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The inaugural West Africa Economic Summit, WAES, organised by ECOWAS yesterday in Abuja, is significant for two strategic reasons: 1. This is the first time in ECOWAS’ 50 years, since it was formed in ...
The renegade-turned-statesman evolution of Government Ekpemupolo captures a profound shift in political authority and social eminence in contemporary Nigeria. Ebenezer Obadare As Government (his real ...
June 20, 2025: Lagos, Nigeria – In a landmark move to bolster electricity access for millions of Nigerians, the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and First City Monument Bank (FCMB) have on Thursday ...
A Federal high court sitting in Lagos has sentenced, a Nigerian-born British citizen, OYEDIPE ANDREW ADEJUWON and his British Citizen collaborator, MHIZHA JORDAN ALEXANDER TATENDRA, to a total of ...
Kevin Ugwuoke, Executive Director and Chief Risk Officer of Fidelity Bank Plc, has formally assumed office as President of the Chartered Risk Management Institute of Nigeria (CRMI). His leadership ...
Fidelity Bank has dismissed reports alleging that its Managing Director (MD) paid N5 billion in bribes to avoid detention by the police. In a statement released on Monday, the bank explained that the ...
Aba Power, Nigeria’s newest electricity distribution company (DisCo), is leading four local and foreign firms to assemble smart electricity meters in Aba, the Abia State economic nerve centre. The ...
Owa Obokun Adimula and Paramount Ruler of Ijesaland, His Imperial Majesty, Owa Clement Adesuyi Haastrup, Ajimoko III, has risen in stout defence of his wife, Olori Omolara Oluwatoyin Haastrup, ...
Hon Justice Lawal Uwais, former Chief Justice of Nigeria, died on the 6th of June 2025. He was 89. In the annals of Nigerian constitutional history, few jurists have left a legacy as enduring and ...
In a swift response to the recent flood that tragically displaced many families in Mokwa, Niger State, Fidelity Bank Plc has donated food packs to over 1,500 affected residents through its Food Bank ...
Kano was agog on Wednesday as unprecedented crowd welcomed the state Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, who just returned from Saudi Arabia where he performed the holy pilgrimage. The Governor’s convoy took ...
Members of the Ekiti State Association of Tricycles and Okada Riders have joined the league of Ekiti residents who have publicly registered their unflinching support for the second term bid of ...