…both countries, which dates back more than six decades, was elevated to a Strategic Partnership in 2007. Political engagement has also intensified, with President Bola Tinubu visiting India for the G20 Summit in 2023 and Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting Nigeria in November 2024. Beyond private investment, India ha…

…in an interview aired on television by Sony Irabor Live, arguing that public-private partnerships offered a better model for running major government assets. “One of the lessons that I learnt is that PPP works. Look, one project that has not been destroyed by the government in Nigeria is the NLNG, where the private sec…

…Insurance has also reassured policyholders, brokers, corporate customers, business partners and investors that its operations remain fully active. “Guinea Insurance is also pleased to confirm that its name has been published by the National Insurance Commission among the insurance companies that have met the applicable…

…is why experience is very important. In 2023, we attempted to work together and at that particular point, I knew little about Peter Obi. “But over these last four years, I was able to learn a lot and realised that Peter is somebody that I could work together with,” he said. He said the decision was reached after consul…

…public administration and using digital platforms to formalise businesses. The push is part of a broader economic modernisation agenda under Governor Chukwuma Soludo, the renowned economist and former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, who has placed technology, innovation and human capital at the centre of his a…

…the FX Derivatives market experienced substantial growth, reflecting a shift by market participants toward risk management and hedging strategies. Derivatives turnover surged 263.56 per cent, rising from $25.00m in the prior week to $90.89m for the week ended 14 August 2026. This expansion was entirely driven by the FX…

…in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State. Tijani spoke while addressing participants at the grand finale of the Bini Riva Live festival, organised as part of activities marking the fifth coronation anniversary of the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III. The minister, who attended the event alongside the Minist…

…Development, Dele Alake, said the government was seeking private investors willing to partner with it to transform the abandoned pits from dangerous sites into productive economic assets. Alake made this known while reacting to the collapse of an abandoned tin mine pit at Kassa in the Barkin Ladi Local Government Area…

…election held on Saturday. The organisation also praised residents who not only participated in the election but remained at polling units to protect their votes and the integrity of the ballot. Addressing journalists during the presentation of its post-election report at Adolak Hotel, Osogbo, the Chairperson of Yiaga…

…page on Sunday, mocked APC governors who were in Osun State on Saturday to support the party's candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, in its bid to unseat the incumbent governor, Ademola Adeleke. According to Fayose, Adeleke's victory as the Accord Party candidate was a result of the resilience and determination of the people of t…

…signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, on Sunday, the party congratulated Adeleke and the people of Osun, while demanding an explanation from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, over the reported interruption in the uploading of results to its Result Viewing Portal, IReV.…

…offered a simple lesson: when voters get the chance to choose, they look beyond the party logo to the person asking for their mandate and what he represents. In a statement by its National Chairman, Dr Chinedu Obi, the movement congratulated Adeleke on his re-election, describing the outcome as an affirmation of the co…

…demonstrated that Nigerians were becoming increasingly dissatisfied with the ruling party. He said the development showed that the APC and the President would struggle to command genuine public support during the 2027 campaigns, insisting that Nigerians would not reward what he described as a “failed and oppressive adm…

…Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Dayo Israel, has explained why the party must learn from its defeat in the Osun State governorship election and review its strategy ahead of the 2027 general election. Israel said the outcome of the election should prompt the APC to address its internal divisions, stren…

…member of its National Working Committee, Dayo Israel, has delivered assessment of the party’s performance in the weekend’s Osun State governorship election, saying the ruling party failed to connect with the electorate. In a post on his official X handle, @dayoisrael, Israel said the APC underestimated Adeleke, who wa…

…Information and Communication Technology Centre built by the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Bauchi State, Usman Suphi. Saraki, who was represented at the commissioning by a former Acting National Chairman of the PDP, Kawu Baraje, congratulated the people of Bauchi State for having Suphi as one of th…

…of inflammatory rhetoric, conditions that Yiaga Africa warned could suppress voter participation. “Despite this tension, voters came out regardless. The turnout of 43% achieved under that apprehension is not a story of apathy but of citizens who refused to be intimidated out of the process. “Voters also did not stop at…

…Damm finally responds to money allegations by Seyi Vibez, Shallipopi and other former artistes Music executive Dapper Damm has broken his silence following allegations of unpaid money made by Seyi Vibez, Shallipopi and other former artistes. In a series of posts on X, Dapper said records relating to the allegations exi…

…The South Africa Police Service North West Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Arthur Adams, in a statement on Sunday welcomed the 25-year direct imprisonment sentence. Adams commended the investigating officers, Detective Constable Noncedo Sovag from Madikwe SAPS and Detective Sergeant Luckboy Lucas Zuma from…

…footballer, 41, made headlines last week when he got married to his long-time partner, 32, in an 'intimate and private' ceremony, a year after he popped the question with a £3million ring. Vogue Magazine has now released photos from the wedding, revealing that Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez exchanged vows in…

Popular wedding photographer David Martins' wife accuses him of domestic v!0lence; says she was att@cked while carrying their infant Popular wedding photographer David Martins' wife has accused him of d0mestic vi0lence and buse, alleging that she endured years of physical, verbal and psychological mistreatment during t…

…National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Adeleke, running on the Accord Party ticket, the winner of the August 15, 2026 Osun governorship election after he polled 511,067 votes against All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Bola Oyebamiji's 444,815 votes.Adeleke secured victory in 19 of the state's 30 local gov…

By Luminous Jannamike The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Sunday described Governor Ademola Adeleke’s victory in the Osun State governorship election as an ‘advance payment’ by Nigerians against the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, declaring that the balance would come in the 2027 general elections. The party s…

…depend upon whether voters were genuinely able to freely exercise their right to participation and political choice. “Where voters are allegedly induced with money or other benefits, threatened with violence, intimidated, obstructed or otherwise coerced, serious questions arise as to whether the Osun election reflected…

…Nigerian diaspora as a critical asset for national development, and deepening strategic partnerships anchored on mutual respect and trust. This was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the Special Assistant, Media and Strategic Communications to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Richard Elesho, quoting…