Development Bank Connects Innovators, investors at the 2024 DBN Techpreneur Summit

The Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) has further bolstered the growth of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) within the Nigeria’s innovation ecosystem by facilitating direct interface between investors-ready tech innovators and potential investors, thereby offering qualified techpreneurs opportunity to secure financing deals during the just-concluded annual flagship tech event, …

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Q2 Media Performance Review: Banking, Insurance, and Telecom CEOs in Focus

In spite of the challenging economic conditions and their adverse effects on businesses nationwide, Nigeria’s commercial banking, insurance, and telecommunications sectors have consistently maintained robust media relations, marketing strategies, and public awareness initiatives. Their success has been bolstered by the impressive data shared with the media in the second quarter, …

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Kogi urges residents to shun violent protests

The Kogi State Government on Sunday advised residents of the state to shun any violent protest against President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo, gave the advice in a statement he issued in Lokoja on Sunday. He urged the residents to rather join the Not+My-State Movement Against …

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APC sweeps Ebonyi local government poll

The Ebonyi State Independent Electoral Commission on Sunday declared the All Progressives Congress as the winner of Saturday’s local council poll in the state. The Chairman of the Commission, Jossey Eze, announced the results of the poll in the state capital, Abakaliki. He said the APC won all the 13 …

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Umahi speaks on state of Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway

The Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, has described the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway as part of the Federal Government’s priority projects. Umahi said this on Sunday while addressing newsmen after inspecting the Aba section of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway. He also Port Harcourt Road, Aba and other federal roads undergoing …

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Gbajabiamila’s Security Killed Her Husband 4 Years Ago. Now Widow, Children Live In Penury

L-R: Mrs. Josephine ‘Nene’ Ifeanyichukwu and Mr Femi Gbajabiamila On November 19, 2020, Shehu Shagari Way, a stone’s throw from the National Assembly, was the stage for a tragedy that would forever alter the lives of Josephine ‘Nene’ Ifeanyichukwu, her daughter and seven-day-old baby. Ifeanyichukwu Okereke, a hardworking newspaper vendor from …

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Pan-Yoruba Group Asks Tinubu Govt To Caution Delta Governor Over Alleged Plots Against Itsekiri People, Says Yoruba, Itsekiri Are Brothers

The group accused Governor Oborevwori of creating ‘artificial kings right on the land owned by Itsekiri people’. APan-Yoruba group, O’odua Nationalist Coalition (ONAC) has asked President Bola Tinubu’s administration to caution Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori over alleged collaboration with some ethnic nationalities in the state to forcefully take territories …

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Africa’s Richest Man Aliko Dangote Offers To Sell 650,000 BPD Refinery To Nigeria’s NNPC Amid Monopoly Allegations

This development comes as Dangote navigates a dispute with a key equity partner and ongoing regulatory issues in Nigeria. Aliko Dangote, Africa’s wealthiest individual, is considering a sale of his oil refinery to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). The refinery, which has a capacity of 650,000 barrels per …

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