Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, yesterday promised to make its official position known on its most preferred presidential candidate among the arrays of contenders that have been picked by their respective political parties ahead the 2019 general election. Afenifere has also…
The need to properly regulate the aviation industry in the country has again been identified as panache for growth and stability of airline business in Nigeria. Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Mr. Ahmed Lawan Kuru…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja urged religious leaders in the country to assist government to overcome forces of destruction by enlightening their followers to guard against religious extremism and terrorism. A statement by Senior Special Assistant to the…
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading entrepreneurship philanthropy, is partnering with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the German Government’s Agency for International Cooperation. GIZ will support the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme to empower 210 young African…
Fuad Balogun, who works as a social media executive, says he is not lost in Lagos since he went home to Odogbolu Local Government Area in Ogun State only a few weeks ago during the Muslim holiday of Sallah. He…
Umar Faruk could not wait to leave northern Nigeria and come to Lagos after he completed secondary school. He wanted in on the hustle but he seems to have settled for a N5000 a week job of being a roasted…
Dr. Peter Ngene has emerged winner of the coveted Nigeria Prize for Science worth $100,000. The Advisory Board of the Nigeria Prize for Science made the announcement on Tuesday, October 9 in Lagos. Chairman of the Advisory Board for the…
Nigerians all over the world have been celebrating the life and times of legendary entertainer, Moses Olaiya Adejumo, popularly called ‘Baba Sala’, who died on Sunday, October 7, 2018. For the 82-year-old consummate actor, comedian and singer whose life had…
All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday listed the search for water as one of the major causes of the clashes between farmers and herders. Tinubu noted that water, or more accurately the lack of it, is…
The federal government will this week announce the figure of the new minimum wage for workers in the country. President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba, who disclosed this yesterday, said this followed the completion of negotiations by the…
