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The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has identified pollution, overfishing, climate change and neglect as mounting threats to the sustainability of the Ocean. Speaking at the 2025 World Maritime Day celebration titled “Our Ocean, Our Obligation, Our Opportunity,” organised by the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy in Lagos, the Minister urged […]

The decomposing body of Fatima Salihu Muhammad, a 24-year-old resident of Federal Polytechnic Bauchi Staff Quarters, who was declared missing about five days earlier has been discovered in a maize farm. LEADERSHIP reports that Fatima disappeared last Wednesday after she was sent to buy groceries from Birshin Fulani, a community laying just separated from Fatima’s […]

Oyo State Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, has said the economic reforms carried out by Governor Seyi Makinde’s administration have paid off. The state currently targets over N100 billion from Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). Oyelade confirmed the report that since last year, Oyo State has been the best place to live in Nigeria based […]

Moniepoint Microfinance Bank has said that the future of Africa’s financial system will be shaped within the continent, stressing that homegrown innovation, effective regulation, and informed journalism are central to building a sustainable economy. The bank’s chief executive, Babatunde Olofin, stated this at the 2025 annual conference of the Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria (FICAN), […]

The Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development will officially go live with its Electronic Content Management (ECM) System today, 30th September 2025. ECM is a system introduced to digitalise records management and streamline all official correspondence, thereby reducing paperwork and improving service delivery. This development is in line with the directives of the Head […]

As Nigeria celebrates its 65th anniversary of independence, the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has urged the government to prioritise key areas for sustainable development. The director/CEO of CPPE, Dr Muda Yusuf, stated that Nigeria must focus on deepening economic diversification, strengthening governance and institutions, investing in human capital, accelerating infrastructure development, […]

Edo State government said its technology and innovation deployment would help it meet the targeted N100bn in Internally Generated Revenue (IGR)by the end of December.. It said it had made tremendous gains in increasing the state’s IGR and managing some of the challenging issues with tax evasion and tax avoidance. The executive chairman of the […]

Unity Bank Plc has clarified further regarding the sale of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria’s (AMCON) 34 per cent equity stake in the bank, confirming that the shares were acquired by an existing shareholder and not by Providus Bank Limited. This development is said to signpost stakeholders’ confidence in the future of Unity Bank’s […]

The International Institute of Experts on Political Economy and Administration (IIEPEA) has approved Omobayo Marvelous Godwin’s appointment as its new director general. The announcement was made by Dr Tunji John Asaolu, president and co-founder of IIEPEA, during a press conference yesterday in Abuja. IIEPEA, registered in Canada and Nigeria, is renowned for its excellence in […]

The deputy governor of Abia State, Ikechukwu Emetu, has said the state will showcase itself as Africa’s business destination at the 2nd Aba International Trade Fair. ‎Emetu stated this while briefing the press on the 10-day fair scheduled for November 28 to December 7 at Osisioma Trade Fair Complex, in Umuahia, the state capital. The […]