SAUDI ARABIA – National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has commended the Ogun State pilgrims and the Board for their discipline, tolerance and cooperation at the ongoing holy pilgrimage.  The Monitoring Team of the Commission led by the Commissioner, Planning, Research, Information and Library Services (PRILS), Sheikh Momoh Suleman Imonikhe gave the …

By Phillips Ilerioluwa In its report highlighting the impact of women on Nigeria’s economic development, PwC Nigeria, Advisory partner and Chief Economist, Andrew Nevin, indicated that women account for 41 percent ownership of micro-businesses in Nigeria, with 23 million female entrepreneurs operating within this segment.  The strong entrepreneurial spirit of …

IJEBU-ODE – The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, July 11, 2022 appealed to the people of  Yoruba race to give maximum support to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), to ensure his victory at the elections. Sanwo-Olu, who stated …

Remarkably, the Nigerian digital economy holds immense potential for the overall growth of the economy. As projected by the Minister of State Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, the digital economy would raise the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to 15 percent by 2025. While there are so …

By Oloye Lekan Alabi IBADAN – Professor ‘Wole Soyinka (WS), born in Abeokuta, Ogun State on July 13,1934, became Africa’s first Nobel Laureate in October,1986. His late friend, Chief ‘Bola Ige, SAN, the first Executive Governor of old Oyo State (1st October, 1979 to 30th September, 1983) and his wife, …

ABUJA – The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, fdc, has ordered a total ban on all use of Police SPY Vehicle Number Plates by vehicle owners across the states of the federation without exceptions.  According to a release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l & …

By Bode Lawal          He is so dear to the likes of Soyinkas, Oyelanas, Faletis, Lijadu Sisters, and the rest. It becomes so because this “Baba Agba” is very unique in his Folklore. In 1964, Uncle Jimi Solanke was given a slot on the Western Nigeria Television (WNTV), …

IJEBU-ODE – Prince Dapo Abiodun, the Ogun State governor, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to reviving the Olokola deep seaport project. This, he noted is in line with the transport master plan of the incumbent state government. Abiodun, who made this known while speaking at the 2022  Ojude Oba Festival, …

DAURA – Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the APC Presidential candidate, has given reasons why he picked a Muslim, Kashim Shettima, as his running mate. Tinubu announced Shettima as his running mate after paying a visit to President Buhari in Daura on Sunday, July 10, 2022. Speaking to newsmen on why he …

IBADAN – Management of the University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan, has said it has rescinded its earlier decision to add N1,000 electricity fee to the service charge of every admitted patient in the hospital.          This was contained in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in …