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Tony Elumelu foundation set to host largest gathering of African entrepreneurs
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s largest philanthropy focused on supporting entrepreneurship on Thursday announced that the 3rd annual TEF Entrepreneurship Forum –...
Baru not your errand boy: Petroleum Marketers Blasts Minister
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) is criticizing Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, as uninformed and irresponsible for suggesting that Group...
The Day in Pictures
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo SAN (M) with (L-R) Chief Executive Officer at Agrolimen SA, Joan Cornudella; Co-founding Partner at Helios Investment Partners, Babatunde...
Fresh $26 billion contract award crisis hits Baru’s NNPC
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the gigantic NNPC Tower, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu and GMD of the NNPC, Dr Maikanti Baru both...
Seven held as police, suspected robbers engage in fierce gun battle
[dropcap]G[/dropcap]unshots on Monday morning rocked Amuwo Odofin in Lagos as the police intercepted suspected robbers at a warehouse belonging to Clanion Medical company....
50 killed, 100 injured in Las Vegas shooting
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]ore than 50 people have been killed when a gunman went on a shooting spree on the Las Vegas Strip, police and US...
Buhari thanks troops, pledges country will honour debt to those who serve
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]resident Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday thanked members of the armed forces deployed at harms way in Borno State, saying the nation will honour its...
Buhari’s independence day speech challenges Nigerians to make change happen
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]resident Muhammadu Buhari’s independence day speech was marked with a message of hope. The president challenged Nigerians to commit to democratic values, be...
Former U.S Attorney General Tells UN: Designate Nnamdi Kanu as Internationally Protected Person
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]ontroversial former U.S attorney-general Bruce Fein has urged the United Nations Security Council, under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter to designate Nnamdi...
National grid collapse left millions of Nigerians without power
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) Friday revealed that a total system collapse of the national grid on Sept. 28 at 8:03 p.m,...
Closure of Schools in North-East Nigeria Threatens a Lost Generation of Children-UNICEF
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he world’s leading organization working for children in danger, UNICEF, Friday warned that the continued closure of schools in the north-east of Nigeria, threatens...
Praise for Commonwealth’s role in Nigeria’s anti-corruption drive
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]op officials of the federal government’s Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption (PACAC) commend the Commonwealth’s contributions to combatting corruption in Nigeria. During a visit to...
Suicide attack inside Maiduguri Mosque leaves 5 dead
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] female suicide bomber killed five people on Tuesday when she blew herself up in a mosque in Maiduguri. The bomber stormed the...
Amend law for govt to settle N2.7 trillion debt, Osinbajo writes Senate
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he federal government has asked the Senate to amend its spending law to enable a debt program to settle 2.7 trillion naira ($8.6...
Elumelu: Those seeking political office must engage in economic debate
By Victoria Ayuwei—–For his significant contribution to economic thought and knowledge, the prestigious Nigerian Economic Society (NES) Tuesday honoured Mr Tony Elumelu with a distinguished...
Boko Haram is not getting stronger, we have contained them- Lai
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he minister of information Alhaji Lai Mohammed said that the Nigerian government strategy against Boko Haram has “contained them,” but not yet succeeded...
