SOKOTO, NIGERIA – The Federal Government has instructed major cement producers, including Dangote and BUA, to revert to previous price levels amid recent price increases. According to Minister of Works, Dave Umahi. Umahi conveyed this directive following an inspection of the BUA cement factory in Sokoto. He emphasized President Bola …

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, will on Sunday, 3 March, receive the 2023 Silverbird ‘Man of the Year’ award. Prince Abiodun emerged the 2023 Silverbird Man of the Year award, beating four other nominees after a rigorous voting process. A statement signed by Jacob Akinyemi-Johnson, Chief Creative Officer/Chairman Editorial …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Committed to empowering women on financial literacy to upscale access to opportunities and resources, as well as reduce poverty, the Ogun State government has trained women under the ‘Oko-Owo Dapo’ empowerment scheme. Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Hon. Adijat Adeleye, while delivering a …

LAGOS, NIGERIA – In a strategic move aimed at furthering its mission to empower African traders with the necessary payment solutions for thriving in the digital era, Squad, a fintech subsidiary of Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO), offering comprehensive payment and e-commerce solutions for businesses, has entered a partnership …

ABUJA, NIGERIA – Following the announcement of the N1billion partnership with IHS Nigeria to support the 3MTT Learning Community, the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy has announced the 3MTT Community Managers for all 36 states in Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).  The selection of Learning …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Free Surgical Intervention Programme for indigent people, initiated by the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has been flagged off with surgical operations performed on patients at the State Hospitals in Abeokuta, Ijebu-Ode, and Ilaro-Yewa in Ogun State. The programme which began with the …

For the record: ABUJA, NIGERIA -The Federal Executive Council of Nigeria at their meeting on Monday, February 26, 2024, took some far reaching decisions at the Federal Executive Council meeting, chaired by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. According to a release e-signed and available to newsmen by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser …

ABUJA, NIGERIA – In a bid to provide financial support to unemployed youths with a view to alleviate economic difficulties for them President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a programme, named – “Social Security Unemployment Programme”,. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, disclosed this …

LAGOS, NIGERIA – In an unprecedented move, the Harvard Business School, the graduate business school of Harvard University, is set to cast the spotlight on the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), recognising the Foundation’s extraordinary philanthropic achievement in a ground-breaking case study. The case study, first of its kind on any …

BY: ADÉMÓLÁ ÒRÚNBON Nigeria is endowed with lots of natural and human resources with large expanse of fertile land and estimated to be the most populous country in the Sub-Saharan Africa. And it has different sectors such as agriculture, solid minerals, sports and entertainment, tourism etc, yet the citizens live …