Month: July 2025

Guinness has announced its partnership as a Gold Sponsor for the  10th season of Big Brother Naija (BBNaija), Africa’s most-watched reality TV show. This partnership marks a thrilling alignment between two of Nigeria’s most beloved brands, Guinness and Big Brother Naija. As the show celebrates a decade of unforgettable entertainment, Guinness steps into the spotlight […]

The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI) has announced a major milestone, revealing that its efforts have led to over $800 million in private and public investments and created more than 100,000 direct and indirect jobs since the programme’s inception. Also, the agency noted that in just one year, the number of CNG-powered vehicles operating […]

Joy Nma Anyanacho, an entrepreneur and trailblazer in Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been named ‘Tech Innovator Of The Year’ by The Yessiey Awards. The award is in recognition of her remarkable contributions to the digital landscape in Africa, and inspiring a new generation of innovators across the continent. Upon receiving the Yessiey Award, Anyanacho expressed […]

The First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has partnered with TotalEnergies Staff Housing Cooperative Multipurpose Society Ltd (TEHC) with $40 million towards financing Louisville Phase 1, a tower that will comprise 157 residential apartments, including two and three-bedroom apartments, four-bedroom maisonettes, and five-bedroom penthouses, in Eko Atlantic City, Lagos. The residential tower is phase 1 of […]

To enhance learning among Primary and Secondary School pupils, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has set a target of equipping 50,000 school pupils across the country. This was even as the service said it was targeting to impact the lives of 10 million Nigerians through various intervention programmes Speaking on Thursday during the official commissioning […]

As part of ongoing efforts to tackle one of Nigeria’s most pressing environmental challenges, The Alternative Bank is set to execute the inaugural edition of its ‘Walk4ZeroPlastic’ campaign on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at Tejuosho Market in Yaba, Lagos. The initiative, which forms part of the World Environment Day Program of Sterling Sustainability Working Group, […]

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Muhammad Babangida, the son of the former military president, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, as chairman of the revamped Bank of Agriculture. According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga yesterday, Tinubu approved the appointment along with seven others. Some of them will serve as chairmen or directors-general of federal agencies. […]

Sokoto State Police Command yesterday announced the arrest of a notorious bandit, Buba Magaji. The command also recovered a significant cache of arms and ammunition following a swift intelligence-led operation. The commissioner of police, Ahmed Musa, said, “On July 13, 2025, at about 1600hrs, operatives attached to the command’s anti-kidnapping unit acted decisively on credible […]

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) is set to arraign the chairman of Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC), Professor Sani Lawan Malumfashi, and two others in court over an alleged N1 billion  money laundering case. Professor Malumfashi is expected to be arraigned on Monday at a Federal High Court, Abuja, […]