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Africa
Nigeria seeks S/Africa’s backing for G20, BRICS membership
By Salif Atojoko Abuja, Dec. 2, 2014 The Nigerian government is seeking South Africa’s backing to attain full membership of…
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Local
Ohanaeze Ndigbo hails Okonjo-Iweala on second term
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has joined numerous admirers across the globe “to felicitate a renowned erudite scholar, development economist, astute…
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Business and Economy
Aig-Imoukhuede highlights deepening Nigeria-France business relations
By Grace Alegba Lagos, Dec. 2, 2024 Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, President of the France-Nigeria Business Council (FNBC), has highlighted the deepening…
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Health
Foundation commemorates World AIDS Day in A’Ibom; Cautions against risky behaviours
By Isaiah Eka Uyo, Dec. 2, 2024 A Non Governmental Organisation, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has urged Nigerians, especially youth…
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Africa
Nigeria invites 30 NPFL stars for 2024 CHAN qualifiers against Ghana
Super Eagles B coach Augustine Eguavoen has selected 30 players for Nigeria’s upcoming African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifier against Ghana.…
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Africa
Afreximbank signs $100 million Trade Finance Facility with JE Energy for execution of Guyana crude oil export contracts
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, December 2, 2024 African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) on November 5 in Cape Town, South Africa,…
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Local
Abati vs TOS Benson By Emeka Obasi
Wounded politicians are highly inflammable, little wonder many turn to communicable disease when power eludes them. In 1959, Chief Theophilus…
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Local
Alleged unlawful detention: Ex-Imo commissioner seeks N5m damages against police
By Taiye Agbaje Abuja, Dec. 2, 2024 Dr Fabian Ihekweme, a former Commissioner for Foreign and International Affairs in Imo,…
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Lead Story
Presidency debunks misconceptions on tax reform bills
By Salif Atojoko Abuja, Dec. 2, 2024 The Presidency has dismissed allegations that the tax reform bills before the National…
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Local
France–Nigeria Investment Forum: Nigeria tech ecosystem ready to power investments – Leo Stan Ekeh, Zinox Group Chairman
By Tolu Aderemi-Cole This year’s France–Nigeria Investment Forum, a major highlight of President Bola Tinubu’s visit to France, ended on…
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Local
Imo pensioners laud Uzodimma for payment of gratuities after 20 years of suffering
Pensioners in Imo State have applauded the governor, Senator, Hope Uzodimma for ending their two decades of suffering through the…
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Local
UN Deputy chief urges world leaders to alleviate suffering of Gazans
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Dec. 2, 2024 The UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, has called on world leaders to…
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Arts & Entertainment
Obi urges Nigerians to document accomplishments
By Emmanuel Oloniruha, Abuja, Dec. 2, 2024 Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in 2023, has encouraged…
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Lead Story
Publish names of contractors who disappeared with N167bn meant for 31 MDAs, SERAP tells Tinubu
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu “to direct the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of…
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Africa
Tinubu leaves France for South Africa; To co-chair 11th session of Bi-National Commission with Ramaphosa
President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to leave France today, Monday, for Cape Town, South Africa, to co-chair the 11th session…
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Lead Story
Port Harcourt refinery resumes full operations after brief scale down; Says it has ‘surplus products’ for evacuation
Ikuru Lizzy Eleme (Rivers) Dec. 2, 2024 The Port Harcourt refinery has resumed full operations after a brief “scaling down,”…
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Local
Mass murder on River Niger By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 2 December, 2024 “As of today, the combined efforts of NEMA, Kogi State Emergency Management Agency and the Red…
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Local
For the three musketeers of Kano By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 2 December, 2024 An epic poet describes the Fulani hunter as “shepherd of wild animals.” The hunter is also…
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Health
UNICEF, Gombe targets wholistic child friendly policies for 2025 and beyond
Attah Willies, Gombe The Government of Gombe State and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have held a meeting with…
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Education
Dabiri-Erewa lauds Eniola Shokunbi’s scientific innovation
Abuja: The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has expressed great pride in Eniola Shokunbi, a 12-year-old…
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Local
Kukah on accidental leadership By Dakuku Peterside
In reflecting on Nigeria’s leadership journey, Bishop Matthew Kukah, a Catholic priest, activist, and philosopher, delivers a searing observation: “Almost…
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Education
Outgoing UNIBEN VC ends tenure with thanksgiving, memoir launch
By Nefishetu Yakubu Benin, Dec. 1,2024 Prof. Lilian Imuetinyan Salami, the outgoing Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), on…
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Africa
Angolan President, Dangote Group’s President meet in Luanda
President of Angola, João Lourenço and President/Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote held an investment meeting with…
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Africa
TD Africa partners Check Point to bolster Nigeria’s cybersecurity landscape
TD Africa, a leading technology distributor in Sub-Saharan Africa, has joined forces with Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., a global…
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Education
Food crisis: Uzodimma canvasses special funds for agricultural research
Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma has canvassed the setting up of a special fund for agricultural research to combat…
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