By Uthman Salami Nigerian Content Research and Development Fund under the aegis of Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has earmarked $50 million for investment in research and development geared towards strengthening local content in the oil and gas…
Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta The sleepy town of Iperu Remo in Ikenne local government area of Ogun State on Thursday, came alive and agog as it played host to prominent Nigerians across the country as they came around to join the…
Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan has won the 100m women’s hurdles at the ongoing Women Diamond League in Zurich. She is the first Nigerian to win a Diamond League trophy. Tobi also set a sensational new African Record and Personal Best of…
By Femi Adesina For those who believe in the ineluctable victory of good over evil, no matter how long it takes, this has been an inspiring week. From the forests of a thousand daemons in Zamfara, Kaduna, Niger States, among…
By Akintunde Jacobs, Akure At least, 18 passengers on board a commercial travelling from Idoani to Akoko, Ondo State were kidnapped by bandits along the Idoani/Ifira road on Thursday. The incident, which occurred in Akoko Southeast Local Government Area of…
Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo A 35-year-old man has been arraigned before an Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court for allegedly using someone else’s house as collateral to obtain a bank loan. The accused person allegedly committed the offence on January 17, 2017 in Ile-Ife.…
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that his administation would spare no time in ensuring that “Nigerians who tried hard, succeed in their efforts.” He also said he would like Nigerians to remember him as the president who stabilised Nigeria…
Nigeria’s electoral agency, INEC has finally listed Valentine Ozigbo as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Anambra governorship poll. Earlier, the Independent National Electoral Commission, in a list published on July 16, had excluded the candidate…
By SAKA Laaro, Ilorin Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union, (IEDPU), has joined millions of people, residents and friends of Kwara State to rejoice with the Executive Governor of the State, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on the award of “Governor of the…
By Kayode Tokede with news agency The Deputy Governor, Operations Directorate, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Folashodun Shonubi has urged banks to strengthen their operational capacity to effectively harness the opportunities of the E-naira. Shonubi gave the advice virtually…
