Senate confirms appointment of Adepoju as DG of NARSDA
The Senate has confirmed Dr. Matthew Olumide Adepoju as the Director General of the National Space Research and Development Agency, NARSDA. The confirmation by the Senate yesterday was a sequel to the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee…
9mobile appoints Abolaji Idowu as new Chief Financial Officer
The Board of Emerging Market Telecommunication Services Limited (EMTS) trading as 9mobile, has announced the appointment of Abolaji Idowu as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). This comes a few days after the company announced the appointment of a new…
Farmers’ security cost piles pressure on food prices
FG concludes plans for food imports …Nigeria ranks fifth on cost-of-living index Jamiu Ibrahim farms yams, cassava and rice in Benue, Nasarawa and Zamfara states. Ibrahim told BusinessDay that he is often accompanied by a retinue of security guards any…
Wole Soyinka 2024 Essay Competition: 90 finalists emerge
A total of 90 finalists of the Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange, WSICE, 2024 Essay Competition for Senior Secondary School Student, representing a diverse array of talented students from schools across Nigeria, have emerged. According to the organisers, these finalists…
Minister hails Wike’s wife over Appeal Court Judge elevation
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister of State, Mariya Mahmoud, has congratulated the wife of the FCT Minister, Hon. Justice Eberechi Suzzette Wike, over her recent elevation as an Appeal Court Judge. The commendation was contained in a congratulatory letter…
Former Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino becomes pastor in hometown
Former Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino becomes pastor in hometown Former Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino has embraced a new calling, announcing his ordination as an evangelical pastor at the age of 32. The Brazilian footballer shared the news on his social…
The position of former president and flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama on the Free Senior High School in Ghana remains questionable and shocking to many political actors. According to Prof. Dinkum, it sounded bizarre for…
President Tinubu Backs Amaju Pinnick’s Re-Election Bid Into FIFA Council
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced support for Nigeria’s bid to be reelected to the FIFA Council, the main decision-making body of the organization. Nigeria’s current representative on the council, Amaju Pinnick, who is also a two-term President of the…
Toyin Abraham faces backlash for action against trolls who cursed her over Tinubu’s support
Nollywood actress, Toyin Abraham, is under fire on social media platforms after she reported trolls who cursed her for supporting President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 general election to the police for cyberbullying. Abraham, during the 2022 election campaign period,…
Presidency raises alarm over NNPC’s non-completion of PH refinery
The presidency has expressed concern about the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited’s failure to meet key milestones crucial to President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s goals. Sources from The Cable reveal that Hadiza Bala Usman, special adviser to President Tinubu on…