The Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (PiCNG) and Electric Vehicles (EVs) says it has attracted more than two billion dollars investments in the CNG subsector. The Executive Chairman/CEO, PiCNG, Mr Ismaeel Ahmed, made this…
By Christian Aburime This is the concluding part on infrastructure of our analyses of the 2026 Anambra State appropriation Budget as presented by Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR Infrastructure is the backbone of sustainable…
By Sola Adebawo It was Thursday, December 4th, 2025. I spent the morning on Gorée Island, just off the coast of Dakar, Senegal, in West Africa. It’s a place of startling, almost disarming beauty at first glance. Bright bursts of color…
By ISAAC OLUSESI Many a laurel-adorned champion, many times over, climbed the dais again and clinched the “Nigerian Aviation Centenary Awards in ecognition of their contributions and impressive track record in the Nigerian aviation…
Rite Foods Limited, Nigeria’s leader in the food and beverage sector, has once again reaffirmed its industry leadership and social responsibility excellence by winning four major awards at the 2025 Social Impact and Sustainability Awards …
“Real change begins when we learn to see possibility where others see pressure.” That idea reflects the reality of today’s discussion on two familiar strategic tools or model: SWOT and SOAR. Both in comparison are designed to help…
UGO AMADI The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) has named the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) one of the top five best-performing Federal Government agencies for 2025 under the Transparency and Efficiency…
By abiodun KOMOLAFE The roots of the current crisis stretch deep into the past. To truly discern these origins, one must look all the way back to the Justice Alexander Ovie Aniagolu Report on the Maitatsine Riots in Kano (1981), whose…
By Pascal Chimezie In William Shakespeare’s classic, the Macbeth, Act 1, Scene 4, King Duncan made the famous quote, “There’s no art to find the mind’s construction in the face.” What Duncan was saying is that it is not possible to…
By abiodun KOMOLAFE On Thursday, September 18, 2025, at the Cathedral Church of Emmanuel in Okesa, Ado Ekiti, the Standing Committee Meeting of the Anglican Communion elected the Ven. (Dr.) Ebenezer Ajayi Adewole as the pioneering Bishop…
By Jackson Udom On 5 December 2025, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan again resorted to social media to claim incorrectly and misleadingly that His Excellency, the President of the Senate, Distinguished Senator Godswill Akpabio, had only…
Payattitude, the first-in-kind Nigerian Payment Scheme to pioneer multibank App and USSD Code *569# announces strategic partnership with PAPSSCARD, the Card Scheme initiative of the Pan-African Payment & Settlement System (PAPSS). The…
From Barry Agbanigbi Asaba Influential socio-political group, club Anio 50, has called for unity among the Anioma people over the renewed agitation for the creation of Anioma State, urging detractors to desist from detractors sowing…
Barry Agbanigbi -Asaba Angry protesters from Asaba, Delta State have given an insight as to what led to their recent action. The protesters made up of Asaba indigenes, Okpanam, Issele-azagba, Ogbolu, Ibusa and other neighbouring…
By Christian ABURIME Among the critical percentage jumps in Anambra’s 2026 “Changing Gears 3.0” budget, the Health Sector’s 13% year-on-year increase might appear modest. Yet this is purposeful sequencing, not downgraded priority. After…
By Christian ABURIME With his glaring antecedents as a foremost academic and adoption of free education policy in Anambra State, no one doubts that Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo places high premium on education as a pillar of societal…
“Follow who know road”, i.e., stick with the expert, is a cliché in Anambra politics. Governor Chukwuma Soludo has once again confirmed the spirit of the statement with his 2026 budget. The 2026 Anambra State Budget, appropriately titled…
Nigerian Breweries Plc, Nigeria’s foremost brewing company, has reaffirmed its commitment to empowering customers nationwide through entrepreneurial capacity training that would foster growth for their businesses.The Managing Director of…
As Oyo State confronts the realities of a rapidly transforming digital economy, ‘DeRemi Atanda, Managing Director of Remita Payment Services Limited, has urged policymakers, business leaders, and institutions to move beyond conversations…
International Breweries Plc, a proud member of ABInBev, the world’s largest brewer with over 500 brands, has introduced its newest flagship brand, Budweiser Royale to the Nigerian market at a launch event held in Lagos on Tuesday, November…
By Ifeatu Agbu The tides have changed. The narrative is now about gains rather than pains as the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, sails in calm waters with gentle waves swaying in acclamation. In such a salutary atmosphere, it is…
Ebenezer Adurokiya, Warri The Vice-Chancellor of Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, Professor Samuel Asagba, has urged the Federal Government to urgently address the unresolved issues in its agreement with the Academic Staff Union of…
…Partners with Tunde Onakoya, LSETF others Lafarge Africa Plc, a building solutions company renowned for creating a greener planet through innovation and operational excellence, commemorated International Day of Persons with Disabilities…
Seplat Energy Plc, foremost Nigerian independent energy company, has received three (3) awards for market excellence (2025 Highest Net Asset Ratio) at the PEARL Awards 30th Anniversary and Awards Nite in Lagos; Upstream Deal of the Year at…
PAMELA EBOH, Awka Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have foiled a planned cult clash in Enugwu Ukwu, Njikoka Local Government Area of the state, and arrested two suspected cultists, while others escaped into the bush. This was…
JONAS EZIEKE, Abuja Herman Kahn, one of the most influential nuclear strategists of the Cold War era, is back at the centre of academic debate as scholars revisit his controversial views on the feasibility of fighting and surviving a…
FAVOUR ISHEMBER, Abuja Emerging Nigerian poet Victor Adetimilehin Inioluwa, fondly known as Vic’Adex, says his newly launched poetry collections embody the unbroken spirit of Nigerians who continue to “make water out of hard rocks” despite…
.. Ooni of Ife …as Sultan lays foundation stone for Ojaja University in Osun TUNDE ADELEKE, Osogbo The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, disclosed that establishing a university is not a money-making venture but a lasting legacy…
…15 arrested with Illicit drugs in separate raids The Edo State Government has begun demolishing properties allegedly linked to cult activities in Uromi, Esan North-East Local Government Area, as part of intensified efforts to curb…
NJEMANZE EMMANUEL, Abuja The Honourable Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, on Friday, 5th December 2025, received the Indonesian Ambassador to Nigeria, H.E. Bambang Suharto, who led a five-man delegation on a courtesy…