WEMA BANK SET TO COMMEMORATE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2025…. To reward 131 women with N11,000,000 Cash prizes, among other activities Further solidifying its position as a gender equality and inclusion driven bank, Wema Bank, Nigeria’s most innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has announced plans and unveiled the lineup of…
In a powerful display of leadership and environmental commitment, Honourable Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, took center stage at the “Intersecting Worlds of Climate Change, Mangrove and Art” symposium held at the Nigerian Conservation Foundation in Lekki on Thursday. The event, which fused creative expression with environmental advocacy, reaffirmed Lagos State’s…
The Ogun State High Court in Sagamu has nullified the installation of Olugbenga Somade as the Akufon of Idarika, Iperu Remo, Ogun State, declaring the process illegal. Justice O.S. Oloyede ruled that Somade must cease to present himself as the Akufon of Idarika, adding that all related documents, including the staff of office, certificate of…
Former presidential aide, Dr. Doyin Okupe is reportedly dead. The prominent Nigerian politician passed away at the age of 72. It was gathered that Dr. Okupe died on Friday morning after battling a protracted illness suspected to be cancer. Okupe was in 2022 appointed as the Director-General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign for the…
The Economic Community of West African States, through its specialised health institution, the West African Health Organisation has urged researchers, policymakers, healthcare professionals, and stakeholders to contribute to strengthening regional health security against Lassa fever and other emerging infectious diseases. WAHO made the call on Friday in a statement while announcing the second Lassa Fever…
The federal government has designated and sanctioned several individuals and entities, including prominent separatist leader Simon Ekpa, for their alleged involvement in financing terrorism. The sanctions, which include the immediate freezing of all funds, assets, and economic resources, were announced on Thursday following a meeting of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee in Abuja. This decision was…
“I know with what is going on in the Senate, you may say, why am I not taking a position? I believe that the Senate is doing what is needful because that’s what it is,” she said. Remi TInubu First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has weighed in on the recent controversy surrounding the Senate, emphasising that…
A former member of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Cletus Obun, has suggested that future candidates for political offices—including governors, councilors, and senators—may need to undergo mental stability tests before assuming office. Obun made this statement during an interview on Arise TV on Thursday, following the controversy surrounding Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The senator…
Former Kaduna senator, Shehu Sani, has revealed that he narrowly escaped a six-month suspension from the Senate in 2018 for disclosing the salaries and allowances of federal lawmakers. Sani, in a post on X on Thursday, said he would have faced the suspension if not for the intervention of then-Senate President Bukola Saraki and his…
The Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria (SCSN) says the decision by some northern governors to close primary and secondary schools during Ramadan is appropriate. A statement by its Secretary-General, Nafiu Baba-Ahmad, in Kaduna on Thursday, said the closure prioritises students’ well-being amid extreme heat conditions during the fasting period. Baba-Ahmad criticised organisations, including the…
