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NUJ FCT Chair, Grace Ike honoured with Excellence in Media Leadership & Advocacy Award

NewsDeskNgNov 29, 2025November 29, 20250

It was a moment of pride and reflection on Saturday as the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council, Comrade Grace Ike, was honoured with the “Excellence in Media Leadership and Advocacy Award” by the School of Communications and Media Studies, Learn To Live Business School UK...

Textile experts push cultural fabrics as tourism driver

NewsDeskNgNov 29, 2025November 29, 20250

Fashion and textile experts on Friday said Nigeria could strengthen its tourism economy by embracing traditional fabrics, investing in local artisans, and boosting production. They spoke at a Lagos symposium organised by Wear Nigeria, with the theme ‘The Role of Traditional Textiles in Sustaining the Tourism Industry.’ Prof. Pamela Cyril-Egware...

Nigeria moves to T+2 settlement cycle

NewsDeskNgNov 29, 2025November 29, 20250

Nigeria has formally shifted from a T+3 to a T+2 settlement cycle, marking a significant advance in the ongoing modernisation of its capital market. It was reported that T+2 settlement means securities and funds from trades will now be settled two business days after they are executed. Mr Temi Popoola,...

Timi Frank demands immediate release of Guinea-Bissau opposition leader, election results

NewsDeskNgNov 29, 2025November 29, 20250

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Comrade Timi Frank, has raised fresh alarm over what he describes as “a dangerous assault on democracy in Guinea-Bissau,” following reports of a staged coup plot leading to the detention of main opposition leader Domingos Simões Pereira and the withholding of presidential...

Youth Quake: West African Leaders Demand Reforms” Applauds FG

NewsDeskNgNov 28, 2025November 28, 20250

‎The Pan-African Youth Union (PYU) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening youth structures across Africa through a coordinated reform process aimed at improving representation, inclusivity and accountability.‎‎Mr Moumouni Dialla, President of the union, said this on Friday during the West African Regional Consultation on Youth Reform in Abuja.‎‎“We observed that...

Tension in Zamfara as Government Allegedly Frees Over 500 Convicted Banditry Inmates

NewsDeskNgNov 28, 2025November 28, 20250

Tension has gripped parts of Zamfara State following reports that the state government has released more than 500 inmates previously convicted for various banditry-related offences over the last six years. Sources within the Gusau Correctional Centre confirmed that among those freed were 69 convicted hardened bandits who allegedly received a...

Massive Billions Corruption Scandal Unfolds at Bureau of Public Procurement, CSOs Demand Action

NewsDeskNgNov 28, 2025November 28, 20250

A coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) has announced plans to stage mass protests at the National Assembly and the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) office, alleging that BPP Director General Dr Adebowale Adedokun and his chief of staff, Mr Olarewaju Obasa, received kickbacks totaling billions of naira through over...

The Economics of Care-UBTH After 100 Days of Reform

NewsDeskNgNov 28, 2025November 28, 20250

In leadership, the first 100 days are often treated as symbolism—a moment for gestures, declarations and the theatre of new beginnings. Yet, occasionally, a leader arrives who treats those 100 days not as performance but as foundation. At the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, the early tenure of Prof. Idia...

TOYIN AKINOSHO AND HIS PENT-UP RAGE

NewsDeskNgNov 28, 2025November 28, 20250

By Lawal Itodo I am genuinely amused, bordering on astonishment, at how low some individuals are willing to stoop, and even more entertained by the hastily assembled, yet astonishingly shoddy piece recently penned by Toyin Akinosho. Looking back with a theatrical eye-roll, it becomes painfully obvious that the man is,...

Zamfara Group Berates Gov Dauda Lawal Over Attempts to Shift Blames on Security Situation

NewsDeskNgNov 27, 2025November 27, 20250

*Says Lack of Sincerity Fueling Insecurity The Zamfara Good Governance Advocates has accused Governor Dauda Lawal of playing dangerous political games with the state’s worsening security crisis while undermining the Federal Government’s determined efforts to restore peace. In a statement signed by its convener, Comrade Aminu Yusuf, the group charged...