Nigeria has slipped further in defending public health policies against tobacco industry influence, scoring 62 out of 100 in the 2025 Tobacco Industry Interference (TII) Index, up from 60 in 2023 and placing the country 54th among 100 nations assessed. The report, unveiled Thursday in Lagos by Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), covers […]
When 32-year-old market trader Zainab Musa fell ill with malaria last year, she had to borrow N18,000 to pay for drugs and hospital tests, nearly half her monthly earnings. “I don’t have insurance. Everything I pay is from my pocket. If I don’t sell, I can’t go to the hospital,” she said quietly. Musa’s story […]
England manager Thomas Tuchel has warned that Jude Bellingham faces a battle to secure a place in England’s starting line-up at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Bellingham returns to Tuchel’s squad for the final World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Albania this week after missing the October internationals due to a shoulder injury. The 22-year-old […]
…wins backing of African nations Ethiopia is set to host the United Nation’s COP32 climate summit in 2027 after edging out a rival bid from Nigeria. Richard Muyungi, the group chair of the African Group of Negotiators, told AFP that African nations have endorsed the move for Ethiopia to host COP32. He noted that the […]
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Opeyemi Agbaje as chairman of the National Pension Commission (PenCom). Agbaje was confirmed along with several nominees who will serve as national commissioners on the agency’s newly constituted board. The confirmation followed the presentation of the nominees’ list during Tuesday’s plenary session, presided over by Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau. […]
Interesting lessons are there now for property managers in Nigeria to learn from UK property market, where the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is gaining traction in the management of student accommodation. Though student housing in Nigeria is not as developed as it is in the UK, there are so much developers like Student Accommd8 […]
Nigerian forward Ademola Lookman is set to work under a new manager after Atalanta officially announced the sack of Ivan Juric following a poor run of results in Serie A. Juric’s dismissal came after Atalanta’s 3-0 home defeat to newly-promoted Sassuolo on Sunday, leaving the club in 13th place after 11 league matches in the […]
Employees can now save side hustles into their Personal Pension Plan (PPP), in addition to what their employers are contributing under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). This is not only going to boost retirement package, it will result in bigger playouts. The new PPP Regulation introduces greater flexibility in contributions and withdrawals, digital registration processes, […]
This is the seventh and concluding part of the series of articles on the long-term strategic imperatives of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL). The series has been canvassing the need for the privatisation of the entire NNPCL and its subsidiaries along the path of the privatisation of British Petroleum which took nine years […]
Pep Guardiola celebrated his 1,000th match as Manchester City manager in style as his side cruised to a dominant 3–0 victory over Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium, climbing to second place in the Premier League table. Erling Haaland shrugged off an early penalty miss to head City in front for his 99th Premier League goal, […]