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The Lagos State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has rejected an ex-parte order restraining the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) from accepting candidates presented by executives appointed by the party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure. According to the office of the party’s legal adviser, LASIEC had conducted due diligence with the Independent National Electoral […]

Savannah Energy Plc has announced its unaudited results for the year ended December 31, 2024. The FY 2024 unaudited results show a total income of $393.8 million, compared to $289.8 million in FY 2023. This comprises of total revenues of $258.9 million, compared to $260.9 million in FY 2023, and other operating income of $134.9 […]

Last month, the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) began the repatriation of ‘foreign’ street beggars who had somehow found their way into the sovereign territory of Ghana, and who had been apprehended in Accra and other parts of the country. The breakdown of their nationalities showed that 2073 were from Niger Republic, 28 were from Burkina […]

President Donald Trump holds up the $5m gold card as he speaks to reporters while on board Air Force One, en route to Miami, on April 3, 2025 [Pool via AP] Donald Trump, United States president, has officially launched a website inviting applications for his proposed $5 million “Trump Card” — a gold-coloured residency visa […]

In the world of work today, many organisations are beginning to sound like that lizard—proud of their dexterity, but often blind to the height from which they leap. As Nigeria’s employment landscape continues to evolve, especially under the influence of gig work, organisations are increasingly confronted with a pressing strategic question: Should we rent talent […]

President Bola Tinubu has cancelled his planned nationwide television broadcast for Nigeria’s 26th Democracy Day celebration and will instead deliver his address directly to Parliament. The Nigerian government announced the change on Wednesday, citing the president’s scheduled appearance at a joint session of the National Assembly on Thursday as the reason for altering the usual […]

The Chairman of the NDDC Board, Mr. Chiedu Ebie (Right), exchanges pleasantries with the Secretary to the Government of Bayelsa State, Prof. Nimibofa Ayawei, during an the NDDC Budget Conference/Partnership for Sustainable Development Forum in Port Harcourt. They are joined by the NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, (2nd right) and NDDC Director, Finance and […]

Our soldiers have received neither the necessary support nor the required incentives to tackle this problem “Sometimes I have to borrow money just to report for duty,” said Abdulrhaman Musa (not his real name), a corporal stationed at the Mogadishu Cantonment in Asokoro, Abuja. After nearly a decade in service, Musa earns N63,000 per month, […]

Silverbacks Holdings, a private investment firm, has announced its ninth profitable exit, following a partial exit of its stake in OmniRetail, a fast-growing B2B retail platform. The firm revealed that the exit delivered a fivefold return on its initial investment, continuing a streak of high-yielding exits. It follows an earlier exit from LemFi, which returned […]

Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Group and founder of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, has hinted at an impending “shakeup” in Nigeria’s downstream oil sector. Speaking after President Bola Tinubu’s recent tour of the $20 billion Lekki-based refinery, Dangote revealed that a significant announcement is forthcoming, one that he described as a major “shakedown” across the […]