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Sahara Group Foundation Awards $130,000 To 20 African EXTRApreneursThe Sahara Group Foundation (SGF), the social impact arm of Sahara Group, a leading energy and infrastructure conglomerate, has awarded over $130,000 to 20 outstanding African EXTRApreneurs under its flagship Sahara Impact Fund (SIF) Cohort 4 and Making A Difference Around Africa (MADAA) initiatives. For nearly two decades, the... Continue
Budget 2026: Obasa Charges Lawmakers To Be Thorough, Transparent During ReviewSpeaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Mudashiru Obasa, has charged his colleague-lawmakers to be thorough and transparent as they embark on a review of the 2026 Appropriation Bill presented to the House by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu last Tuesday. Obasa spoke during a three-day budget retreat... Continue
President Tinubu Approves Membership For US-Nigeria Working GroupPresident Bola Tinubu has approved the constitution of the Nigerian side of the US-Nigeria Joint Working Group as part of steps to deepen collaboration in tackling security challenges in the country. The composition of the Joint Working Group was part of the agreement reached during the recent trip to... Continue
New Excise Bill Could Undermine President Tinubu’s Fiscal Reform Agenda, OPS WarnsThe Organized Private Sector of Nigeria, OPS, has urged the National Assembly to withdraw the proposed amendment to the Customs, Excise and Tariff Bill stating that the current draft of the bill is misaligned with the Federal Government’s fiscal reform direction and contains several legal and administrative gaps. This... Continue
Bright Stars Football Academy Announces 2026 UK Summer Camp in Partnership With FCV International Football AcademyPRESS RELEASE ADEBOBOLA ALAWODE Bright Stars Football Academy (BSFA) is thrilled to announce an exclusive international Summer Camp for 2026, in partnership with the prestigious FCV International Football Academy in the United Kingdom. This immersive two-week programme is designed to provide aspiring footballers with a world-class training experience... Continue
Foreign Affairs Minister, Tuggar Mourns Sheikh Dahiru BauchiThe Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar has received with deep sorrow the news of the passing of Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi. Ambassador Tuggar joins his family, students, and members of the Tijaniyya family in Nigeria and across the world in mourning this profound loss. He extends... Continue
Adelabu: FG’s Power Reforms Yielding Fruits as Grid Synchronizes with West Africa, Investments Hit $2bnMinister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has announced that the Federal Government’s strategic interventions in the power sector are already yielding significant results, culminating in a landmark synchronization of the Nigerian grid with the wider West African network and attracting over $2 billion in fresh investments. The Minister disclosed... Continue
Entertainment
Wema Bank, Nigeria’s most innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has once again taken centre stage in grand style, collaborating with one of Africa’s... Continue
Leading technology company, MTN Nigeria, in partnership with C.R.E.A.M Platform, is set to spotlight Nigeria’s next generation of street music talent at a special edition of Industry Nite, holding... Continue
The Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN) has announced that the 2025 LAIF Creative Conference will take place on Saturday, November 29, 2025, at the Lagos Marriott Hotel,... Continue
DStv will broadcast the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in both Pidgin and English, offering fans across Nigeria a more relatable and exciting viewing experience. The dual-language coverage... Continue
Bella Disu, the Executive Vice Chairman, Globacom, recently received a standing ovation at TEDx Ikoyi after delivering a powerful talk titled “Say Yes Now: Why Readiness is a Myth.”... Continue
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has once again demonstrated excellence and sector leadership as it received major recognitions at the 2025 Peak Performer Awards, held at the... Continue
Education
As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, Lafarge Africa Plc has reaffirmed its commitment to quality education and community development through the remodeling and upgrading of Christian... Continue
Ms. Serah Yusuf of Wisdom International School of Excellence (WISE), Tudun Wada, Lugbe, FCT Abuja, has emerged the winner of the 11th edition of the prestigious Maltina Teacher of... Continue
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has been conferred with an honorary Doctorate in Business Administration by the Rome Business School, Nigeria. Governor Sanwo-Olu was honoured with... Continue
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has placed its members across the public universities in Nigeria on red alert as the deadline given to the government of Ahmed Bola... Continue
History was made in Lagos on Tuesday, as 13-year-old Ebunoluwa Seth Oluwatimilehin of Igando Community Senior High School, Igando, a suburb of Lagos, emerged as the overall winner of... Continue
The curtains are gradually falling on Globacom’s “Glo Innov8” National STEM competition for girls in Senior Secondary Schools across the country as the three top finalists have emerged for... Continue
Editorials
Crime
