News

The Ken Saro-Wiwa Foundation has denounced what it described as a “stage-managed and fraudulent attempt” to suggest reconciliation between the Ogoni people and Shell now renamed Renaissance warning that no healing can begin until full environmental accountability and political dialogue are pursued. In a strongly worded statement signed by Dr....

Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has commended the Kano/Jigawa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for recording a 10.1 per cent rise in revenue between January and October 2025. The command generated N93.9 billion within the period, compared with N85.3 billion collected in 2024. The Kano Free...

Energia Ltd., a leading Nigerian independent energy company, has unveiled a graduate trainee programme to accelerate the career growth of young Nigerian professionals in the energy sector. Mr Oladimeji Bashorun, Chief Operating Officer (COO), Energia Ltd., said this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. Bashorun said the programme, a...

The Equipment Leasing Registration Authority (ELRA), has commended Azman Air for its commitment to the full compliance with equipment leasing act. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday by Adebola Brookslyn, Head of Media and Corporate Communication of ELRA. Brookslyn quoted the Registrar/CEO,...

Ecobank Nigeria Limited has announced the launch of a tender offer for its outstanding U.S.$300 million, 7.125% Senior Note Participation Notes due 2026. The bank in a statement said: “As at the date of this announcement, $150 million of the Notes remain outstanding. “The proposed offer commenced on Friday, 28 November...

The Nineteen Seventeen Northern Consensus Movement (NSNCM) has appealed to the Federal Government to provide the two million electric tricycles promised to its members who registered under the community transport initiative of the Presidential Campaign Council. Dr. Auwal Abdullahi, National President of the movement, made the appeal at a news...

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...

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,...

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...

Gender Strategy and Advancement International ( GSAI) has called for a mandatory 5% quota of news coverage in Nigerian media to be dedicated to women and girls across key sectors including politics, governance, economy, security, health, climate change, and development affairs. The call was made on Wednesday in Abuja during...