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How Osun state adopts better women entrepreneur selection option, optimises result
By Ifeanyi Chukwu For many years, some government sponsored empowerment programmes in Nigeria have selected women entrepreneurs based on an existing conventional criteria. This involves the quality of a business
2027: Violence looms as politicians threaten voters, opponents across nation
By Omeiza Ajayi When the electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, blew the whistle last month to signal the commencement of political campaigns towards next year’s elections, the
2027: Outrage trails Donald Duke’s human sacrifice revelation
By Dayo Johnson, Regional Editor, South West Nigerians have expressed outrage at the revelation by former Cross River State governor and presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, in
Shettima’s Birthday: APC Youth Parliament Awards Scholarships To 60 Children
Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi The APC Youth Parliament has announced plans to sponsor the education of 60 underprivileged children for one year as part of activities marking the 60th birthday of
Food Security: University Don Calls on Govt to Take Strategic Interest on Aquaculture Growth
Hammed Shittu in Ilorin A Professor of Agriculture and Fisheries in the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin, Wasiu Adeyemi Jimoh, yesterday called on government to recognise sustainable aquaculture as a strategic
2027: Meet the Contenders for Nigeria’s Presidency, Governorships
Our Correspondents With the Presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled for Saturday, January 16, 2027, and the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections fixed for Saturday, February 6, 2027,
External Reserves Sustain Upswing to $54.08 Billion, Strengthening Nigeria’s Buffers
Nume Ekeghe External reserves have crossed the $54 billion mark, rising to $54.08 billion as of September 3, 2026, from $41.50 billion recorded on the same date in 2025, representing
Atiku: Economic Hardship Pushing Young Nigerians to sell Their Kidneys
.Okonkwo says Obi can’t defeat Tinubu without opposition coalition Chuks Okocha in Abuja Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has attributed economic hardship as
IMF Commits to Engaging Member-Countries to Tackle Global Imbalances
.Says public debt at about 100% of GDP worldwide set to climb further .Raises concerns over surge in global interest rates .Urges central banks to focus on price stability mandate,
SEC Approves Dangote Refinery IPO at N525 Per Share
· Dangote expands northern footprint, unveils new skills centre in Kano Kayode Tokede in Lagos and Ahmad Sorondinki in Kano The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the Initial Public Offering
