By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu extends condolences to the family, friends, and associates of Christian Chukwu, Nigerian football icon, who died on Saturday at the age of 74. “The President joins the football community in mourning a legend whose contributions to the beautiful game elevated Nigeria’s status globally,” MrContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue Dr Stephen Akintayo, a renowned business strategist and convener, Business Growth Conference, has described entrepreneurs as solution providers who must continuously evolve to meet challenges within the Nigerian business environment. Akintayo said this at the 2025 Business Growth Conference in Abuja. According to him, while Nigeria remainsContinue Reading
By Joshua Olomu Child right advocates, educators and caregivers have called for inclusive opportunities for children living with autism and other special needs to enable them achieve their full potential and contribute to society. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the stakeholders made the call at a “MeetContinue Reading
By Dorathy Aninge The Benue Investment and Property Ltd (BIPC) has received 20 electric/solar cars to launch its modern taxi service in Makurdi, Gboko and Otukpo towns. The Managing Director of BIPC, Mr Raymond Asemakaha, while receiving the cars, said the development would reduce costs and allow citizens of theContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu The Irede Foundation, on Saturday, embarked on an awareness walk in Benin City to promote access to free prosthetic limbs for children, decrying the poor response it had so far received. The outreach tagged “Out on a Limb 2025”, took place on the Oluku axis of theContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Investors on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) traded 2.094 billion shares worth N52.967 billion in 64,612 deals during the week under review. This is in contrast to 1.183 billion shares valued at N28.868 billion that exchanged hands across 42,397 transactions last week. Consequently, the value of transactionsContinue Reading
By Tunde Ajayi and Ibukun Emiola The Federal Government (FG) has been advised to improve the quality of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme instead of extending the service year to two. A cross section of corps members, parents and education stakeholders advised in separate interviews with the NewsContinue Reading
By Itohan Abara-Laserian A flight attendant from Value Jet, Henry Amaefule, and that of XEJet, Aisha Yakub, emerged King and Queen of the Air at the 2025 Nigeria Aviation Awards and Ministerial Dinner (NIGAV). The winners were crowned after a rigorous live selection process. Thirteen contestants participated in the contestContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has proposed a four-pillar framework to guide national and global efforts in combating the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Dr Tochi Okwor, Head of Disease Prevention and Control at the NCDC, made this known in an interview with theContinue Reading
By Mohammed Tijjani The President, Defence and Police Officers Wives Association (DEPOWA), Mrs Oghogho Musa, on Saturday donated consumables and relief items to the sick and wounded soldiers at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna. Musa said their sacrifices to the nation would never be in vain, recalling thatContinue Reading
