October 2025 – Page 22

Turkish investors eye key sectors

30.10.2025

The Abia State Government has revealed that Turkish investors participating in the Abia–Turkiye Investment Summit/Product Exhibition have expressed interest in various sectors of the state’s economy, ranging from agriculture to textiles, furniture, manufacturing, and others. This was disclosed by the Special Adviser to the Governor of Abia State on Investment Promotion and Public-Private Partnership, Jerome...

Tech innovation awards to celebrate African fintech & agrite

30.10.2025

The 9th edition of the prestigious Tech Innovation Awards is set to recognise and celebrate Africa’s leading innovators, policymakers, and industry leaders driving digital transformation across the continent. Organisers said in a statement on Tuesday that the awards ceremony will take place on November 29, 2025, at the Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. The event...

Kuda community outreach feeds Makoko with Lagos Food Bank

30.10.2025

Kuda has partnered with the Lagos Food Bank Initiative to deliver much-needed food support to residents of Makoko, one of Lagos’s most underserved communities. According to the firm, the move was part of its ongoing commitment to community development and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 2, Zero Hunger. According to the World Food Programme,...

NIHOTOUR Partners Circuits To Digitally Transform Nigeria’s Hospitality, Tourism Sector

30.10.2025

The National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) has announced a strategic partnership with Circuits, Africa’s premier virtual cinema and audiovisual distribution platform with a global audience and multi-device accessibility, to drive the digital transformation of Nigeria’s hospitality and tourism ecosystem. Established under the NIHOTOUR Act, NIHOTOUR is Nigeria’s apex government agency responsible for the...

One Dead As Hausa, Benin Youths Clash n Edo

30.10.2025

Several persons have been injured in a clash between Hausa and Benin youths in Ogheghe community, Egor Local Government Area, over the killing of a suspected yahoo boy identified as Chizi Benz. Chizi Benz was said to have been stabbed to death by a Hausa youth of over a sour deal. Details of the deal...

Groups Raise Alarm On Oyebanji As Consensus Candidate

30.10.2025

A Coalition of Civil Society Groups (COCSG), has raised alarm on the choice of Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji as the consensus candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2026 gubernatorial election. The coalition raised the alarm at a news conference convened to address the disturbing and undemocratic developments within the APC in...

nTel outlines bold plan for telecom comeback

29.10.2025

Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Telecommunications Limited, Soji Maurice-Diya, has unveiled an ambitious roadmap for the resurgence of Nigeria’s telecommunications sector, signalling the national carrier’s planned return to the market in early 2026. Speaking at the Technology Times Thought Leadership Series recently in Lagos, Maurice-Diya outlined a comprehensive vision aimed at leveraging innovation, youth inclusion, and...

Kalu Seeks Institutional Collaboration For Judicial Reforms

29.10.2025

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, has called on the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to strengthen its collaboration with the legislature in advancing justice reforms and professional standards. Kalu made the call when he received the delegation from the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) led by the President, Mazi Afam Osigwe...

S’South Emerging Hub For Export Diversification – NEXIM Bank CEO

29.10.2025

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM Bank), Abba Bello, has described the South-South region as an emerging strategic hub for export diversification, citing its access to vital infrastructure such as ports and its proximity to major export corridors. Bello made this assertion on Wednesday during the opening session...

PINL, MaCaw Donate Items To Military Formations In Rivers, Bayelsa

29.10.2025

To boost the security of critical national assets, the Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL), in conjunction with MaCaw Energy Services Limited, have donated support items to some military formations in Rivers and Bayelsa States. The donated items include a total of 2,000 bags containing rice, raincoats, bags, and water bottles meant for distribution across selected...