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Monday, 14 July 2025

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  • US Mission, Chinese Embassy, Others Mourn Buhari - With the passing of former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in London on Sunday, world leaders and other statesmen have been paying tribute to the man who led Africa’s most populous nation both as a military ruler and a civilian president. Buhari’s death was confirmed by the Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu,...
  • NADDC DG Visits Ekiti Varsity VC, Harps on Mechatronics Engineering - The Director-General of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Mr. Oluwemimo Joseph Osanipin, recently paid a courtesy visit to the Vice Chancellor of Ekiti State University, Prof. Joseph Babatola Ayodele. During the visit, Mr. Osanipin highlighted the purpose of the engagement, noting that the University’s keen interest in...
  • Gunmen Kidnap Chief Imam Of Uromi In Edo - THE Chief Imam of Uromi and President of the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Edo-Delta Chapter, Sheikh Murtadho Muhammad, has been reportedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen.The incident occurred at about 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Angle 90 area of Uromi, in Esan North-East Local Government Area of EdoEyewitnesses...
  • Tinubu Mourns Awujale Of Ijebuland - One of Nigeria’s most outstanding, foremost, and revered traditional rulers, His Royal Majesty, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, the Awujale of Ijebuland, has joined his ancestors after over 65 remarkable years on the throne.I received the news of this transition Saturday night with double pain in my heart as it coincided...
  • Tinubu Mourns Buhari, Orders Shettima To Accompany Body To Nigeria - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the passing of his predecessor, President Muhammadu Buhari.President Buhari died in London on Sunday at about 4.30 pm, following a prolonged illness.A statement issued byBayo Onanuga,Special Adviser to the President,Information and Strategyexplained thatPresident Tinubu has spoken with Mrs Aishat Buhari, the former President’s widow...
US Mission, Chinese Embassy, Others Mourn Buhari

US Mission, Chinese Embassy, Others Mourn Buhari

With the passing of former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in London on Sunday, world leaders and other statesmen have been paying tribute to...
NADDC DG Visits Ekiti Varsity VC, Harps on Mechatronics Engineering

NADDC DG Visits Ekiti Varsity VC, Harps on...

The Director-General of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Mr. Oluwemimo Joseph Osanipin, recently paid a courtesy visit to the Vice...
Gunmen Kidnap Chief Imam Of Uromi In Edo

Gunmen Kidnap Chief Imam Of Uromi In Edo

THE Chief Imam of Uromi and President of the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Edo-Delta Chapter, Sheikh Murtadho Muhammad, has been reportedly...

Tinubu Mourns Awujale Of Ijebuland

One of Nigeria’s most outstanding, foremost, and revered traditional rulers, His Royal Majesty, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, the Awujale of Ijebuland, has joined his ancestors after over 65 remarkable years on the th...

Tinubu Mourns Buhari, Orders Shettima To Accompany Body To Nigeria

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the passing of his predecessor, President Muhammadu Buhari.President Buhari died in London on Sunday at about 4.30 pm, following a prolonged illness.A statement issued byBayo Ona...

Kano Demands New State, 26 More LGAs

Kano State has demanded the creation of an additional state from its current boundaries and the establishment of 26 new local government areas, as part of far-reaching proposals submitted to the House of Representatives ...

Tinubu Tasks NDDC On Human Capital, Region’s Development

President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed the significance of the Niger Delta region to Nigeria’s economic prosperity, describing it as “the goose that lays the golden egg.”This is even as he tasked the Nige...

EFCC Monitors Local Government Elections In Lagos

Operatives of the Lagos Directorates 1 and 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Saturday joined other law enforcement agencies in monitoring the conduct of Local Government Elections across Lagos S...

Capital Market/Banking

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Digital Assets Fraud Threatens Market Integrity

The Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr. Emomotimi Agama, has expressed concern over the growing threat of digital assets fraud, warning that it poses a significant challenge to market in...

Shettima Canvasses Support For  Capital Market

Vice President Kashim Shettima has solicited the support of the Judiciary to grow the capital market through the delivery of verdicts that are well-reasoned, timely, and technically sound. Vice President Kashim Shettima ...

Ecobank Nigeria Unveils Agenda To Drive Sustainable Education

Ecobank Nigeria has announced a comprehensive suite of innovative financial solutions designed to support all key stakeholders within the education ecosystem.  These offerings are aimed at driving financial inclusio...

At United Capital Investment Forum, SEC DG Seeks Inclusive Capital...

United Capital Asset Management, a subsidiary of United Capital Plc, hosted the second edition of its flagship Investment Forum recently in  Lagos themed “Advancing Financial Inclusion through Investments: Bridgin...

SEC Seeks Advanced Financial Inclusion By 2030

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has stressed the need for Nigeria to harness its demographic dividend to advance financial inclusion through investments by 2030 for national survival or face deepening inequa...

Maritime

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Customs Hosts Igbinedion University Students

As part of ongoing efforts to deepen public engagement and enhance understanding of its core mandates, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, played host to students of International Relations from I...

TICT Advances Lean Journey Agenda With Green Belt Training

After a successful delivery of the Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Training in December, 2024, Tincan Island Container Terminal has scaled up its lean journey with the Green Belt Training for team members spanning broadly acr...

Shippers’ Council, Customs Strengthen Ties To Boost Trade Facilitation

As part of measures to promote efficient cross-border trade and foster inter-agency collaboration, the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has paid a working visit to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Command at Idiroko B...

NPA Bags Transparency Award

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has been honoured by the Public Accounts Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives for its unwavering commitment to transparency, fiscal responsibility, and audit compliance...

Oyetola Intensifies Diplomatic Campaign For Nigeria’s IMO Council Bid

As part of measures to strengthen Nigeria’s presence on the global maritime stage, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has intensified a wide-reaching diplomatic campaign to secure Nigeria’s ...

