archiveMarch 28, 2025

The Lagos State Governor, His Excellency Babajide Sanwo-Olu has commended Africa’s leading e-commerce platform, Jumia Nigeria, for its giant strides and in the growth of the country’s e-commerce sector, as well as its unique contributions to its economic development. He said that Jumia has earned its place as a major...

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde (left); presenting gift to Consul General, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Michel Deelen, during a courtesy visit to the Governor at his private residence, Ibadan. PHOTO: Oyo Gov's Media Unit....

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has denied some media reports which claimed that he received campaign funds from the Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for the 2023 election. Atiku, who was the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2023, described the reports that he received money from...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has appointed Nigerian entrepreneur and philanthropist Tony Elumelu to its newly established Advisory Council on Entrepreneurship and Growth. The appointment was disclosed in an official statement issued on Friday. The council, convened by IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, brings together global business leaders, policymakers and...

Governor Ademola Adeleke has directed immediate relaxation of the 24-hour curfew to 17 hours to begin from 2 pm to 7am the following day. The relaxation of the curfew is to take effect from Friday, 28th March, 2025, until further notice. The governor took the decision to alleviate the suffering...

The United States Embassy in Nigeria has issued a security alert to its citizens ahead of a planned protest by the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) in Abuja and other major cities on Friday, March 28, 2025. The alert, released on Friday by the US Embassy in Abuja, warned of...

The Senate has mandated its Committee on Communications to conduct an investigation into the factors leading to over 200 per cent in the cost of data in the country and proffer solutions for a sustainable and business-friendly telecommunications sector. The Red Chamber also urged the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation...

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, said Nigeria’s economy has achieved relative stability over the past 18 to 20 months. Edun said this during a Zoom dialogue meeting in Abuja on Thursday. According to him, the economy narrowly avoided collapse, having survived on...

President Bola Tinubu, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and other dignitaries on Thursday paid tributes to the former Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Olusegun Obasanjo and ex-Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan, the late Dr. Doyin Okupe-Agbonmagbe. They paid glowing tributes to...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared businesswoman and socialite Aisha Achimugu wanted. The agency’s spokesman, Dele Oyewale, made this known in a circular released via the EFCC’s X handle on Friday. According to the EFCC, Achimugu is wanted by the agency in an alleged case of criminal...