Divorce By: Mujidat Oyewole A housewife , Mulikat Abdulrasheed ,on Friday prayed for divorce in an Area Court in Ilorin, on grounds that her husband, Abdullahi was jobless and had no source of livelihood. “My uncle arranged the marriage with Abdullahi. I didn’t know that he was jobless, had noContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has urged African countries to use technology as a means of transforming their education system and comprehensively developing learning on the continent. Alausa made the call in Abuja at the opening of the MoodleMoot Africa Conference 2025, organised by theContinue Reading
NYCN By Sarafina Christopher Comrade Babangida Isah has been elected the new President of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN). Ogechukwu Nnamene, Chief Returning Officer and Chairman of the Electoral Committee, declared Isah the winner of the keenly contested election at the early hours of Friday in Abuja. TheContinue Reading
Industrialisation By Isaac Aregbesola Abuja The Managing Director of the Bank of Industry (BOI), Dr Olasupo Olusi, has underscored the imperative of industrial readiness as a critical defence objective, stressing its importance for national defence and security. Olusi made the assertion at the National Defence College Course 34 inaugural lectureContinue Reading
As the final quarter of 2025 unfolds, TEXEM UK has warned that the absence of strategic foresight among African leaders could have grave consequences for their nations’ economic survival. Caroline Lucas, Director of Special Projects at TEXEM, a UK-based leadership development organisation, gave the warning in a statement, urging leaders toContinue Reading
By Stellamaris Ashinze Major stakeholders in Nigeria’s Fintech subsector on Tuesday collectively underscored customer trust as the critical currency driving the nation’s digital financial future. The stakeholders made this assertion at the 8th Edition of the Nigeria Fintech Week (NFW) 2025 in Lagos.Continue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The European Union (EU) on Thursday said that it was supporting Nigeria by deploying X-Road model of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) as obtained in Finland and Estonia. Mr Gautier Mignot, EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, said this on Thursday at the Nigeria GovTech Conference and AwardsContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu on Thursday presided over a crucial meeting of the Nigeria Police Council, which ratified the institutional framework to reform the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). The Council meeting followed a session of the National Council of State, both held at the Council ChambersContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje A Lawyer, Chukwuma-Machukwu Ume, SAN, has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to sanction Polaris Bank for allegedly withholding a loan facility of N868 million belonging to his client, Kenchez Nigeria Limited. Ume, a former Attorney-General of Imo, made the appeal in a petition toContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The Nigerian equities market on Thursday sustained its upward trend as investors recorded a gain of N308 billion. Specifically, the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) market capitalisation, which opened at N92.490 trillion, appreciated by N308 billion or 0.33 per cent to close at N92.798 trillion. Similarly, the All-ShareContinue Reading