NADDC DG Visits Ekiti Varsity VC, Harps on Mechatronics Engineering

The Director-General of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Mr. Oluwemimo Joseph Osanipin, recently paid a courtesy visit to the Vice Chancellor of Ekiti State University, Prof. Joseph Babatol...

Coscharis Group Hosts Lagos Business School MBA Students

Coscharis Group, an indigenous wholly owned group of companies with interests across various business sectors of the Nigerian economy, recently hosted some of the MBA students on entrepreneurship of the Lagos Busine...

NADDC, Simba Group Conclude Mechatronics Training In Ekiti

The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), in collaboration with Simba Group Nigeria, has successfully concluded a five-day Specialized Mechatronics Training Programme for Auto Technicians in Ekiti S...

Kojo Motors Wins 2025 Toyota Nigeria Inter Dealer Soccer Trophy

Kojo Motors Limited, last Saturday inside the Meadow Football pitch in Lekki, Lagos trounced Elizade Nigeria Limited by 1- 0 in what spectators described indeed as an excruciating, sapping, and excruciating encounter.Thi...

Suzuki By CFAO GM Dedicates Transport Awards To Customers, Teamwork

General Manager of Suzuki By CFAO, Mrs Aissatou Diouf has expressed delight over her recent  “Distinguished Auto Personality Of The Year Award'” and the “Mini Bus Of The Year Award” given to the ...

Dangote Drops Petrol Price To ₦820 Per Litre

Dangote Petroleum Refinery on Tuesday further dropped the ex-depot price per litre of petrol from ₦840 to ₦820.  A spokesman for the refinery, Tony Chiejina, confirmed the ₦20 marginal reduction, which occurre...

Dangote Donates Coaster Bus To NPA-Led One Stop Shop Committee

The President/Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has commended the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) for the effective way it has handled the implementation of the Federal Government’s pol...

NNPCL Donates 35 CNG Buses To PCNG-i

In a significant push toward sustainable transportation and energy reform, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has handed over 35 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered buses to the Presidential Com...

Photo News

L-R: Sophia Horsfall, NLNG’s GM, External Relations & Sustainable Development moderates a strategic panel session on strengthening interconnected gas markets at the 2025 NOG Energy Week with panellists Odey Adamade...

Seplat Energy Trains 50 Journalists On Entrepreneurship

Seplat Energy Plc, on the 25th and 26th June 2025, trained 50 journalists covering the Capital Market, Judiciary, Finance and Business on Media Entrepreneurship.The training, which was organized by the Company in conjunc...

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L-R: Minister, Federal Ministry of Marine And Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola; Professor Max Mejia, President, World Maritime University, Sweden, and Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dants...

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L-R: President, Shipping Correspondents’ Association of Nigeria (SCAN), Mr Moses Ebosele; Group Head, Corporate Communications, Sifax Group, Mr Muyiwa Akande; Special Adviser to the Minister of Marine & Blue Ec...

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R-L: Head, Public Relations, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Edward Osagie, represented by a staff of the PRO department, Mr Francis Ulor, Group Head, Corporate Communications, Sifax Group, M...

Photo News

The Managing Director,   Nigerian Ports Authority, (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho (left) and Dr. Boniface Aniebonam, Founder National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), on Monday, 7th...

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L – R: Mr. Josiah Samuel, Group Managing Director, Coscharis Group; Mr. Babajide Sanwo – Olu, Governor of Lagos State; Ms. JoEllen Gorg, Acting Consul – GeneralU.S. Consulate, Lagos; Mr. Abiona Babarind...

Security/Safety

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Gunmen Kidnap Chief Imam Of Uromi In Edo

Gunmen Kidnap Chief Imam Of Uromi In Edo

THE Chief Imam of Uromi and President of the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Edo-Delta Chapter, Sheikh Murtadho Muhammad, has been reportedly...
EFCC Monitors Local Government Elections In Lagos

EFCC Monitors Local Government Elections In Lagos

Operatives of the Lagos Directorates 1 and 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Saturday joined other law enforcement agencies...
FRSC Data Reveals Spike In Road Fatalities

FRSC Data Reveals Spike In Road Fatalities

Fatalities from road traffic crashes are on the increase across Nigeria.Indeed, the first quarter of the year was marked by several tragic incidents.Nigerians...

Agriculture

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Tinubu Launches 2,000 Tractors For Mechanised Farming

President Bola Tinubu on Monday in Abuja declared that Nigeria’s agricultural renaissance has begun as he commissioned 2,000 tractors for nationwide deployment under the Renewed Hope Agricultural Mechanis...

Edo Inaugurates N1b Interest-Free Loan Scheme For Traders, Farmers

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo on Friday inaugurated a N1billion interest-free loan scheme, targeting farmers and traders across the state.According to Okpebholo, the initiative would support over 5,000 b...

Lagos Agric Development Authority Conducts Field Assessment

As part of its continued efforts to enhance agricultural productivity across the state, the Lagos State Agricultural Development Authority (LSADA) has conducted its monthly field assessment at Agbowa. The monit...

Education

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Coscharis Group Hosts Lagos Business School MBA Students

Coscharis Group, an indigenous wholly owned group of companies with interests across various business sectors of the Nigerian economy, recently hosted some of the MBA students on entrepreneurship of the La...

Customs Hosts Igbinedion University Students

As part of ongoing efforts to deepen public engagement and enhance understanding of its core mandates, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, played host to students of International Relati...

NADDC, Simba Group Unveil Mechatronics Training In Ekiti

As part of measures to advance cleaner energy solutions and upskill local technicians, the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), in collaboration with Simba Group Nigeria, has flagged off ...