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Container falls off, killing woman in her car in Lagos traffic

A 40-foot container fell off an articulated truck, killing a chauffeur-driven woman in her car at the Lagos end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway...

Bello-Koko restates NPA’s commitment to attaining Africa’s leading port status

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has restated its commitment to becoming the leading port in Africa. The Managing Director/CEO of NPA, Malam Mohammed...

Billionaire businesswoman gets lethal injection for embezzling $12bn

A Vietnamese court on Thursday sentenced Truong My Lan, the head of a real estate giant, to death in a fraud case totaling...

NAFDAC bans ‘Dex luxury bar soap’, recalls toxic cough syrup, benylin

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control has banned the sale of Dex Luxury bar soap due to the presence of...

Olympic Qualifier: Nigerians in South Africa hail Super Falcons

As Nigerians celebrated the Super Falcons’ qualification to the Paris Olympics, nationals in South Africa on Wednesday lauded their performance, noting that the...

Gas critical to driving economic growth, industrial development — NNPCL GCEO, Kyari

The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), Mr. Mele Kyari, has reiterated the crucial role of...

Ex-governor’s house razed

The Gboko residence of former Benue Governor, the late Aper Aku, has been reportedly set ablaze. There were no casualties, as Miss Deborah...

Just in: Paris 2024: Super Falcons break 16-year-old jinx, qualify for the Olympics

After 16 years, the Super Falcons qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics at the expense of a spirited and boastful Bayana Bayana of...

Transcorp Power Plc grows topline by 57.03%, profit up by 75% in 2023 audited results

Transcorp Power Plc (Transcorp Power), one of the power subsidiaries of Nigeria’s leading listed conglomerate, Transnational Corporation Plc (Transcorp Group), has reported gross...

UBA records impressive gross earnings rise of 143%, profit hits N757.7bn in financial year 2023

The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has recorded a 143 per cent rise in gross earnings to N2.08 trillion in 2023 financial...

EFCC to clampdown on schools, hotels, supermarkets, others dollarizing transactions

….vows to put in jail anyone found to be dollarizing the economy Mr. Ola Olukoyede, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes...

Billionaire philanthropist Tony Elumelu mulls buying NPFL team

As part of his corporate social responsibility, billionaire banker and philanthropist Tony Elumelu says he is assessing the feasibility of owning a Nigerian...

The Profile of Mr. Omobayo Marvellous Godwins, the newly inaugurated Deputy Governor of Edo State

Omobayo, a 38-year-old, is a seasoned engineer with a proven track record of progressive professional experience in the oil and gas sector. Born...

Breaking: Edo Chief Judge swears in Omobayo Godwins as Deputy Governor

Edo State Chief Judge, Justice Daniel Okungbowa, has sworn in Mr. Omobayo Godwins as the new Deputy Governor of the state. Following Philip...

Updated: Obaseki names 38-year-old Omobayo Godwin as Edo Deputy Governor

Barely an hour after the impeachment of Edo Deputy Gov. Philip Shaibu, Gov. Godwin Obaseki has nominated Mr. Omobayo Marvellous Godwins as his...

Electricity tariffs: The limits of shock – By Dakuku Peterside

In Nigeria, many policies that are supposed to catalyse economic growth end up making things worse and complicate matters for the citizen for...