20+ min ago   (477+ words) More than 200 rural women entrepreneurs in Kano and Cross River states are set to benefit from a new economic empowerment programme launched by the MTN Foundation, in partnership with UN Women. The MTN Foundation said the intervention would focus on…...

32+ min ago   (362+ words) Subscription is open through the Zenith Bank website, the Zenith mobile app, internet banking, USSD, corporate internet banking and any Zenith Bank branch nationwide. Across all of these channels, anchored by Zenith Bank’s network of 456 branches and 84 cash centres, investors…...

45+ min ago   (355+ words) This is not about age, disability or stigmatising illness. It is not a licence for political persecution. It is a question of capacity, transparency and national security. The 1999 Constitution, as amended, does not expressly require presidential candidates to undergo medical…...

1+ hour, 14+ min ago   (452+ words) The African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s aide, Dada Olusegun, of being dishonest over his claim that the former vice president opposes the Nigerian Education Loan Fund. Olusegun wrote, “Mr @atiku hates NELFUND and…...

8+ hour, 51+ min ago   (375+ words) Ziba, Nigeria’s first over-water resort, today officially unveiled Phase 3 of its landmark development in Lagos, marking a new chapter for luxury tourism in Nigeria. The expansion introduces larger Grand Overwater Rooms, the first-ever loft-style overwater stays in Nigeria, and a…...

3+ hour, 29+ min ago   (426+ words) Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie News Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has said she does not want to return to Nigeria following the death of her 21-month-old son, Nkanu. She made the statement in an interview with The New York Times. Adichie…...

19+ hour, 40+ min ago   (449+ words) Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, on Friday disclosed that 22 per cent of the Republic of Benin’s informal exports are destined for Nigeria. He also said women constitute about 70 per cent of informal cross-border trade. Adeniyi disclosed this…...

16+ hour, 3+ min ago   (1841+ words) Residents of Orimerunmu community in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State have endured years of inadequate infrastructure, even as neighbouring communities continue to develop. “This is my life. That’s how we live here. I can’t only speak for myself,…...

6+ hour, 22+ min ago   (222+ words) jet killed seven members of a local vigilante group and injured eight others on Thursday in Kukoki-Bassa community, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. It was learnt that the injured persons were first moved by motorcycle before being taken…...

18+ hour, 36+ min ago   (446+ words) LASSA fever and diphtheria are, again, wreaking havoc across many homes in Nigeria. This is unfortunate. As of September 11, the diphtheria death toll in Plateau State had risen to 27, most of which were in Jos North Local Government Area. The…...