Africa to get US$ 334m as WHO appeals for $1.5 bln in funding to address key globe emergencies in 2024
Jan. 15, 2024 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched an appeal for US$ 1.5 billion to protect the health of the most vulnerable populations in 41 emergencies around the…
Tinubu, ‘A Tribe Called Judah’ and the power of creative economy
By Temitope Ajayi While extolling Funke Akindele, the Nollywood filmmaker for her recent box office accomplishment, President Bola Tinubu lauded the growing contribution of the Nigerian creative industry to…
MultiChoice to offer Premier League content on streaming platform Showmax
Jan. 15, 2024 South African pay TV company MultiChoice Group and U.S. media conglomerate Comcast will offer African subscribers a standalone live Premier League soccer plan on mobile as part…
FAAC: The 3 tiers of govt. received N1.35 trn in Nov. 2023 – NBS report
Jan. 15, 2024 …As oil producing States get ₦50.67 bn from 13% derivation fund The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) disbursed N1.35 trillion to the three tiers of government in…
NOVA Merchant Bank Announces Major Increase in Staff Salaries
NOVA Merchant Bank Limited, a leading merchant bank in Nigeria, has announced a substantial increase in staff salaries, effective November 1, 2023. The increase in salary by up to 50%…
Aviation: The critic and the witch, by Michael Achimugu
There are a million flowery word combinations I could say to sound like an intelligent person. But today is not a day for semantic gymnastics. The aviation industry can…
Industrialisation: Oborevwori seeks support of organised Labour
Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to partner with his administration to fast track…
Steel production comes alive with anticipated $10bn investments
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, at the State House in Abuja, held a meeting with the Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, and the Minister of Defence,…
NUPRC boss, Komolafe, seeks collaboration with police to combat oil theft
In a bid to arrest the daunting challenge of oil theft in Nigeria’s petroleum sector, the Commission Chief Executive (CCE) of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, Engr Gbenga Komolafe…
Federal Highways: FG ready to clear N1.5trn debt owed contractors – Umahi
Jan. 11, 2024 The Federal Government says it is set to pay up the N1.5 trillion debt owed contractors for the construction of federal highways across the country. Government, however,…