A university lecturer, Dr Stella Aririguzuh, says banning under-18 students from sitting for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will lead to capital flight. Aririguzuh, who is the Head, Department of Mass Communication, Covenant University at Ota in…
By Sodiq Adelakun The Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line has launched partial passenger operations as of Wednesday following a successful six-week trial run. This initial phase features trains running four trips daily between Oyingbo and Agbado in Ogun…
The Federal Government announced that over 600 innovators and inventors have received grants since the establishment of the Presidential Standing Committee on Innovations and Inventions (PSCII) in 2005. The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, made this…
By Esther Agbo The United Bank for Africa (UBA) is set to host its latest edition of the UBA Business Series, with a sharp focus on equipping small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with the tools and knowledge necessary to build…
By Esther Agbo The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is facing renewed pressure from the nation’s manufacturing sector as the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) calls for a relaxation of stringent foreign exchange policies that have increasingly burdened local industries.…
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has commended the pioneer 29 graduates of the Lateef Jakande Leadership Academy (LJLA) for exhibiting exemplary charisma in the last one year. Sanwo-Olu gave the commendation at the graduation ceremony of the 2023/2024 Class…
The Management of Jos Electricity Distribution Plc says the company has refunded N13 billion to postpaid customers erroneously overbilled between January and September 2023 as ordered by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. This was contained in a press release signed…
Gunmen have killed one person and kidnapped two others in the Gadabuke community of Toto Local Government Area, Nasarawa State. The attack occurred in the early hours of Monday, August 26, 2024, when the assailants targeted the home of Agaba…
On Wednesday, August 28, a 38-year-old man, Lucky Ugwauka, was brought before a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Badagry, Lagos, on charges of defiling his 10-year-old daughter. Ugwauka, whose residence was not disclosed, faces charges of defilement. He has entered a…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has lifted the suspension on banks borrowing from its window, known as the Standing Lending Facility (SLF), pegging the lending rate at 31.75 percent in response to the decisions made at the 296th meeting…
