Puma has reported record revenue and EBIT in its most recent annual results, but warned that it faces a “high degree” of “uncertainty” in 2023. Full-year sales at the German sportswear giant increased 24.4 per cent on a reported basis…
California start-up Rubi, which is pioneering carbon-negative cellulosic textiles, has secured an additional 8.7 million US dollars in funding and announced it has signed up fashion brands Ganni, Reformation, H&M, Patagonia and rental platform Nuuly to its initial strategic pilot…
Wife of Oyo State Governor, Mrs Tamunominini Makinde, says Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has reduced by 50 per cent in the last one and half years in the state. Makinde made this known on Thursday at the commemoration of the…
The Ogun State Health Insurance Agency (OGSHIA) on Wednesday inaugurated its free health insurance scheme for pregnant women in the state known as “Ibid’ero.” The Executive Secretary of the agency, Dr Afolabi Dosunmu, said during the launch in Abeokuta that…
The Initiative for Advancement of the Albinism Cause (INAAC), a Non- Governmental Organisation (NGO), has condemned social media contents promoting the stigmatisation of Persons with Albinism (PWAs) in the society. Founder INAAC, Miss Joy Odigie, made the condemnation in a…
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer Former Nigerian President, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, will headline other African greats who will be honoured at the maiden edition of The African Heritage Concert and Awards slated to hold in Kigali, Rwanda, on April 1. Also,…
Residents of Maiduguri trooped out on Thursday to welcome President Muhammadu Buhari who was on a one-day visit to inaugurate a 50mw gas-powered electricity plant and other projects. A cross-section of residents who spoke with journalists said they were excited…
Some financial analysts have urged the Federal Government to totally deregulate the petroleum industry and reinvest its subsidy payment to more productive sectors of the economy. They gave the advice in separate interviews to journalists in Lagos on Thursday. Former…
By Bayonle Adegbola Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) has explained the reason it took over Operating Mining Licence 18 of the oil block from Eroton company limited was due to financial mismanagement as well as evidences seen against it from…
By Jeleel Olawale The Founder of Africa Fashion Week, London (AFWL) and one of the gatekeepers of African Tourism, Queen Aderonke Ademiluyi-Ogumwusi, has said that Africa Fashion hub would promote tourism globally. Ademiluyi-Ogunwusi stated this at African Fashion Week Press…
