President Bola Tinubu returned to Abuja on Monday after a 10-day working visit to Lagos that combined diplomacy, investment talks, and national celebrations. The President, who arrived in Lagos on 26 September after attending the coronation of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, held a series of meetings with major investors including Global Infrastructure…
Nigeria’s foremost Jewish body has rejected attempts to associate Judaism with separatist politics, after a group in the South-East reportedly tied the faith to calls for the release of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The Judaism Fellowship Initiative (JFI), led by Chief Arthur-Regis Odidika, clarified on Monday that it has no connection…
At the 2025 World Habitat Day celebrations in Lagos, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu urged greater cooperation among stakeholders to tackle the city’s growing flood risks, warning that climate change was intensifying urban vulnerabilities. Represented by Secretary to the State Government, Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin, the governor said this year’s theme, “Urban Crisis Response: Flooding in Focus,” was especially…
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has rolled out a fresh round of economic empowerment for women, disbursing ₦50,000 each to 500 female entrepreneurs in Katsina State. The initiative, delivered in partnership with the Tony Elumelu Foundation, is part of her Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), which focuses on helping women and families strengthen their livelihoods…
Redeemer’s University in Ede, south-west Nigeria, will this week celebrate a double milestone: its 17th convocation and 20 years since its founding. The institution will graduate 1,341 students, including 185 who achieved first-class honours. Vice-Chancellor Prof. Shadrach Akindele, addressing journalists on Monday, described the graduating cohort as “The Indomitable Set”. He noted that the best…
Nigeria’s fight against corruption in its oil sector has taken another turn after a court froze the bank account of Mars Aviation Limited over allegations it received illicit payments from the state-owned oil company. The Federal High Court in Abuja granted the order on 22 September, directing Fidelity Bank Plc to freeze the firm’s account…
Anambra State in south-east Nigeria will suspend classes on Tuesday, 7 October, as part of activities to honour teachers, Governor Chukwuma Soludo has announced. The state’s Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, said in Awka on Monday that the school-free day was approved because the 2025 World Teachers’ Day, which is globally observed on 5…
Hearing in a suit filed by the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, against the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), and others, was, on Monday, stalled at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The proceeding in the case, instituted by Nnaji over controversy about his university certificate, could not go on before Justice…
The Redeemers’ Aids Initiative for People and Community (RAPAC), a charity arm of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, has partnered with Clinton Health Access Initiative to offer free eye screenings in Gombe State The five-day medical outreach held in five communities across four Local Government Areas screened 1,622 residents. Out of those screened, 1,420…
After 72 thrilling days in the Big Brother Naija (BBN) house, Imisi Ayanwale has emerged as the winner of the Season 10 edition, walking away with a cash prize of ₦80 million. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the grand finale was held on Sunday night, following weeks of intense competition, strategy and…
