In the bustling streets of Lagos, Nigeria, it’s common to see hawkers balancing their goods on their heads, weaving through the chaotic traffic and throngs of people. In February 2016, one such hawker unknowingly stepped into the spotlight, transforming her life in a way that seemed almost magical. This is the story of Olajumoke Orisaguna,…
The organisers of the BBNaija reality TV show have announced that the ninth season will premiere on July 28. The announcement was made through a post on the show’s website and social media pages on Friday. It said the premiere will air at 7 pm WAT. According to the organisers, the latest season promises “double…
SSANU and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) have been in talks with the Federal Government over the four months salary arrears owed their members. The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has threatened to shut down varsities across the nation and will on Tuesday protest country-wide to press home…
Governor Ademola Adeleke has urged entrepreneurs not to be daunted by the current economic situation but rather continue to innovate to prosper. He made the charge today at Ibadan while commissioning a major gas plant alongside the Dangote Refinery Booking office, urging entrepreneurs to continue to strive and thrive through persistence and adaptation. According to…
The ruling Peoples Democratic Party has advised the opposition All Progressives Congress to purge itself of archaic mentality and come to terms with inalienable realities of the law, put in place to regulate citizens conduct, differenting civilized society from jungle kingdom of animals. Again, PDP emphasises that Osun State is a federating unit of Nigeria…
Britain’s head of state King Charles III officially appointed Labour leader Keir Starmer as Prime Minister on Friday during an audience at Buckingham Palace. A photograph released by the palace showed the monarch shaking hands with Starmer, whose party won a landslide election victory. The king earlier accepted the resignation of Conservative leader Rishi Sunak….
An international rights organisation, Global Rights has joined its counterparts to call on the management of the University of Ibadan to have a rethink over the purported plan to expel protesting students. PUNCH reports that the management of UI, in June, invited three students namely Aduwo Ayodele; Olamide Gbadegesin; and Nice Linus, for questioning over…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the injection of N2 trillion into the economy to stimulate it. The Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Wale Edun said Tinubu gave the approval on Thursday while unveiling an accelerated stabilisation and advancement plan. He presented the plan while inaugurating the Presidential Economic Coordination Council (PECC) at…
The Federal Government, on Thursday, said no fewer than 10 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, had either experienced various degrees of flooding or recorded casualties as rains intensified. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof Joseph Utsev, who dropped the red alert during a press briefing in Abuja, warned that 21 more…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) has said that Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) is 40 per cent cheaper than Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in Nigeria. Managing Director, NNPC Retail Limited, Huub Stokman, revealed this on Thursday while commissioning 12 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations in Lagos and Abuja to reduce the cost of transportation…
