The Managing Director of Coleman Technical Industries Limited, George Onafowokan, has lamented the high cost of gas supplied to manufacturers despite the company’s investment of more than $20m in gas-powered electricity generation, warning that the pricing regime is undermining industrial growth and job creation. Speak…
The Federal Government on Thursday launched the Tinubu Light Initiative, a nationwide renewable energy programme designed to provide affordable clean energy to one million Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in a move aimed at lowering production costs, creating jobs and accelerating industrial growth. The initiative w…
…forces responding with tear gas, rubber bullets and a water cannon. The protesters, mobilised by left-wing movements and unions, were undeterred by earlier concessions removing one change that would have made it easier for foreigners or foreign entities to buy land in Argentina. Demonstrators carried Argentine flags an…
Nigeria and Canada have signed an expanded Air Transport Agreement that will allow direct scheduled flights between both countries for the first time, in a move expected to deepen trade, tourism, investment and people-to-people ties. The agreement was signed on Thursday at the Canadian High Commission in Abuja by offic…
A Nigerian man, Osarenkhoe Atutie, has been sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison for attempting to murder his estranged wife in front of their young daughter on a street in Edinburgh, Scotland. According to BBC on Wednesday, Atutie, 26, admitted carrying out the knife attack on Duke Street, Leith, in November …
…Bola Tinubu can get overwhelming support in the state with strategic grassroots mobilisation and collective commitment. The PDP chieftain, who reiterated unflinching support for Tinubu’s reelection in 2027, expressed readiness to launch a platform, the Oluyede Progressive Alliance for Renewed Hope Agenda, to champion c…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, on Thursday praised Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo for what he described as his humble and people-centred approach to governance. According to a statement by Okpebholo’s Chief Press Secretary, Patrick Ebojele, the monarch spoke when the Edo governor, accompan…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday received the interim report of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission’s investigation into the fictitious Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, with the anti-graft agency recommending the immediate prosecution of Mr Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew.…
The Delta State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers has lauded Governor Sheriff Oborevwori for approving enhanced career progression for university graduate teachers in the state’s public primary schools. The union described the decision as a significant milestone in improving teachers’ welfare and strengthening t…
Some workers of the Federal University of Technology Akure, Ondo State, on Thursday, staged a protest on the campus of the institution against the alleged failure of the management to pay their allowances. The workers, under the auspices of the National Association of Non-Teaching Staff of Nigerian Universities, FUTA b…
The Department of State Services on Thursday arraigned one of its retired officers, Nwaogu Ihechimere Ezeakolam, before the Federal High Court in Abuja on a four-count charge bordering on alleged terrorism-related offences and cybercrime. The prosecution told the court, presided over by Justice Muhammed Umar, that Ezea…
Nigerian universities grappling with chronic power outages are set to benefit from a proposed $500 million solar power investment. The announcement was made at the launch of the Tinubu Light Initiative organised by the National Board for Technology Incubation, an agency under the Federal Ministry of Science and Technol…
…in the social media posts, but said that the brand "does not tolerate racism, homophobia, transphobia, nor language that strips any person of their dignity - whoever they are." "That is not a policy written for a press release," Brodeur said. "It is the floor of what it means to represent this brand. "A title here isn'…
…Area as unacceptable. The Benue-born singer spoke on Wednesday during a visit to Otukpo-Nobi, one of the communities recently attacked by suspected armed herders. The visit came weeks after gunmen attacked the community on July 12, 2026, killing at least 10 residents and leaving several others injured. Sharing a video…
The family of the purported Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, Adeniyi Adeyemi, on Thursday alleged that members of the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the PFIPC are attempting to question him in police custody without the presence of his lawyers. Speaking…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Obidike Chukwuebuka, has maintained that while formal education remains vital for personal and national development, academic certificates alone do not determine the quality of leadership or the capacity to govern effectively. Speaking in an interview with Vangua…
…of Yoruba culture on the global stage,” Adams said. He commended the union’s membership mobilisation efforts, noting that they had brought together Yoruba people from diverse backgrounds and professions, thereby making the organisation more dynamic and representative. He also praised members for their active participat…
Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo on Wednesday urged Edo indigenes living in Osun State to support the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Munirudeen Oyebamiji, in the August 15 governorship elections in Osun State. Speaking at an APC campaign rally at the party secretariat in Osogbo, the state c…
…recognisable footballers. He was k!lled in Kampala when robbers attempted to steal his mobile phone. Police said Owori resisted the robbery when he was attacked, with witnesses alleging he was attacked with paving stones. He was rushed to a local medical facility, before being transferred private facility in the city,…
…before the incident." According to the report, two other workers, Clinton Abang and Amobi Igwe, escaped from the scene before later returning to inform her of the attack. The police said detectives from the Boki Division visited the scene after receiving the report. According to the police, "the corpse of the deceased…
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority chapter of the National Association of Air Traffic Engineers has distanced itself from recent comments by the association’s national leadership on the proposed review of the Ticket Sales Charge sharing formula, saying it was neither consulted nor represented in the position. In a co…
At least three members of staff of the Kano State Road Traffic Agency, popularly known as KAROTA, were hospitalised following a mob attack by some angry youths on Wednesday. The Public Relations Officer of the agency, Abubakar Ibrahim Sharada, confirmed the incident in a statement, a copy of which was made available to…
…I do not think staying longer is enough.” Her disclosure comes days after host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu announced during Sunday’s live show that viewers had chosen Flora and fellow housemate Aikou as the two Gambits for Season 11. While viewers have known about the twist since the announcement, the housemates remained unaware…
The African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat has signed a 20-year, $3.1 billion concession agreement with Bergmans Security Consultants and Supplies Limited to modernise customs administration across Africa in a move aimed at accelerating intra-African trade, reducing border bottlenecks and improving revenue col…
…access to finance, create opportunities for government contracts and enhance labour mobility across the ECOWAS region. Alausa also ordered a comprehensive review of technical education curricula through Outcome-Based Education, saying programmes must incorporate emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, au…