Month: August 2025

The North Central region of Nigeria has long been described as the country’s “bridge” – geographically connecting North and South, culturally diverse, and resource-rich. Plateau, Nasarawa, Kwara, Benue, Niger, and Kogi form a belt of potential that could, in theory, be the nation’s agricultural and industrial heartbeat. Yet the 2025 Phillips Consulting State Performance Index […]

A women-focused professional pressure group, Women in Mining Africa (WiM-Africa), has been confirmed as an official Supporting Association Partner for the Resourcing Tomorrow/Mines and Money London 2025 event, which will take place in London from December 2 to 4, 2025. The partnership marks an important milestone in WiM-Africa’s mission to amplify African women’s voices in […]

Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday convicted three more internet fraudsters who were apprehended at a hotel within the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) complex in Ogun State. Justice Dipeolu, the vacation judge, jailed the convicts after they pleaded guilty to separate charges of false pretence, identity theft, and […]

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) must “urgently” take legal steps to prove they are not terrorist organisations, following a recent Canadian court ruling describing them as such. In a statement on Monday, Falana argued that the Nigerian political parties should clear […]

There are many ways to look at visionary leadership, the capacity to translate vision into reality, as the American leadership expert Warren Bennis is justly famous for saying. Visionary leadership involves the ability to innovate and to create; which is why, according to Leroy Eimes, a leader is one who sees more than others see, […]

The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has secured a $40 million commercial credit line from the Export-Import Bank of India (India Exim Bank) to support private sector transformation in West Africa. This partnership aims to bridge the infrastructure gap, drive sustainable economic growth, and promote regional economic integration. The president and chairman of […]

The Nigeria–China Strategic Partnership (NCSP) has backed Inner Galaxy Steel Company, which has embarked on a $550 million expansion plan to establish a new plant in Ogun State with a projected annual output of 2 million metric tons (MMT). The announcement was made during the director-general of the NCSP, Joseph Tegbe’s official visit to Inner […]

First City Monument Bank (FCMB) and the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank (FMO) have announced the launch of the FCMB–FMO AgriTech Investment Readiness Programme 2025. According to the financial institutions, the initiative aspires to identify, support, and finance Nigeria’s most promising agritech startups and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In collaboration with Heave Ventures, the programme, […]