President Bola Tinubu has justified his appointment of Dr Bosun Tijani as Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy. Tinubu said the appointment was a testament to his belief in recognising talent, even in those who may have once been…
Aliko Dangote, Femi Otedola, Mike Adenuga, and Abdulsamad Rabiu have been named in the 2025 Forbes Africa billionaires list. Forbes Magazine released the list on Saturday. The quartet is the only Nigerian who made the lineup. Dangote, who owns the…
President Bola Tinubu has narrated how he almost gave up on his presidential race and how a close ally, Aminu Masari, encouraged him to remain in the race. The President stated this on Saturday at a special birthday iftar organised…
Saudi Arabia and some other Gulf Arab states will celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holiday from Sunday, but other Middle Eastern countries will not observe it until Monday. “The Supreme Court has decided that tomorrow, Sunday, March 30, 2025, is the…
President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Sunday, joined others for prayers at the National Eid ground in Abuja, as Nigerian Muslims mark the Eid-El-Fitr celebrations together with millions of others around the world. Deputy Senate President, Barau…
UK government releases the names of dead Nigerians with unclaimed estates, searches for relatives, go and claim your late relatives properties. The UK government has released a list of unclaimed estates belonging to individuals from different countries who died in…
The Emir of Kano and Khalifah of Tijaniyya, Muhammadu Sanusi II has supported the ban on this year’s Sallah Durbar, stressing that the decision was necessary for peace and stability in the state. Sanusi, while speaking at an Iftar dinner…
Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has blamed President Bola Tinubu of using emergency rule in Rivers State as a political strategy to compel governors into endorsing his 2027 re-election bid. Amaechi, in an interview with DW Africa characterized the…
March 29, 2025 – Lagos, Nigeria On March 29, 2025, the Waka Community International Foundation, in collaboration with Q-Life Family Clinic and the Health Emergency Initiative, hosted the fifth edition of their community road walk titled “LET’S WAKA WITH Q-LIFE…
The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has lampooned the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), accusing them of hypocrisy and trying to pull down the legal profession. He fired the rebuke on Friday, when he received the Body of Benchers, led by Chief…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has reacted to media reports linking its investigations of Ms. Aisha Achimugu with political undercurrents involving former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. This is contained in a statement…
The Foreign Agricultural Service of the U.S. Mission, in collaboration with the California Wine Institute, organised a trade promotion event in Lagos that connected 18 California wineries with the Nigerian business community and strengthened agricultural trade ties between the two…
Entrepreneur Elon Musk has announced the merger of his artificial intelligence startup, xAI, with his social media platform, X, in an all-stock transaction valued at $33 billion. This move brings xAI’s valuation to $80 billion, while X is valued at…
Stanbic IBTC Holding Plc has announced a pre-tax profit of N303.796 billion for the 2024 financial year that ended on December 31, 2024, representing a 60.23% year-on-year (YoY) growth. Similarly, post-tax profit increased by 60.23% to N225.311 billion. A further review…
Senator Adams Oshiomhole has knocked the former Chairman of the defunct National Electoral Commission (NEC), Humphrey Nwosu, for his role in the June 12, 1993 presidential election. The election, said to be one of the freest and fairest in the…