archiveApril 2, 2025

Governor Ademola Adeleke has honoured Chief (Mrs) Monica Adenike Okundaye as the Queen of Adire in recognition of her local and global contributions to the adoption and popularity of adire textile. The Governor conferred the honour on the proprietor of Nike Arts Gallery today while commissioning the gallery complex building...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 tendered additional evidence against Kore Holdings Limited before Justice J. O. Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court Abuja. The Commission is prosecuting the company alongside Muhammed Kuchazi (now deceased) in connection with the Process & Industrial Development, P&ID...

Oyo State governor, 'Seyi Makinde, has charged cadets of Oyo State origin in the Regular Course 7 of the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State, to be good ambassadors of the state and agents of change wherever they may find themselves. He advised them to be alive and committed to...

The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has revealed that he was no despirate to be President but wants to see Nigeria work. Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, made this statement in an interview on Arise News Prime Time on Tuesday.  He emphasized that...

In a landmark move that sets a new benchmark for customer-focused banking in Nigeria, Sterling Bank has championed the cancellation of bank transfer fees by major banks, announcing it will no longer take any money for itself for any local online transactions by its customers. The announcement, made on April...

Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has declared that his administration will restructure the Alesinloye Market, Ibadan, to avert a recurrence of the fire incident that destroyed goods worth millions of Naira in March. The governor also said that the state government has provided some sort of palliatives to serve as...

Globally acclaimed energy expert, Professor Barth Nnaji, is to deliver the 2025 edition of The Bullion Lecture. The theme of the lecture is “Architecting the Energy Sector for Nigeria’s $1-Trillion Economy Vision”. The lecture is scheduled for 10am on Thursday, April 10, 2025 at The Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos....

President Bola Tinubu early Wednesday morning appointed Mr Bayo Bashir Ojulari as Group Chief Executive Officer, CEO of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd. as part of the long expected sweeping change at the oil company that also included the reconstitution of the Chief Pius Akinyelure led board. However,...

The Edo Governorship Election Tribunal has dismissed the petition by Action Alliance (AA) and Adekunle Rufai Omoaje against Governor Monday Okpebholo and his political platform, the All Progressives Congress (APC), as winners of the September 21, 2024, governorship election in the state. The three-member tribunal, in a unanimous judgment on...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a sweeping reconstitution of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited Board, removing the Chairman, Chief Pius Akinyelure; Group Chief Executive Officer, Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari; and all Board members appointed with them in November 2023, with their replacements named. The sweeping changes were...