We have this understanding that he let me know whenever he arrives the country from his United States base, for a chance to hold conversations on literature, the arts and invariably the state of the nation he loves so passionately.…
1 day ago The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) on Thursday announced the signing of a settlement agreement facilitating the divestment of ExxonMobil’s stake in Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (MPNU) to Seplat Energy Plc. This comes two years…
In Nigeria, a young tech-savvy and upwardly mobile population is teeming, and exploring derivable benefits of digital technologies. They are propelled by rapidly expanding internet access and steady broadband penetration, currently about 43 per cent. Our digital economy is poised…
1 hour ago Chairman, Senate Committee on Privatization and former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Kalu, has condemned in strong terms the killing of soldiers at a checkpoint in Aba on Thursday morning. Describing the incident as “wicked, evil…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has inaugurated a National Genomics Surveillance Consortium (NGSC) to enhance the country’s public health infrastructure and strengthen health security. According to the NCDC Director-General, Jide Idris, the consortium will position Nigeria…
A New York jury convicted Donald Trump on all charges in his hush money case Thursday in a seismic development barely five months ahead of the election where he seeks to recapture the White House. The historic first criminal trial…
The Ekiti State Government has urged electricity distribution companies (DisCos) operating in the state to ensure that all electricity consumers are metered to put an end to incidences of estimated billing. The state Commissioner for Infrastructure and Public Utilities, Mobolaji…
A member of the Presidential Economic Coordination Council, Bismark Rewane, has raised the alarm over the skyrocketing cost of tomatoes in Nigeria. Within a year, the price of tomatoes increased from ₦40,000 to ₦150,000 per basket. Rewane, who is also…
For decades, Frances Berda has been touted as the composer of the readopted anthem, ‘Nigeria We Hail Thee,’ and Lillian Jean Williams as the writer of the lyrics. However, newspaper archives shared by Tolu Ogunlesi, an aide to former President…
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun State says he is sacrificing his security votes for the development of the state. Adeleke said this while hosting Oba Joseph Fashiku, the Olunisha of Inisha town in Odo- Otin Local Government Area and his…