Lagos International Jazz Festival (LIJF) is back! Inspiro Productions, the organisers of the annual event have announced April 29 and 30th 2022 for this year’s edition after a brief hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Held live last in 2019…
CSR-in-Action advocates social justice with upcoming CAHR Awards, documentary premiere
Africa’s foremost sustainability consulting and advocacy outfit, CSR-in-Action, has again, set the stage for the advocacy of social justice with its upcoming Community and Human Rights (CAHR) Awards and premiere of its new docudrama on the plight of women in…
Full Year 2021: Transcorp delivers outstanding performance as PBT hits N27.9b
Transnational Corporation of Nigeria (Transcorp) Plc, Nigeria’s largest, leading listed conglomerate with investments in hospitality, power, and oil and gas sectors, has reported significant performance, across all its major investment lines, for the financial year ended December 31, 2021. According…
US Secretary of State Blinken to visit Nigeria, Kenya, Senegal next week
The United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken will visit Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal from November 15-20, underscoring the depth and breadth of the US relationships with her African partners. During the visit, the Secretary will advance US-Africa collaboration on…
Zenith Bank grows Profit Before Tax to N180b in Q3 2021
As a testament to its resilience and market leadership, Zenith Bank Plc has announced its unaudited results for the nine months period ended 30 September 2021 with a Profit Before Tax (PBT) of NGN180 billion, reflecting a 1% growth over…
Sanwo-Olu unveils 2021 Greater Lagos Fiesta, says will help reflate state’s economy
From left: Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Tourism, Arts & Culture, Solomon Bonu; Commissioner for Tourism, Arts & Culture, Pharm. Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf; Deputy Governor, Lagos State, Dr Kadiri Obafemi Hamzat, and Chairman, Lagos State House of Assembly…
FG harps on importance of hand hygiene in fight against COVID-19
The federal government has reiterated the importance of hand hygiene in the on-gong fight against COVID-19 pandemic. In commemorating 2021 Global Handwashing Day, Federal Ministry of Water Resources partnered with Dettol Nigeria in highlighting the critical role hand hygiene…
Konga, cheapest and most reliable source for laptops, PCs, others – APSRG
Konga, Nigeria’s foremost e-commerce giant, has been identified as the leading source for the most reliable and best-priced genuine PCs and laptops from top global brands in Nigeria, Africa’s biggest computing market. According to a statement, the submission came from…
1851 Agidingbi Game to launch as app, board game soon
1851 Agidingbi Game, Nigeria’s first indigenous variant of the chess game based on historical events in Lagos is set for launch on October 16 at Red Door Gallery. The app, a statement said, is named after the year 1851 because…
Full text of President Muhammadu Buhari’s address on the occasion of Nigeria’s 61st Independence Anniversary, Friday 1st October 2021
Citizens of Nigeria. It is with full gratitude to God that today, we celebrate Nigeria’s sixty first Independence Anniversary. 2. For 1st of October 1960 to happen, all hands were on deck. East, West, North all came together…