“Where you live should not determine whether you live or whether you die” – Bono On February 4 every year, the global cancer community commemorates World Cancer Day (WCD) to inspire greater awareness of cancer and action to better prevent, detect and treat the disease. WCD 2022 marks the first year of a new…
MTN Nigeria 2021 primary offer was oversubscribed by 139 percent with as many as 6.6 million Nigerians now holding the telco share — directly or indirectly. For two weeks in December 2021, MTN Nigeria gave the public a buying opportunity to own 575 million shares in the company, at an entry price of N169 per…
Akinwunmi Ambode, former governor of Lagos state, has asked Nigerian youths to register and get their permanent voter cards (PVCs) to vote in the 2023 elections. The former Lagos governor, in a statement shared on his verified social media platforms on Tuesday, said power is in the hands of the youth. He thanked his supporters…
Following the murdered of five-year, Hanifa Abubakar, the representative of Kano state’ Tinubu Support Group steering committee, on Sunday, paid a condolence visit to the family of the slain 5 year old girl, Hanifa Abubakar who was murdered in Kano by her school proprietor and other accomplices. The delegation was led by its leader in…
The Senate has passed for second reading, a bill seeking to regulate rent payments in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The proposed legislation, sponsored by Senator Smart Adeyemi (APC, Kogi), specifically seeks to stop yearly advance payment of rents and compel house owners to collect rent monthly in arrears. Adeyemi, in his lead debate, said…
Margret Murray, mother of Ben Murray Bruce, a former senator and businessman, has died at the age of 95. In a social media post, Ben Bruce disclosed that his mother passed on in the early hours of Tuesday. He wrote, “Life. Indeed, like sand in the wind,. today it’s here, tomorrow it’s gone. My mum…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disbursed a total of N23.20 billion to 28 companies whose projects were selected for funding in the maiden batch of its newly introduced “100 for 100 Policy for Production and Productivity (PPP)” initiative. CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, who disclosed this on Monday in Abuja, also said the…
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday disclosed that by the time he leaves office on May 29, 2023, he would have bequeathed a home-grown economy, stable democracy as well as revamped security forces to Nigeria. This was just as the Chairman of THISDAY/ARISE Media Group, Prince Nduka Obaigbena, said the nation was currently facing unrivalled…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited on Monday gave an account of how it has positioned itself to lead Africa in energy transition. The Chief Executive Officer and Group Managing Director, Malam Mele Kyari disclosed this while delivering the 30th Convocation Lecture of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, at the university’s…
The United Kingdom (UK) and Nigeria on Monday commenced the first meeting of the Nigeria-UK Security and Defence Partnership Dialogue in London. According to a statement on Monday, talks led by UK National Security Adviser, Sir Stephen Lovegrove and The Nigerian National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno, are scheduled to last for three days,…
