FG inaugurates Port Harcourt-Aba rail, train service begins
By Desmond Ejibas The Federal Government has inaugurated the 6.2 kilometre (KM) Port Harcourt – Aba railway project, marking the start of train operations between Abia and Rivers. The Minister…
Toyin Falola: Our Ali Mazrui
Paris Fashion Week’s combined digital and physical season kicked off with IRL spectacles from Coperni, and Christian Dior and will conclude, a week from now, with physical shows.
May Day: Culture minister applauds Nigerian creatives
By Taiye Olayemi The Minister of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has commended the contributions of all hardworking creatives across the nation to the growth of the…
MTN, other stocks lift market capitalisation by N196bn gain
By Rukayat Adeyemi Renewed demand for MTN Nigeria, alongside Zenith Bank and FBN Holdings, among other leading stocks, on Tuesday, pulled the Nigerian Exchange Ltd.(NGX) market capitalisation up by 0.35…
Stakeholders hail, knock Mamman over 18 years admission benchmark plan
By Funmilayo Adeyemi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) During a recent Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) monitoring exercise in Bwari, Abuja, the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman said admission…
FG approves salary increase for Civil Servants
The Federal Government has approved an increase of between 25% and 35% in salary Increase for Civil Servants on the remaining six Consolidated Salary Structures The Salary Structure is the…
Olatunji’s ‘Rock Bottom’ for launch in Benin City
Rock Bottom, a book written by Tola Olatunji will be launched on Saturday May 4th at the Horatio Marquee, Akhionbare Street, GRA, Benin City. Kickoff time is 10am prompt. In…
Chowdeck secures $2.5 million seed funding to optimize on-demand food delivery in Nigeria
Chowdeck, Nigeria’s leading on-demand delivery service, has secured $2.5 million in seed funding to optimize its operations and support expansion into more cities across the country. The seed funding round…
Ogun Chief Judge grants amnesty to three inmates… assures on decongestion of prisons
By Michael Adesanya/ Abeokuta Ogun State Chief Judge, Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu has granted amnesty to three inmates, Joseph Apan, Nureni Oladosu and Babatunde Fagbayi from prison custody just as part…
Young middle-class Nigerians are desperate to leave the country: insights into why
According to Michael, 27, a journalist from Lagos who took part in my study, “japa doesn’t mean to migrate; it means to run for your life.”
