archiveJuly 2, 2025

Ecobank, a leading pan-African financial services group, and Google Cloud today announced a groundbreaking collaboration aimed at transforming financial services with advanced analytics and AI and driving digital empowerment across Africa. Through this collaboration, Ecobank plans to leverage Google Cloud's cutting-edge technology to deliver innovative payment and remittance solutions that...

.says Oyo Govt-Shell Nigeria Gas Distribution project on course The Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Professor Dahud Kehinde Shangodoyin, has explained that the policies of Governor 'Seyi Makinde in the energy sector have combined to transform the night economy and security of the state in the last few years....

As part of its unwavering commitment to reducing food insecurity and supporting vulnerable communities, Fidelity Bank Plc, a leading financial institution, has distributed food packs to residents of Victoria Island in the Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos as part of its nationwide Fidelity Food Bank initiative. This initiative, which...

The Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, today welcomed the release of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) findings on Nigeria, following the conclusion of the Article IV Consultation in April 2025. Edun expressed appreciation for the IMF’s recognition of the Federal Government’s ongoing...

…applaud infrastructure development More than 10,000 party supporters were on hand to receive Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo as he commissions the Solution Market and Solution Park in Ekwulọbịa, in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, with commendation on the infrastructure development of the area. The governor, who has attained...

...as state/FCMB set to give N1.5bn support to agripreneurs The Director-General of the Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency (OYSADA) and Executive Adviser to Governor 'Seyi Makinde on Agribusiness and International Cooperation, Dr Debo Akande, said on Wednesday that the state government has attracted about N46.6 billion investments into the state...

The First Prosecution Witness, PW1, Ismail Lawal in the trial of the former governor of Taraba State, Darius Dickson Ishaku on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, informed Justice S.C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja, that Ishaku advised him to run away for a period of six...

The Interim National Chairman of the opposition Action Democratic Party (ADP), Sen. David Mark, has alleged that Nigeria is on a creeping descent into total civilian dictatorship. Mark, who spoke shortly after he was unveiled as chairman of the party in Abuja on Wednesday, remarked that the blatant destabilisation and...

The Emir of Fika and Chairman, Yobe State Council of Traditional Rulers,  His Royal Highness  Alhaji  Muhammadu Abali Ibn Muhammadu Idrissa, has  applauded the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for “doing a wonderful job” and promised to continue to align with it in the fight against economic and financial...