Nigeria has reduced itself to the butt of the crudest jokes all over the world. Forgery at the highest echelon of power in the land has put a bad patch on Nigeria in the eyes of astonished commentators across the…
Transcorp Group reports sustained growth in H1 2023 financial results
Transnational Corporation Plc (Transcorp Group), Nigeria’s leading conglomerate with investments in Power, Hospitality and Energy sectors, has announced its financial results for the first half of the year ended June 30, 2023, recording commendable growth across all its major indices.…
On the lookout for positive change — Gbubemi Atimomo
My expectations of newly sworn-in leaders across Nigeria On May 29, 2023, amidst great anticipation, Bola Ahmed Tinubu was sworn in as president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria whilst 28 other elected officials across Nigeria were sworn in as…
KongaNow: Boost for e-commerce as guaranteed 1-6 hours’ same day delivery debuts
Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce group, after two years of extensive research and test-running, is set to further raise the bar of service delivery in the industry with the launch of KongaNow, guaranteed same day delivery of verified products, for…
Why are our commissioners so randy? – Peju Akande
Sex… we mostly all enjoy a frolic…or two in private, especially when the partner is of age and very willing! But our backs go up when it is forced or when done with a minor… and when we are made…
Read the full text of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s speech at 11th Bola Tinubu Colloquium
LONG READ We are here for the 11th edition of the Bola Tinubu Colloquium. This is a yearly development gathering where we try to question and interrogate some of the difficult questions on economic and social development, not just in…
Transcorp records an impressive Profit After Tax of N20.6bn
Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (Transcorp) has announced its audited results for the year ended 31st December 2018, with a 94% growth in Profit After Tax (PAT) of ₦20.6bn in 2018 compared to ₦10.6bn in the prior year. The Group, Nigeria’s leading diversified listed conglomerate,…
Fashola announces approval of 108 meter providers (Punch)
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has announced the approval of 108 firms for the supply of meters to electricity consumers in the country. Fashola made the announcement during the continuation of his neighbourhood consultations/campaign for…
IFC signs MoU to help Lagos improve infrastructure, revenue (Sun)
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced its readiness to provide advisory services to Lagos State government to enhance its infrastructure development and strengthen long-term financial sustainability. The advisory services to be offered by IFC will be designed to improve…
Atiku shares his thoughts on Bridging the Infrastructure gap (#Time2Atikulate series)
Atiku Abubakar has said Nigeria suffers a huge infrastructure deficit. According to the PDP presidential front runner, “poor funding and chronic underinvestment by successive governments have crippled the state of Nigeria’s infrastructure. Leaving an annual funding gap in excess of N15…