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Investment Bank Wins Euromoney Award For Financing Solutions
Iron Capital has been named Nigeria’s Best Investment Bank for Financing Solutions at the 2026 Euromoney Awards for Excellence. The company announced the recognition recently, saying the award acknowledges its work in transaction structuring and financing across the African financial market. Commenting on the award, Iron Capital’s chief executive officer, Ju
Governor AbdulRazaq: A Leader With Peace, Unity Identities
By AbdulRahman Babatunde Agbeyangi It is worth noting that constant abide and preaching of peace and unity are necessary tools to avoid incessant conflicts that emanate from political, religious, ethnic and cultural conflicts in our communities. Nigeria has been confronted with varied degrees of political crises and violence that threatened its unity and cor
Understanding UNESCO Convention On Intangible Cultural Heritage
By Mohammed Ahmed Ozegya The intangible cultural heritage has been in existence for a very long time. It is the chain web between the past and the present ways of life, and revolves around the awakening of the power of the past generation via the accession. In order to preserve this intangible heritage globally, the […]
Footnotes For A Nativeland: A Review
By Angela Agoawike Emman Usman Shehu, PhD, has had a distinguished career as journalist and author. From NTA Sokoto to the Daily Times and Daily Independent, he is currently, he is the Director of the International Institute of Journalism, IIJ, Abuja. As an author, his latest outing is FOOTNOTES FOR A NATIVELAND. Published by Topaz […]
Israeli Fire Kills Nine In Gaza, Including 10-Year-Old- Officials
An Israeli strike and gunfire killed at least nine Palestinians, including a 10-year-old boy, and a senior Hamas police officer, in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Gazan health and police officials said. The deaths add to a toll of more than 1,100 Palestinians killed by Israeli attacks since an October ceasefire between Israel and Hamas […]
Trump Steps Back From Proposal For Hormuz Fees In Favour Of Gulf Investment Deals
U.S. President Donald Trump stepped back from a proposal to charge a 20% fee to guard the Strait of Hormuz as part of the conflict with Iran, saying on Tuesday he would instead seek investment deals with Gulf states. U.S. forces had carried out waves of attacks for the third night in a row after […]
NASENI’s Centre Of Excellence: Building Local Capacity For High–Precision Manufacturing
Over the years, the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has anchored Nigeria’s quest to develop its capacity to manufacture high-precision components locally to achieve sustainable industrialization and drive economic development. Building local capacity for high-precision manufacturing is the pathway for indigenous self-relia
BPP Issues National Food Procurement Guideline To Boost Nutrition, Public Health
The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has unveiled the National Guideline for Public Procurement of Food and Related Services to promote healthier diets, improve public health and strengthen governance nationwide. The guideline, which was unveiled in Abuja on Monday, was developed in collaboration with the Federal Ministries of Budget and Economic Planning,
African Union Seeks Greater Investment To Unlock Pastoral Livestock Economy
The African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) has called on African governments, investors and development partners to reposition the continent’s pastoral livestock sector as a major economic driver capable of boosting food security, industrialisation, regional trade and inclusive growth. Speaking at the opening of the First African P
Niger Inaugurates Plant Nursery, Targets Two Million Trees
The Niger government has inaugurated a nursery to drive its plan to plant over two million trees across the state. The plant nursery was inaugurated at Abdulkadir Kure University in Minna by Alhaji Abubakar Musa, the state Commissioner for Environment and Climate Change. Musa said that the initiative was in partnership with the Agro-Climatic Resilience […]
Uba Sani Appoints Professionals To Enhance Service Delivery
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has appointed three additional aides, Chairmen and members of Boards and Governing Councils, to enhance service delivery and drive the transformative agenda of his administration. A statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Malam Ibraheem Musa on Monday, said that the appointments is part of the ongoing efforts to […]
NOUN Expands Prison Education Programme With 22nd Custodial Study Centre
The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has expanded its correctional education programme with the inauguration of a Special Custodial Study Centre at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Okaka, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The facility, inaugurated recently, becomes NOUN’s 22nd study centre within correctional facilities nationwide, reinforcing the unive
Kashim Shettima: Tinubu’s Choice For Continuity
By Baba Dantiye, MON, mni, FNGE In politics, few decisions carry as much significance and symbolism as the choice of a presidential running mate. It is not merely an electoral arrangement; it represents a statement of confidence, trust, shared vision and the ability of two leaders to work together in pursuit of national objectives. The […]
Towards Building New Peace Architecture For Plateau
By Rabilu Haruna Peace is one of the few public policies that can not be legislated into existence. It can not be imposed by executive orders, negotiated solely in conference halls, or sustained through military deployments. Lasting peace grows from trust, and trust grows when people believe that the process leading them there belongs equally […]
World Cup Quarter-Final Ticket Prices Collapse After US, Portugal Exit
Ticket prices for FIFA World have dropped sharply following the elimination of hosts the United States and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal from the tournament, Forbes reports. According to the report, the cheapest resale tickets for the match fell by almost 60 per cent, dropping from $2,950 to about $1,200 on the secondary marketplace TickPick after Monday’s […
2027: Abiodun Presents Adeola To Ijebu Royal Fathers
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Friday formally presented the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, and his running mate, Mrs Kudirat Abiodun Adegunwa-Balogun, to the Ijebu Traditional Council, seeking the support and blessings of the royal fathers ahead of the 2027 governorship election. The