov Otti, FG flag-off the construction of Abia Airport in Nsulu.
Governor Alex Otti and the Federal Government have performed the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of the Abia Airport in Nsulu, Isialangwa North LGA of Abia State. Speaking during...
Sports
Hope Waddell Mini-Marathon: A legacy of sportsmanship, community
Ani Bassey The 2024 Hope Waddell Mini-Marathon Championship was a thrilling event, filled with the energy of passionate runners and a cheering crowd. Clinton Amara, a determined athlete from Rivers...
Teenage sensations win top prizes at Calabar Table Tennis Challenge
Ani Bassey Hope Udoka from Calabar Table Tennis Club and Samuel Boboye from Bayelsa State have won the Calabar Table Tennis Challenge. Hope Udoka beat Ufoneme Bassey in the girls'...
CAF Awards: Chiamaka Nnadozie, a true ambassador of Imo, Nigeria, says Uzodimma
...Congratulates her, Lookman for making Nigeria proud Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has described Nigeria's Super Falcon exceptional shot-stopper, Chiamaka Nnadozie as a true ambassador of Imo State, Nigeria...
500 athletes to vie for glory at Calabar Table Tennis Championship
Ani Bassey About five hundred table tennis athletes are expected to compete in the second edition of the Calabar Table Tennis championship. The athletes are largely drawn from the six...
Opinion
Building a Stronger Nigeria through Health, Transparency, and Human Rights
By Ambassador Richard M. Mills, U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria Every December, we mark three international observances that are at the...
The Ihekweme Charade: Buyer Beware
By Collins Ughalaa Fabian Ihekweme has one thing going for him, he is shameless. Throw him a bone, and he...
Ihekweme’s misplaced views about Governor Hope Uzodimma
By Sir Collins Ughalaa In an article that circulated on social media, Dr. Fabian Ihekweme, former Cmmissioner for Foreign and...
Why agriculture is key to sustainable development
By Prince S.J. Samuel Chairman, Origin Tech Group At the root of every developmental initiative lies the importance of promoting...
Targeted exclusion of viable contestants in the appointment of Vice-Chancellor for Nnamdi Azikiwe University: An aberration
By Peter Okonma There have been several outcries by both members and non-members of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU) communities...
Entertainment
Amstel Malta celebrates 30 years of excellence, introduces bold new sleek can design
Photo Story CaptionL-R: Emmanuel Oriakhi; Marketing Director, Nigerian Breweries PLC, Christiana Odiaka; Chrisemua and Sons Nigeria Limited, Ayodele Alabi; Head...
USAID partners with Ascend Studios to launch the African Creative Blueprint and strengthen Nigeria’s creative industry
Today, the United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), announced its latest strategic partnership with Ascend...
Uzodimma: Commissioner DJ Wysei is making Imo proud
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has described Miss Ebere Patricia Iwuagwu popularly known in the entertainment world as Commissioner...
BB9JA will create celebrities who model the true spirit of Nigeria – Amuzie
Ani Bassey Dr. Charles Amuzie the founder and Executive Producer of Big Brain Naija reality show says the show will...
‘Our mother has passed on’- Onyeka Onwenu’s Children
It is with heavy hearts that I and my brother wish to announce the passing of our mother, the much...
Education
E-Platform
Apple AI dares tech wizards to $1m breach challenge
Tech company, Apple, is going wild with a million dollars offer to any hacker, sorry security researcher, who is able to breach its top of the range safety of the...
No cancer danger from mobile phones, research concludes
A review of 28 years of research has shown that mobile phones and wireless tech devices are not linked to increased risk of cancer, as the radio waves they emit...
VP Shettima commends MTN on N1bn donation to FG
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has commended MTN Nigeria for donating N1 billion to the Federal Government’s Food Support Programme. Shettima also thanked the telecommunications company for donating 4,600 units of digital...
Nigeria pushes for 80% digitalisation of government operations by 2025
… As State House leads charge in nationwide push for e-governance The federal government has announced plans to digitalise 80% of government activities by next year as part of President...
Crime
One killed, three injured as policemen, soldier clash in Ebonyi
From Chinedu Nwafor, Abakaliki A Labourer seeking for a daily job has been shot dead while three others sustained bullet...
Russia implicated in Houthi rebels’ strikes on merchant ships
Russia has been helping Iran-backed Houthi rebels target British and Western ships in the Red Sea, Western media reviewed online...
Nibo Massacre: Police signals frustration with investigation
Investigations into the killing of about a dozen young men in Nibo and Okpuno villages in Awka , Anambra State,...
EKEDC cautions customers against fake meter agents
As nabbed impersonator is arraigned in court Sopuruchi Onwuka Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has urged its customers to always...
Insurance
AIICO wins double honours at 2024 Almond Insurance Awards
AIICO Insurance Plc won two of the most prestigious honours at the just-concluded 2024 Almond Insurance Industry Awards, in Lagos as the company scooped the ‘Life Insurance Company of...
Foundation offers educational insurance to 56 indigent students Bayelsa, pledges to extend gesture
In commemoration of the 2024 International Day of the Girl Child and the 20th Anniversary of the Nice Esther for all Foundation (NEFAF), the Nice Esther for all Foundation and...
