Ooni’s Wife Tasks Women on Productivity
Princess Ronke Ademiluyi-Ogunwusi, global cultural ambassador and wife of the Ooni of Ife, has tasked women to get involved in all sectors of the economy towards boosting global productivity. Ademiluyi-Ogunwusi, founder, Africa fashion week London and Nigeria, told the News…
Banks Yet To Start Cash Payment, Leaving Customers Stranded
Commercial banks in some satellite towns of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) had yet to start cash payment, leaving customers stranded and frustrated in spite of the Supreme Court ruling on recirculation of old N500 and N1,000 notes. The News…
Buhari Seeks Duty-free Market Access for Least Developed Countries
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on developed and developing nations to grant duty-free and quota-free market access for products originating from the world’s 46 least-developed countries. He said that this would ensure their integration in regional and global value chains….
2023 Elections: INEC Declares Bola Tinubu President-elect
Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared winner of arguably Nigeria’s most hotly contested and high-stakes presidential elections. Bola Tinubu polled 8,794,726 votes to defeat Atiku Abubakar who scored 6,984,520 and Peter Obi who got…
2023 Elections: Peter Obi Floors PDP, APC In Okowa’s Delta State
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) whose vice presidential candidate is the incumbent governor of Delta State Ifeanyi Okowa has come second and the All Progressives Congress (APC) emerged third as Peter Obi of Labour Party (LP) won the presidential election…
2023 Elections: Peter Obi Wins Nasarawa
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has secured victory in Nasarawa State in the presidential election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday. INEC disclosed that 562, 464 voters were accredited out of the…
Appeal Court Rules On Suspended DCP Abba Kyari’s Bail Application
Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Friday delivered judgment in a bail application filed by suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari who was arrested for drug trafficking related offences. The application that sought the reversal of an earlier…
Call for Applications: Grants for African Heritage Projects
The Heritage Management Organization (HERITΛGE) is launching a new call for concept notes for small grants ($5000-$50000) for organizations, groups, and individuals working with heritage in Africa. The grants are part of the Heritage Management Project – Africa (HerMaP-Africa), which…
Middle Belt Forum Has Directed Our People To Vote Peter Obi — PDP Chieftain Reveals
Ahead of Nigeria’s forthcoming presidential election, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Adakole Ijogi, said the Middle Belt Forum has directed the people of the area to vote for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi,…
2023 Polls: Nigerian Army Releases Hotlines To Report Security Breaches In All States & FCT
The Nigerian Army has approved a list of Hotlines to report any suspicious act of violence by unscrupulous persons during the forthcoming general election. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier-General Onyema Nwachukwu made this known in a statement on Tuesday…
We’ve Won Lagos State – LP Vice-Presidential Candidate, Baba-Ahmed
Barely three days to the February 25 presidential election in Nigeria, the vice-presidential candidate of Labour Party, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, is confident of victory in Lagos State, the state with the highest number of registered voters. Lagos has over seven…
