The Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) has reported disbursing more than N1 trillion to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) nationwide, contributing to the creation of over 1.2 million jobs. This was…
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Firm unveils free cloud tool to boost newsroom productivity
JournoTECH, a media-technology company operating in both the UK and Nigeria, has launched NewsAssist AI, a free, cloud-based artificial The post Firm unveils free cloud tool to boost newsroom productivity appeared first…
Atiku, El-Rufai, Amaechi blame Tinubu for poverty, urge opposition unity
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, and former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, have openly criticised the economic direction of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, accusing it of…
Malaysia Traders Market: Promoting business development with Nigeria
Bilateral trade and investment development is the thrust of a formal presentation of the Malaysia Traders Market (MTM), scheduled to be held on Monday in Lagos State. The MTM is a Malaysia/Nigerian…
Dogara’s appointment reflects fairness, inclusivity in Tinubu administration
Stakeholders from Tafawa Balewa, Dass and Bogoro Federal Constituency of Bauchi State have described the appointment of former Speaker Yakubu The post Dogara’s appointment reflects fairness, inclusivity in Tinubu administration appeared first…
Musa-Olomu denies allegations, calls accusers mischief makers
The outgoing Chief Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, Prof. Adewale Musa-Olomu, has exonerated himself of any wrongdoing from the allegations levelled against him while in office as…
Nigeria to establish special court for exam cheats
The Nigerian Government has proposed setting up a National Examination Malpractice Court to swiftly prosecute exam cheats and curb malpractice nationwide. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, affirmed this recommendation of the…
Rivers port: BUA Group, Hadiza Usman clash over concession
Hadiza Bala Usman, Special Adviser on Policy Coordination to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has accused Alhaji Abdul Samad Rabiu, President of the BUA Group, of violating a contractual agreement with the Nigerian…
How interagency collaboration quelled IPOB/ESN violence in Southeast
In a sweeping multi-agency campaign that has quietly but effectively suppressed the bloodletting perpetrated by secessionist IPOB/ESN groups across the South-East, Nigerian security forces under Operation UDO KA have recorded significant successes,…
Trusted by global peers: A toast to Aniekan Ukpanah
I was a frequent diner at a restaurant in Wellesley, Massachusetts, a few years ago. Over time, I became familiar with a man named Didier, whom I often saw moving gracefully through…