Iyanya Nigerian singer Iyanya has opened up about his harrowing ordeal with bankruptcy and a near-suicidal mental health crisis in 2020. The artiste, popularly known as Iyanya, disclosed that he faced dire financial difficulties, losing his residence and resorting to temporary stays in hotels. The distress deepened as he struggled to manage …
Read More »Reps committee decries mismanagement of billions on mass transit schemes
Rep Afam Ogene, Chairman House Committee on Renewable Energy The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee to investigate Failure of Federal Mass Transit Schemes in Nigeria since 1999, has decried the serial mismanagement of humongous government investments in Urban Mass Transit Schemes to ameliorate transportation challenges, with resultant abysmal results. …
Read More »Tinubu Holds First FEC Meeting 92 Days After Assuming Office
President Bola Tinubu has convened the inaugural Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting of his administration at the State House in Abuja. The meeting comes 92 days after his official inauguration as Nigeria’s 16th president on May 29, 2023. The meeting is taking place on the heels of the recent swearing-in of …
Read More »Lagos Govt Arraigns 10 Capital Oil Employees For Obstructing Street Traders’ Arrest
Governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) has arraigned ten staff members of ‘Capital Oil’ situated along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway for obstructing the arrest of street traders According to LAGESC, the ten staff members attacked its operatives and destroyed branded operational vehicles of the agency. …
Read More »Nigeria Losing Billions To Low Investments In Creative Industry—Obi Asika
The Convener of Omniverse and founder of Storm 360, Obi Asika, has said that Nigeria is missing out on the multi-billion revenue from the creative industry because of the lack of infrastructure like Netflix and Amazon as well as world class venues. Asika also believes that the creative economy could …
Read More »How Naira can be strengthened – experts
Naira notes Some financial experts have advised that only accelerated productivity can strengthen the Naira. This is coming as Nigerians continue to decry the unending depreciation of the Naira in spite of monetary policy initiatives by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to strengthen the currency. The News Agency of …
Read More »NRC MD in trouble over non-payment of security escorts’ allowances
Fidet Edentalen Okhiria, the Managing Director of the Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, is in fresh trouble as he might be sanctioned for his alleged failure to pay the allowances of security officers attached to the agency. The Minister of Transportation, Saidu Alkali, said this when he paid an unscheduled visit to …
Read More »BBNaija All Stars: The country is angry with me – Seyi tells Venita
Big Brother Naija All Stars housemate, Seyi Awolowo has revealed that the country is angry with him. This comes on the heels of his ‘misogynistic’ comment to have opened a miscellaneous account for his son to enable him to have sex with other people’s daughters. The statement sparked an outrage …
Read More »Give Tinubu’s govt a chance; Nigeria’s problems not quick fix – Otunba Adegbenro
Nigerian industrialist, Otunba Dr. Adejare Adegbenro, has called on Nigerians to exercise patience with the administration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, cautioning that the nation’s myriad problems are not a quick fix. In a press statement released on Sunday, he urged Nigerians to support the government’s efforts in tackling the …
Read More »AfCFTA: Traditional institution, key to successful implementation —Akwara
Multiple award-winning filmmaker and producer, David Akwara has made the case for the involvement of royal fathers and traditional institutions in the implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. Akwara, who is the director of a Pan African documentary series, titled, “The Rise: A Journey to Africa’s …
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