THE Nikki Udezue Foundation (NUF), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has called for more philanthropic initiatives and community-driven programmes to make a difference in the lives of Nigerians. The Convener of NUF, Mrs. Nkeiruka Udezue, made the call on Saturday during the organisation’s HEAL medical outreach at Pyakasa, a community in Abuja. According to her, development […]
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CHINA’S Ambassador to Nigeria Yu Dunhai has called for deeper cooperation between the two countries, saying both nations need to work together to safeguard peace, justice, and the principles of the United Nations Charter. Yu made the call on Friday in Abuja at a film screening organised by the China Cultural Centre to mark […]
GUARANTY Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO) has increased its investment in Guaranty Trust Bank Ltd. (GTBank) to ₦504 billion. The bank disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. The increase followed its subscription to GTBank’s rights issue of 6,994,050,290 ordinary shares at 50 kobo each, valued at ₦365.85 billion. With this injection, GTBank’s […]
THE Nigerian Army troops have intercepted 242 bags of NPK fertiliser suspected to be diverted for use in the production of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) by terrorists in Borno. A credible source at Army Headquarters confirmed the development on Friday in Abuja. The source said the operation underscored the army’s vigilance in cutting off critical […]
THERE’S a lot of hype right now about how intra-African trade through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could replace the considerable loss of African exports to the United States (US) precipitated by the Trump administration’s steep tariff hike. Intra-African trade – which, at about 15–16 per cent of all African trade, is relatively low – […]
BIOLA Abayomi pleaded with the butcher for the umpteenth time, her demeanour pitiful. 46-year-old Mrs. Abayomi, a fashion stylist and mother of two children, appears desperate to purchase a cut of beef at ₦2,000, but the butcher disagrees, their voice drowned out by the chatter of traders and passersby at the Sango-Ota market in Ogun […]
ISRAELI government representatives will not be invited to attend a major London arms fair next month, a UK government spokesperson said Friday, amid worsening diplomatic relations between Britain and Israel over the Gaza conflict. “We can confirm that no Israeli government delegation will be invited to attend DSEI UK 2025” in September, said a defence […]
THE proposed meeting which should have brought the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, and executive members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to a round table to discuss the 2009 agreement and stop the looming strike failed to hold on Thursday. Recall that the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) had […]
THE Nigerian Government has announced a new game plan, aimed to be accomplished in the four years leading up to 2030, as a central plank in its effort to attain an ambitious $1 trillion economy at the end of the decade. The Renewed Hope Development Plan (2026-2030) sits within the wider Nigeria Agenda 2050, the […]