MICHAEL AKINOLA A 61-year old legal practitioner, Barr. Israel Mbaebie, has landed in trouble in Lagos State for allegedly employing a 16-year old girl as office secretary in his... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA A man, Olatunbosun Oniyede, had a nasty experience in Lagos State during the quarrel with a 40-year old lady, Abosede Akande, over an undisclosed matter as he... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE Police intelligence operatives from the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Annex, Alagbon, Lagos, have intercepted a container having live ammunition and contraband goods worth millions of Naira... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA Operatives of the Lagos Police Commissioner’s Tactical Team Squad have busted a notorious hard drugs joint, arrested dealers and recovered assorted hard drugs as exhibits during the... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE A 46-year old woman, Eshaf Mandu, has been arrested and charged in Lagos State for allegedly swindling Thrive Microfinance Bank to the tune of N2m with dud... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA A 35-year old lady, Chiwendu Esther, has landed in trouble in Lagos State for allegedly smashing the head of her female rival, Adejoke Adeyemi, with a bottle... Continue
Politics
An All Progressives Congress, APC chieftain and member of the Imo State Council of Elders, Chief Longers Anyanwu has congratulated the Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma... Continue
Friends and associates of Babatunde Olaogun are rallying behind his decision to represent Ogbomosho North Constituency in the Oyo State House of Assembly under the banner of the All... Continue
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has ratified the expulsion of the Governors of Oyo, Bauchi and Zamfara States, Seyi Makinde, Bala Mohammed and... Continue
The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio and the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Prof Nentawe Yilwatda, on Saturday received defectors from different political parties... Continue
The Deputy President of the 9th Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has condemned in the strongest terms the heinous murder of the Acting Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC)... Continue
Babatunde Olaogun has officially thrown his hat into the ring for the Oyo State House of Assembly, representing Ogbomoso North Constituency under the All Progressives Congress (APC). The declaration... Continue
Business
The Organized Private Sector of Nigeria, OPS, has urged the National Assembly to withdraw the proposed amendment to the Customs, Excise and Tariff Bill stating that the current draft... Continue
As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, Lafarge Africa Plc has reaffirmed its commitment to quality education and community development through the remodeling and upgrading of Christian... Continue
A dispute over who is authorised to represent General Hydrocarbons Limited on Wednesday stalled proceedings in the suit filed by the company against the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria... Continue
Wema Bank, Nigeria’s most innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has once again taken centre stage in grand style, collaborating with one of Africa’s... Continue
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), the foremost voice of organized business for over six decades, has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing enterprise competitiveness and national economic development through... Continue
HON WISDOM ONIEKPAR IKULI Nigeria’s aviation sector is swelling by the day as Bayelsa State has finally joined the list of very few states that own airlines... Continue
Feature
Health
The Oyo State Government has called for renewed commitment and collective actions in the fight against HIV/AIDS across the State. This call was made by the Chairman, Oyo... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE Nigeria is grappling with a maternal health crisis that has persisted for decades. Every year, thousands of women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. ... Continue
It was an afternoon of inspiration, passion, and purpose as Zolon Healthcare Ltd., a subsidiary of the Emzor Group, hosted a live webinar in celebration of the World Pharmacists... Continue
Coronation Registrars Limited, a subsidiary of Coronation Group, in partnership with the Lagos State Blood Transfusion Committee (LSBTC), successfully hosted a Blood Drive Initiative at the 5th floor of... Continue
Colexa Biosensor Ltd, Nigeria’s pioneer manufacturer of blood glucose monitoring systems, has announced the commencement of the Federal Government’s nationwide diabetes screening and capacity-building programme, following the procurement of... Continue
BY AHMED TIJANI IBN MUSTAPHA In a nation often gridlocked by debate, the Nigerian Senate’s firm stance against sachet alcohol represents a critical intervention for public health. The 10th... Continue
Interview
Metro
A lawyer, Olayinka Ola Daniels has been dragged before a Lagos High Court, by a senior lawyer, Babatunde Ogunba (SAN) for making slanderous statement against him, his character... Continue
inDrive, the global mobility and urban services platform, has announced a landmark investment of over ₦1 billion in driver welfare initiatives across Nigeria in 2025, reinforcing its commitment to... Continue