AIICO scoops multiple corporate awards, dedicates honours to ‘valued customers, clients’
AIICO Insurance Plc., and its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mr Babatunde Fajemirokun, weekend, bagged prestigious corporate awards for outstanding performance in the business sector of the country. Mr. Babatunde...
AIICO strengthens bond with annuity customers, concludes second ‘Annuitants Forum’
AIICO Insurance Plc., has reaffirmed commitment towards the well-being of the underwriter's annuity customers, primarily retirees, as it hosted the second edition of its interactive 'Annuitants Forum.' Group photograph...
Interview
Money Market
Double Column Posts Subtitle
Access Bank affirms boost to Nigeria-France trade relations
Sopuruchi Onwuka Access Bank PLC has hosted the French Week 2024 Business Forum at its headquarters in Lagos, affirming its commitment to bolstering trade relations between Nigeria and France. The...
Zenith Bank opens Paris Branch
Nigeria’s leading money deposit bank, Zenith Bank Plc has opened a subsidiary in Paris, France, in its bid to expand its presence across major global financial centres. The bank said...
Obasanjo commends Nigerian initiatives at Ecobank Design & Build Expo 2024
Caption:(L-R) Executive Director, Commercial Banking, Ecobank Nigeria, Kola Adeleke; Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo GCFR; Managing Director/Regional Executive, Ecobank Nigeria, Bolaji Lawal; Head, SMEs, Partnerships and Collaboration, Omoboye Odu; Acting...
Access Bank debunks allegations of missing funds
Access Bank has debunked allegation of missing making round in the social media, saying that there is no iota of truth in the report. The bank said in a statement...
Aviation
Gov Otti, FG flag-off the construction of Abia Airport in Nsulu.
Governor Alex Otti and the Federal Government have performed the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of the Abia Airport...
Abia Airport ready in 3 years
*As Otti, Keyamo, Perform Ground Breaking Ceremony From Boniface Okoro, Umuahia Construction of the Abia airport project flagged off on...
NEWS FLASH
Governor Alex Otti, OFR, Alongside the Honourable Minister of Aviation, Mr. Festus Kayamo (SAN), Perform the Ground-Breaking Ceremony of the...
Construction of Abia Airport begins, as govt. plans 20 smart schools
Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, during the briefing on Monday From Boniface Okoro, Umuahia Construction of the first airport...
NTT Summit confirms Keyamo, Musawa, three other ministers for 7th edition in Abuja
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo SAN, and his counterpart at the Ministry of Culture, Arts,...
Health/Living
Travel and hospitality
Hong, LAMATA, FRSC, others honoured as 7th NTTS closes in Abuja
Corporate organisations, public sector agencies, as well as, deserving individuals with resounding contributions towards development of the transportation and tourism...
Keyamo, Musawa, others upbeat on transportation, tourism synergy, as 7th NTT summit kicks off
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo SAN, and his counterpart at the Ministry of Arts, Culture, Tourism...
We’re committed to fostering partnerships for development of tourism in Lagos, says Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has reiterated his administration's commitment to the development of the tourism and creative industry,...
Wiki-Imagine Lagos Webinar launches writing contest to preserve state’s cultural heritage
Wiki-Imagine Lagos Webinar, Thursday, gathered journalists, tourism experts, and cultural enthusiasts to explore role of journalism in promoting and...
NTT Summit confirms Keyamo, Musawa, three other ministers for 7th edition in Abuja
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo SAN, and his counterpart at the Ministry of Culture, Arts,...
Energy
CSR: Access Bank boosts Primary Healthcare Centres in Eti-Osa East LCDA
Sopuruchi Onwuka Access Bank Plc has declared that its Digital & Centralised Operations Group is in partnership with five primary healthcare centres (PHCs) in the Eti-Osa East Local Council Development...
Access Bank strengthen Euro-Africa trade with Malta affiliate
Sopuruchi Onwuka Access Holdings Plc says its subsidiary, The Access Bank UK Limited has established its first fully owned subsidiary in Malta. It stated that the banking licence application for...
Access Bank seals deal to acquire Bidvest Bank
Sopuruchi Onwuka African’s fastest growing financial services provider, Access Bank Plc is in binding agreement with South Africa-based Bidvest Group Limited for the acquisition of a 100 percent equity stake...
Axxela Announces Bolaji Osunsanya’s retirement, appointment of Ogbemi Ofuya as Group CEO
Ogbemi Ofuya Axxela Limited, a leading gas and power portfolio company in sub-Saharan Africa, announces the official retirement of its Chief Executive Officer, Bolaji Osunsanya and the appointment of a...
International News
South Korea’s leadership unclear as Yoon struggles to retain power
South Korea’s defence ministry insisted that President Yoon Suk Yeol remained in charge of the country’s armed forces on Monday,...
Syrians celebrate in wake of Syrian government collapse
The Syrian government fell early Sunday in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family after a...
Biden to spotlight Angola’s Lobito Corridor, his legacy to counter China in Africa
When U.S. President Joe Biden visits Angola on Wednesday, he will put into focus his legacy infrastructure project aimed at...
Nigeria ranks 7th globally for international students in U.S.
Nigeria Ranks 7th Globally for International Students in the United States – More than 20,000 Nigerian Students Enrolled in 2023/2024,...
Trump names US ‘border czar’ to oversee migrant deportations
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has picked Thomas Homan, his one-time acting immigration chief, to serve as “border czar” and fulfill...