By: Franka Osakwe – In a bid to prevent child birth complications and deaths,The Emir of Shonga in Edu Local Government Area of Kwara, Dr Yahaya Haliru, has instructed his chiefs and community leaders, to always ensure that pregnant women…
Releaf, a Nigerian Agro-startup has raised $120,000 from YCombinator, an early stage startup investor, to expand its business in Nigeria. Launched by Ikenna Nzewi, Uzoma Ayogu, and Isaiah Udotong, the three founders spent the past several months, working to understand…
Tax: To alter the course and boost charge income, previous Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service and Chairman of Lagos State Employment Trust Fund, Mrs. Ifueko Omoigui-Okauru, says Nigeria must move far from an accumulation mentality and manual expense…
Lagos State Government has refused to fix the problem in the water sector because it sees water as a business, and not as human right in the state, Deputy Executive Director, Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), Akinbode…
…As Baru Inaugurates Anti-Corruption Committee The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has disclosed that the four major investments it recently embarked upon with key upstream joint venture partners are capable of providing incremental revenue to the national treasury by over…
Nigeria’s biggest carrier, Arik Air, is facing maintenance and safety challenges as it has failed to ferry its aircraft that are due for various categories of checks overseas for maintenance. Last week, one of the two engines of its aircraft,…
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina has described the demand by some groups under the banner of Concerned Nigerians as unconstitutional. He disclosed this on Channels TV’s Sunday Politics while answering questions about President Muhammadu Buhari’s health and…
Nigeria’s Forte Oil said on Friday it was in talks with a major refinery to form a strategic partnership for local refining of petroleum products in Africa’s top oil exporter, its chief executive said. Nigeria has been pushing to refurbish…
As mortgage loans to homeowners under the National Housing Fund scheme rise, experts are of the opinion that a lot more needs to be done, MAUREEN IHUA-MADUENYI writes Loan disbursement to homeowners under the National Housing Fund being administered by…
The Presidency is not losing sleep over protests being planned by a coalition of five civil society organisations against the continued absence of President Muhammadu Buhari from office, according to The PUNCH report. The indefinite protests are scheduled to start on Monday…
