Latest news

Latest News

Guinea Insurance launches N5.8bn Rights Issue for growth

Guinea Insurance Plc has signed agreements for its N5.8bn Rights Issue to strengthen its capital base and reposition for growth. The company said the move marked a key step in its strategy to expand operations, enhance innovation and improve shareholder returns. The offer, according to the News Agency of Nigeria, comprises 5.295 billion ordinary shares...
Read more

Rite Foods Partners to Boost Plastic Recovery in Lagos

In a bid to take waste, especially plastic waste, off the streets of Lagos, Rite Foods Limited has partnered with RecyclePoint to unveil ‘Waste is Naira’ for plastic waste disposal in exchange for money. Speaking during the unveiling ceremony in Lagos on Tuesday, the Head of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability at Rite Foods Limited, Mr...
Read more

FG Launches iDICE Program for Startup Funding in Nigeria

The Federal Government has officially moved to solidify Nigeria’s position as Africa’s leading tech hub with the launch of the iDICE Startup Bridge, a nationwide initiative set to provide a structured lifeline to over 500 technology entrepreneurs. This ambitious programme offers a strategic mix of intensive training, multi-million naira grants, and six-figure equity investments to...
Read more

Nigerian Damilola Ogunbiyi wins 2026 TIME Earth Award

Nigerian energy expert Ms Damilola Ogunbiyi has been named among six global leaders recognised in the 2026 TIME Earth Awards, becoming the first Nigerian to receive the honour. TIME announced that Ogunbiyi, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Sustainable Energy for All and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, was selected for her...
Read more

Nigeria Urges Regional Energy Hubs to Boost African Mining

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has called on the United States of America and African countries to prioritise the development of regional energy hubs as a catalyst for cross-border mining industrialisation and sustainable supply of critical minerals needed for the global energy transition. Alake made the call at a high-level panel session...
Read more

Suspend Food Import Tariffs to Ease Inflation, Experts Say

Economic analysts at Afrinvest have called on the Federal Government to implement emergency fiscal interventions, including the suspension of tariffs on essential food items, to prevent a “material spike” in the cost of living following a volatile inflation reading for February 2026. Despite a technical decline in the annual headline inflation rate, which has eased...
Read more

UBA & NiDCOM Deepen Collaboration for Diaspora Investment

United Bank for Africa Plc has moved to solidify its position as the primary financial bridge for Nigerians abroad, strengthening its collaboration with the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission to convert migration trends into structured economic growth. The partnership was reaffirmed during a high-level strategic visit to the bank’s United Kingdom office on Monday, where UBA’s...
Read more

Ecobank Supports Women Entrepreneurs in Nigeria with Ellevat

Ecobank Nigeria officially unveiled its enhanced Ellevate 2.0 proposition in a move to solidify the role of female entrepreneurs as the backbone of the national economy. The bank reaffirmed that women are no longer just participants in the market but are the primary catalysts for Nigeria’s industrial and economic evolution. The launch, themed ‘Her Voice....
Read more

Polaris Bank Backs Women Empowerment as a Growth Driver

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Polaris Bank, Kayode Lawal, has described the bank’s long-standing commitment to women’s empowerment as a fundamental driver of both corporate success and social stability. Speaking at a special seminar to commemorate International Women’s Day 2026, Lawal noted that the bank’s two-decade focus on gender-centric initiatives has evolved...
Read more

Lagos generates over 20,000 tonnes of waste daily

The President of the Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria, Dr Olugbenga Adebola, has stated that Lagos State generates over 20,000 metric tonnes of waste daily. Dr Adebola disclosed this on Wednesday in Lagos while speaking during the quarterly forum of the Property and Environment Writers Association of Nigeria. The event was themed ‘Waste Management:...
Read more
1 92 93 94 95 96 1,173

Must Read

Popular Posts

I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologised for saying that Christians who don’t pay tithe might not make it to heaven. Adeboye who had previously said that paying tithe was one of the prerequisites for going to heaven, apologised for the comment while addressing his congregation Thursday...

Protesters storm Rivers electoral commission, insist election must hold

Angry protesters on Friday stormed the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, singing and chanting ‘Election must hold’. They defied the heavy rainfall spreading canopies, while singing and drumming, with one side of the road blocked. The protest came after the Rivers State governor stormed the RSIEC in the early hours of Friday...

Man who asked Tinubu to resign admitted in psychiatric hospital

The Adamawa State Police Command has disclosed that the 30-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed who climbed a 33 kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa last Friday has been admitted at the Yola Psychiatric hospital for mental examination. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Suleiman Nguroje, told Arewa PUNCH on Friday in an exclusive...