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… Promises school, hospital, mosque renovation Dikko Umar Radda, Governor of Katsina State has on Wednesday paid a condolence visit to Mantau Village in Malumfashi Local Government Area of the State where he sympathised with families of the recent bandits attack that claimed innocent lives during prayers in a mosque. The Governor, who cut short […]

One morning in June, an ocean surge swept through the village of Apakin, one of Lagos’ last indigenous coastal communities, washing away fishing boats, nets and graves. It was only the latest event in the settlement of roughly 3,000 people that is losing homes and livelihoods to rising seas. Despite pledges of support from Commonwealth […]

President Bola Tinubu has declared that Nigeria now has more money and less corruption following the economic reforms his administration introduced over two years ago. Speaking to investors in Brazil on Tuesday, Tinubu said the measures — including the removal of fuel subsidies and the liberalisation of the foreign exchange market — had curbed currency […]

Afriland Properties Plc has successfully paid an interim dividend of 13 kobo per share, amounting to N178.6 million, to its shareholders for the half-year ended June 30, 2025. Speaking on the development, Emmanuel Nnorom, chairman of the Board, said, “The interim dividend underscores our Board’s confidence in Afriland’s strategy and financial resilience.” Also commenting, Azubike […]

More than 1.3 million Nigerians signed up for voter cards online during the first week of the new registration exercise, the country’s electoral commission announced on Monday. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said 1,379,342 people completed online pre-registration between 18th and 25th August, when the exercise began. Lagos State recorded the highest number with […]

Nigeria is the world’s largest cassava producer, harvesting over 60 million metric tons annually. Yet the country captures just two percent of the $180 billion global cassava processing market. For decades, cassava has been treated as a subsistence crop, processed into traditional staples like garri and fufu. That perception is now shifting. A new wave […]

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it intercepted undeclared foreign currencies totalling $2.209 million at major airports across the country between January and July 2025. The seizures were made at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, and Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano, according to reports obtained […]

Bruno Fernandes missed a first-half penalty as Manchester United were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw with Fulham at Craven Cottage. United remain winless in their opening two Premier League matches, following last weekend’s defeat to Arsenal and now failing to hold onto a second-half lead, piling early pressure on new head coach Ruben […]

Scott C. Eneje has been appointed as a member of the Coresight Research Global AI Council, a forum that brings together global leaders to shape the role of artificial intelligence in the retail and consumer industries. The council, created by Coresight Research, convenes senior executives, innovators, and researchers to explore AI-driven solutions, exchange insights, and […]

…As Agbaje rolls up sleeves to supervise PenCom The appointment in June last year of Ayodeji Ariyo Gbeleyi by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the director general of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), in line with his Renewed Hope Agenda, has continued to receive thumbs up. The reason, many adduce, is that Gbeleyi is […]