By KINGSLEY OKOH PROPERTY expert and CEO of Harmony Gardens and Estate Development, Dr. Saheed Mosadoluwa, has said that property value in the Lekki-Epe corridors will continue to soar while noting that with “Detty December” just around the corner, the race to secure a slice of Ibeju-Lekki’s future was heating up. He cited Dangote Refinery, […]
By EJIKE EJIKE THE global call for women tech founders to compete for $85,000 in prizes and international recognition by inDrive, the organiser of the Aurora Tech Award, an annual global award for women founders of tech startups, has officially opened applications for the 2026 edition, beginning from 12 August 2025 till 12 November 2025. […]
By VIVIAN EMONI MRS. Noneye Ayeni, Director-General, Nigeria Exports Promotion Council (NEPC) says the council has distributed 23,239 hybrid seedlings and farm inputs to 3, 047 farmers across the country. Ayeni disclosed this to newsmen while presenting a report on the first half of 2025 Non-Oil Exports Performance in Abuja. She said that the effort […]
By AMINU GARKO GOVERNOR Abba Yusuf of Kano State has disbursed empowerment packages to 1,130 graduates of six entrepreneurship skills institutes, as part of his administration’s agenda for job creation and economic growth. The Spokesman to the Governor, Sunusi Dawakin-Tofa, disclosed this in a statement issued in Kano and made available to newsmen on Saturday. […]
By ALEX ENEBELI GOVERNOR Peter Mbah of Enugu State, on Saturday, laid the foundation stone for the construction of a 5,000 shop-capacity Nsukka International Market. Speaking at the event, Mbah promised that his administration would always take into account persons affected by development projects in the state. He dismissed the allegation of targeting to compensate […]
By AHMED KAIGAMA THE National Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (L-PRES) project has held its quarterly technical mission to boost livestock production in Bauchi, Gombe and Plateau states The National Project Coordinator of L-PRES, Alhaji Sanusi Abubakar, made the disclosure on Friday, at the end of its two-day mission in Bauchi, noting that it also […]
THE Onitsha River Port Manager, Mr Martins Osazuwa, says the port can generate N10 billion annually if fully operational. Osazuwa disclosed this on Friday in Onitsha while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He confirmed a barge recently berthed at the port—the first in 2025. He said the barge was loaded with tiles […]
BY GLORY UGOBA Nnena Igwe never thought her favorite synthetic braids could pose a health risk — until she developed persistent headaches that wouldn’t go away. What began as a fashion choice soon became a health concern that sent her searching for answers. Today, health experts are warning that the chemicals used in synthetic hair […]
By JACINTA NWACHUKWU AFRICA Development Bank (AfDB) and its partners have mobilised 2.2 billion dollars (about ₦3.4 trillion) to implement special agro-industrial processing zones in Nigeria. Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the outgoing President of AfDB disclosed this in a paper presented at the 2025 Standard Chartered Bank Africa Summit recently held in Lagos. In a copy […]
By TALATU MAIWADA ACTION Against Hunger (ACF), in collaboration with development partners, has commenced implementation of the Pastoralism and Livestock Marketing in Cameroon, Nigeria, Chad Cross-Border Territories (PASCO) project in Adamawa. Mr. Peter Koti, Advocacy and Communications Lead for ACF Nigeria, said this in a statement on Thursday in Yola. Koti said the initiative was […]