Mr. Adekunle Babatunde Ogunba, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) has dragged This Day newspaper and its editor, Onikepo Braithwaite, before a Lagos State High Court over alleged defamatory... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA A serving Police Officer, Inspector Ifeanyi Onyekwere, attached to Strike Force Squad at Zone 2 Command in Onikan, Lagos, has done the unthinkable by snubbing the Inspector... Continue
The Executive Chairman of Agege Local Government, Abdulganiyu Vinod Obasa, on Monday played host to one of the Nigerian music stars, Adekunle Temitope, better known by his stage name... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE A contractor, Prince Uzo Nwosu, has appeared before a Customary Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Takushara, Abuja, to explain why he had a sexual relationship... Continue
Opinions
Pictures
A delegation of Franco-Nigeria Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) on Thursday, 6 November 2025 paid a courtesy visit on the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu at... Continue
ABIODUN ADIGUN “Unlike the masses, intellectuals have a taste for rationality and interest in facts. Their critical habit of mind makes them resistant to the kind of propaganda that ... Continue
PHOTOS BY OKOBIA RAYMOND The Queen of Ooni of Ife, Her Regal Majesty, Olori Ambassador Dr. Temitope Enitan-Ogunwusi was a guest of the Ambassador of the Russian... Continue
PHOTOS BY OKOBIA RAYMOND The 2024 World Table Tennis Contender Lagos is currently ongoing at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Indoor Sports Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria. Interestingly,... Continue
FC Barcelona Femini forward, Nigerian soccer star, Assist Oshoala was at the private home of the Nigerian First Family in Lagos where she was received by the President, Asiwaju... Continue
Team Lagos athletes participating at the ongoing 2nd National Para Games in Abuja are really enjoying their participation in the championship designed by the Nigerian government for the... Continue
Sports
PRESS RELEASE ADEBOBOLA ALAWODE Bright Stars Football Academy (BSFA) is thrilled to announce an exclusive international Summer Camp for 2026, in partnership with the prestigious FCV International Football Academy... Continue
The leadership of the country’s National Assembly has not redeemed its pledge of N100 million to the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) and Paralympic Committee of Nigeria (PCN) ahead of... Continue
OMOTAYO KOLAWOLE PETER The 2025/26 Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Premiership season officially kicks off on Wednesday, November 26, with 10 matches across two groups. 20 topflight clubs will... Continue
DStv will broadcast the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in both Pidgin and English, offering fans across Nigeria a more relatable and exciting viewing experience. The dual-language coverage... Continue
As the 2nd edition of the Capital City Race mini-marathon, organised by Capital City Race, in collaboration with the Lagos State Sports Commission come to an end, an initiative... Continue
The under-13 football match between Segun Odegbami Football Academy Club and JOF All Stars Club ended in a stalemate of 1-1 score draw. The JOF All Stars Club scored... Continue
World
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, OON, has met with the British Foreign Secretary to discuss ways of strengthening cooperation between both countries across a broad... Continue
The war between Russia and Ukraine has long transcended the boundaries of a bilateral conflict. The active involvement of the USA and Europe is no longer a secret. The... Continue
The global movement to reconnect Afro-descendants with their ancestral homeland received powerful endorsements from two world leaders as Brazilian President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Nigerian President, Bola... Continue
MUDASHIRU TAWAKALITU OLUWATOYIN The Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) will take place in Addis Ababa from September 8 to 10, 2025, hosted by the government of Ethiopia and the... Continue
FADEYI TOLULOPE AYOBAMI As the Minamata Convention on Mercury marks eight years since it entered into force, over 150 Parties and many stakeholders continue working to reduce mercury pollution... Continue
ENGR TAIWO ABIODUN, PhD, DBA In a world already strained by division, polarization, and ideological extremism, the rising confrontation between Israel and Iran may seem like just another episode... Continue
Latest News
The Sahara Group Foundation (SGF), the social impact arm of Sahara Group, a leading... Continue
The Executive Chairman of Ojodu LCDA, Lagos State, Hon. Segun Odunmbaku, today officially launched... Continue
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Mudashiru Obasa, has charged... Continue
Indomie Instant Noodles, Nigeria’s most loved noodles brand, has announced the commencement of its... Continue
The home of Chief Sir Engr. Chukwudi Chikeluba was filled with members of... Continue
President Bola Tinubu has approved the constitution of the Nigerian side of the US-Nigeria... Continue
The Organized Private Sector of Nigeria, OPS, has urged the National Assembly to withdraw... Continue
PRESS RELEASE ADEBOBOLA ALAWODE Bright Stars Football Academy (BSFA) is thrilled to announce an... Continue
The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar has received with deep... Continue
Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has announced that the Federal Government’s strategic interventions... Continue
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