First Bank of Nigeria Ltd. has pledged support for startups and innovators in the fintech ecosystem by providing relevant data and infrastructure that would enable them to succeed. FirstBank’s Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Dr Adesola Adeduntan, made the promise at…
By Chidinma Promise Heels are back! At least that’s what the street style stars of Paris Fashion Week have demonstrated as they strutted around the Tuileries last week. And we can’t say that we blame them; after a year and…
By Uthman Salami A Nigerian oil producer, Aiteo Eastern E&P Co. Ltd has sued Royal Dutch Shell Plc for more than $2 billion over the ownership of oil wells. This in itself has further intensified a dispute around an asset sale completed…
By Uthman Salami The lawmakers in the green chamber have summoned the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kolo Kyari, over the alleged award of a coastal shipping contract to a foreign company. The Chairman,…
I met my wife in Lagos at a park and we courted according to our doctrine; I then went to her father’s compound in the village. The truth is, nothing prepares you for the twists and turns of marriage. You…
By Uthman Salami The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva has said that even though gas remain the focus of Nigeria in driving the energy transition agenda, the federal government would not neglect crude oil as it remains…
By Tobi Adetunji The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has approved a resolution for the global air transport industry to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. This commitment will align with the Paris Agreement goal for global warming not to…
By Tobi Adetunji To improve Nigerian Meteorological Agency marine meteorological programmes and activities, the agency has planned and began executing projects in the marine sector that will cost over N2 billion over the next two years. Over the years, NiMet…
By Tobi Adetunji The growth forecast for the Nigeria Air Transport market is 174per cent in the next 20 years and if met, would have supported approximately $4.7 billion of GDP and over 555,000 jobs. This was disclosed by the…
By Tobi Adetunji The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has hinted that there will be a temporary closure of the regular Drop Off Zone at the departure frontage of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos due to the ongoing…
