By PAULINA NZERUBE AT the Otu Oka Iwu Association’s Annual Dinner and Award Night in Lagos, the Asagba of Asaba, HRM Prof. Epiphany Azinge, SAN, urged Igbo legal practitioners to strengthen solidarity, support one another, and harness collective resources for growth. Speaking as Father of the Day, the monarch reminded the association that unity remains […]
By NJORIGE LYNUS NIGERIA’S First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has projected a dramatic economic turnaround for the country, asserting that by 2026, foreign nations will seek loans from Nigeria. She made the declaration in Ile-Ife, Osun State, after being installed as Yeye Asiwaju Gbogbo Ile Oodu’a during the 10th coronation anniversary of the Ooni of […]
By PAULINA NZERUBE DELTA State First Lady and Founder of the You Matter Charity Foundation, Deaconess Tobore Oborevwori, has urged royal mothers across the state to strengthen unity, support one another, and continue praying for peace and progress in their kingdoms. She made the call during the End-of-Year Banquet held in honour […]
THE Nigerian Publishers Association (NPA) has announced an ambitious lineup of events to celebrate its 60th anniversary, highlighting six decades of contributions to education, culture and the book industry. At a press briefing in Ibadan, NPA President Alhaji Lukman Dauda unveiled the Diamond Jubilee theme—“Publishing in Nigeria: 60 Years of Impact, Innovation and Inclusion”—and confirmed […]
By FIDELUS ZWANSON CENTRAL Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Olayemi Cardoso is expected to outline key monetary and regulatory priorities when he addresses financial sector leaders at the 2025 Annual Bankers’ Dinner of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) on 28 November. The event, now in its 60th edition, is regarded as a […]
By DAVID JOHN-FLUKE THE Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) brought its 44th International Convention to a stirring close on 1 November 2025, with a glittering awards dinner celebrating the nation’s finest writers. The ceremony, held at the Chinua Achebe International Conference Center, Mamman Vatsa Writers’ Village, Abuja, marked the announcement of the winners of the […]
By PAULINA NZERUBE THE Delta State Government has applauded the Livelihood Improvement and Family Enterprises in the Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) project, supported by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), for engaging 630 new incubatees under its additional financing phase. The project, jointly funded by the Federal Government of Nigeria, IFAD, and the Niger Delta […]
By NINI NDUONOFIT-AKOH NIGERIAN rice farmers and millers have renewed their “Eat Nigerian Rice” campaign to boost local production and curb capital flight from foreign rice imports. Speaking during a World Food Day roadshow in Abuja, Peter Dama, National Chairman of the Competitive African Rice Forum for Sustainable Development, urged the Federal Government to end […]
By AUGUSTINA McSOLOMON-OGHAKPERUO THE Boyloaf Foundation, in partnership with the Miss Peace Organisation and supported by the Bayelsa State Government, has called on youths in the Niger Delta to embrace peace, tolerance, and empathy. The call was made in Yenagoa during an event marking the International Day of Peace themed “Little Hands, Big Dreams.” Children […]
By ABDUL AHMED (A.A.) RUFUS THE Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the FCT says it resolved 38 disputes between January and August 2025 through its Peace and Conflict Resolution (PCR) unit. FCT Commandant Olusola Odumosu disclosed this during a peace walk in Abuja to mark the International Day of Peace, themed “Act […]