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Report on voting pattern

Politics

Tribunal admits in evidence more results from eight states in Obi’s…

The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal on Monday admitted in evidence True Certified Copies of election…

Failure to secure 25% vote in FCT disqualifies Atiku, Tinubu — Witnesses…

Witnesses of the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar on Monday admitted before…

Meet George Akume, the new SGF and his job description

Shortly after assuming office, Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has made several appointments. Femi…

Oladiji, Akinruntan emerge 10th Ondo speaker, deputy speaker

The 10th Ondo State House of Assembly has been officially inaugurated, as Olamide Oladiji, the lawmaker…

Economy

Petrol price hike puts millions of businesses on edge

The surge in petrol prices occasioned by the removal of subsidy is the latest headache facing millions of small…

Inflation chops household spending to six-year low

Surging prices of goods and services in Africa’s most populous country have pushed household consumption…

ENERGY

Nigeria agrees with OPEC to cut oil production by 2024

Nigeria alongside other members of the Oganisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and Non-OPEC members at…

NNPC to end oil swap contracts, embrace cash payments for petrol imports

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) is winding down crude oil swap contracts with traders and…

Videos

BD Weekender

A Biblical Tale Retold in Present-Day Nigeria-A Review of Oyinkan…

Title: The Baby is Mine Author: Oyinkan Braithwaite Publisher: Narrative Landscape Press Year of…

Exploring new trends shaping marketing

We are living in a brand landscape where anything from services to objects or interactions can be commodified and…

Girl of my dream

I'll be turning 56 in a few days and there's a lot of pressure on me to get married. My aged mother is especially…

The Playmaker’ debuts to exude black excellence

Black excellence embodies a narrative of resilience, determination, and an unwavering commitment to achieving…

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The Kenyan betting laws every gambler should know about

Gambling is a popular pastime among many Kenyans and it is no surprise that the betting industry has surged in…

Letshego MFB Nigeria wins African Development Bank Affirmative Finance…

• Letshego Microfinance Bank Nigeria recently won the African Development Bank Affirmative Finance Action for Women…

FITC Future of Work Academy (FOWA) launches school of cybersecurity,…

FITC, the world-class, innovation-led, and technology-driven knowledge institution which provides learning,…

Zedvance Finance Limited lends $90 million in 18 months, expands into…

Zedvance Finance Limited is proud to announce its disbursement of over $90 million in loans within the past 18…

Markets

Market sees first dip after recent rally

Nigeria’s stock market on Monday recorded its first decline since President Bola Tinubu’s pro-market policies drove…

SEC says market deepening, diversification will engender growth

In a bid to create more wealth for investors and Nigerians as well as stimulate economic growth, the Securities and…

Stock market rises by 5.37% in week ended June 2

In the trading week ended Friday June 2, the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) All-Share Index (ASI) and equities…

Investors gain N1.83trn in May as Nigerian stocks post best return in…

Nigerian stocks posted an impressive performance by out-shining its peers in Sub-Saharan Africa, registering a…

Interview

Certify real estate agents to check amateurs – Diya

Maurice Kolawole Diya, a real estate professional with almost five decades of professional experience in the…

How Aderinsola grew her business from social capital

Aderinsola Jolaosho undoubtedly stands out as a voice in today's communication sphere. Like numerous others, she…

We floated NaijaBarrister to help lawyers and non-lawyers solve their legal…

Nonye Agomuo, co-founder and acting managing director of NaijaBarrister, in this interview with INIOBONG IWOK,…

Daikin plans to open 20 vocational training centres in Africa by 2025…

Tuna Gulenc, vice president of Daikin Middle East and Africa in this interview with CHARLES OGWO disclosed how the…

Companies

Ardova scheme shareholders approve transfer of shares at N17.88 per unit

The shareholders of Ardova Plc at a Court Ordered Meeting held in Lagos on Wednesday May 31 approved the Scheme of…

Conoil’s Q1 performance in four metrics

Despite input costs claiming 94 percent of Conoil’s revenue in the first quarter of 2023, the oil marketer showed…

SeamlessHR expands African presence to unlock opportunities

SeamlessHR, a Human Resource (HR) technology company in Nigeria has announced its plans to expand into multiple…

Greenwich Registrars gets ISO certification for information security

Greenwich Registrars & Data Solutions Limited, a Nigerian pioneer company in securities register management,…

Toon of the Day

The Ex-Minister Has Arrived!

Podcast

Life + Art

Music Business Academy For Africa returns for 2023 edition

The Music Business Academy For Africa programme is now accepting applications for its third edition. It aims to…

A look at Chika Unigwe’s ‘On Black Sisters’ Street’

Not many novelists would wander around the seedy red-light district of Antwerp in a mini-skirt and thigh-high boots…

Namibia highlights tourism offerings, spurs youth entrepreneurship

The Namibian government and the country's tourism industry are counting huge gains as Africa Youth in Tourism…

AYTIS unveils innovative travel trends

Taking advantage of the variable platform provided by African Tourism Partners at the AYTIS 2023, young African…

Africa

Angola cuts fuel subsidy days after Nigeria did same

Angola reduced its gasoline subsidy,the same week Nigeria, Africa’s biggest oil producer, scrapped its own subsidy,…

League of African Ambassadors to up continent’s global diplomacy role

A new group called the League of African Ambassadors (LAA), aimed at harnessing the skills, experience, and…

Zimbabwe’s president sets general elections for August 23

Emmerson Mnangagwa’s ruling party seeks to extend decades-long grip over the African country President Emmerson…

The cigar-chomping ‘Kissinger’ behind Africa’s mission to end Ukraine war

Veteran fixer Jean-Yves Ollivier brokers an improbable plan to take six of the continent’s leaders to Moscow and…

World

How the US is deepening military alliances in China’s backyard

The Biden administration is stepping up security initiatives to boost deterrence and better prepare for potential…

Saudi Arabia’s new airline, Riyadh Air to buy 400 Boeing jets

Riyadh Air, a new carrier, wholly owned by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), is looking for about 300 to…

Hakeem Oluseyi to address MIT School of Science postgraduate convocation

Hakeem Oluseyi, Nigerian astrophysicist, and president of the National Society of Black Physicists will address the…

Scientists discover superbug antibiotic ‘abaucin’ using AI

Scientists have used artificial intelligence (AI) to discover a new antibiotic that can kill a deadly species of…

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Petrol price hike puts millions of businesses on edge

The surge in petrol prices occasioned by the removal of subsidy is the latest headache facing millions of small…

Politics

Presidential Tribunal resumes hearing to decide Obi, Atiku, Tinubu’s…

The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal sitting at the Court of Appeal, Abuja has begun the pre-hearing of all…

Who wins Rivers’ guber diadem?

The hour is here and only one candidate will win the Rivers State governorship election, no matter the noise,…

Rivers: APC, PDP allege plot to unleash violence on Saturday

Signs that Rivers State may burn on Saturday, March 18, 2023 are in the air. The two gladiators, former governor…

TOON OF THE DAY

The Ex-Minister Has Arrived!

Interview

Certify real estate agents to check amateurs – Diya

Maurice Kolawole Diya, a real estate professional with almost five decades of professional experience in the…

Markets

Market sees first dip after recent rally

Nigeria’s stock market on Monday recorded its first decline since President Bola Tinubu’s pro-market policies drove…

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