Nigeria’s GDP growth slows to 2.5% y/y in Q2 as reforms get under way
August 25, 2023 Nigeria’s annual economic growth rate slowed to 2.51% in the second quarter, data showed on Friday, hurt by a fall in oil production amid a series of…
What happens to the Wagner Group after Yevgeny Prigozhin plane crash?
August 25, 2023 A day before mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plane crash, a Russian official visited Libya to reassure allies that fighters from the Wagner Group would remain in the…
Truly poor people not on the social register list, there’s some political influence to it – Betta Edu
August 25, 2023 …Says FG to work with State, local govts., others to verify, update social register Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu says the Federal Government…
A grain of rice, by Tunde Olusunle
If you were a student of English in my generation, there were authors and titles, African and foreign, you just had to encounter. Nigerian writers like Daniel Fagunwa, Chinua Achebe,…
‘Highly likely’ Wagner boss Prigozhin dead but no definitive proof yet – UK says
August 25, 2023 There is not yet definitive proof that Wagner mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was onboard a plane that crashed with no survivors earlier this week but it is…
Reps Committee calls for release of Nnamdi Kanu
Aug. 25, 2023 The House of Representatives Ad hoc committee, interfacing with relevant security agencies to reduce kidnapping, assassinations and banditry in Abia communities, has called for the release of…
LASBCA REMOVES ILLEGAL BLOCK OF SHOPS BUILT UNDER HIGH POWERLINES, ROAD SETBACKS IN EJIGBO
August 25, 2023 The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has removed a row of shops illegally built on road setback and directly under the powerline cable along Laurel School…
Bandits Demand N4m For Release Of NYSC Member Kidnapped In Zamfara
August 25, 2023 Some bandits have demanded N4 million as ransom to secure the release of one of the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) members abducted within the Zamfara State…
FIFA rankings: Super Falcons move 8 spots, now 32nd in the world
Aug. 25, 2023 Nigeria’s Women Football National team, the Super Falcons have moved eight places to become 32nd in the world and first in Africa in the latest FIFA Women’s…
27-year-old Nigerian Investment Banker, Emeka Oduoza, dies in New York
Emeka Oduoza, the son of Chairman of NOVA Merchant Bank, has passed on, aged 27. Emeka, a promising investment banker, died at the weekend in New York, United States. Until…