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Tony Elumelu, Founder and Group Chair, Heirs Holdings, has been appointed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to its Advisory Council on Entrepreneurship and Growth, convened by IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva. Elumelu, Africa’s leading advocate of entrepreneurship and whose Foundation has

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has denied media reports claiming that he received campaign funds from Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for the 2023 election. Atiku, who was the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2023, described the reports

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 807 suspected cases of cerebrospinal meningitis (CSM) and 74 related deaths across 22 states as of March 26, 2025. The Case Fatality Rate (CFR) stands at 9.2 percent. The NCDC, in

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) have strongly opposed a bill requesting to impose a 60-year age limit for presidential and gubernatorial candidates in Nigeria. The bill was sponsored by

The Port Harcourt Refinery has operated continuously for 180 days following its rehabilitation, signifying a major milestone in Nigeria’s petroleum sector. The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) commended the Federal Government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited

The Nigerian House of Representatives has advanced a bill proposing the conversion of Lagos State’s 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) into fully recognized Local Government Areas (LGAs), raising the number of LGAs in the state from 20 to 57. The bill,

Nigeria has secured a historic 2,600-megawatt solar module supply agreement with LONGi Solar France SARL, setting the stage for one of sub-Saharan Africa’s largest solar energy projects. The deal, signed under the supervision of the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology will

Ahead of his 73rd birthday on Saturday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, will join fellow Muslims at the National Mosque in Abuja on Friday for a special prayer session for the nation. He will also use this occasion to thank God for

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory Abuja in the Bwara Division has dismissed a fraud case brought against the Chairman of Zinox Technologies, Leo Stan Ekeh; his wife, Chioma Ekeh; and 11 others. Justice Akpan Okon Ebong ruled that the

Zenith Bank Declares N1tn Profit After Tax For 2024 FY Zenith Bank Plc has released its 2024 FY results, reporting a record profit after tax of N1.03 trillion. This represents a 52.5% increase over the N676.9 billion reported a year earlier. A