Oluchi Chibuzor  As part of efforts to develop a policy framework that supports inclusion, Leading Ladies Africa (LLA) has advocated for robust economic equity to enhance women’s financial empowerment. Speaking at a Women in Finance Breakfast Forum in Lagos recently, the ...

*Declare insurance market  to hit N2.5tn in 2025 Dike Onwuamaeze The Commissioner for Insurance, National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), Mr. Olusegun Omosehin, and the President of Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Mr. Gabriel ...

*Ex-chairmen of Ijaw LGAs flay threats to unleash violence in state Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt  The political crisis in Rivers State may be thawing gradually as Governor Siminalayi Fubara, has invited the embattled  27 members of the State House of Assembly for discussion, ...

41 guest columnist Olufemi Soneye NNPC’s Landmark Partnership Advances Self-Sufficiency and Global Competitiveness Before the advent of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration, successive regimes had shied away from taking bold steps with a view to engaging sustainable ...

With a relative decline in headline inflation, the Central Bank of Nigeria is under pressure to cut interest rates, James Emejo writes  The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) recently rebased the Consumer Price Index (CPI) which measures the rate of change in prices of goods and ...

Kayode Tokede As the initial enthusiasm that trailed its listing on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) wilts, Geregu Power Plc and three other blue-chip companies with varied concerns have been trading flat between December 2024 till date.  The others with a combine ...

The Nigerian equities market yesterday bowed to investors’ profit-taking  with a decline of 0.04 per cent, as the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in its first meeting in 2025 retained benchmark rates. At the end of the 299th MPC meeting held on ...

Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has announced a $400 million plan to revive a second production line at the Mugher cement plant in Ethiopia, aiming to double the facility’s annual capacity to 5 million tons.The Ethiopian plant that became operational in 2015 ...

Charles Ajunwa The organisers of Accra Weizo West African Travel fair have announced the dates for the 8th AccraWeizo Travel Expo.  According to the organisers, the 8th Edition of Accra Weizo is slated for Friday,  27th June, 2025 starting with a Road Trip Adventure from Nigeria ...

The Principal Partner, Purifoy Seven Drops on Ten Ltd and Founder, Laide Lanre-Badmus (LLB) Foundation Africa, Ms. Laide Lanre-Badmus, speaks on her close shave with death experience during a fibroid surgery and why the first-anniversary celebration and outreach of her Foundation ...

Fred Itua writes about definite programmes and policies being executed by Governor Monday Okpebholo to redefine governance in Edo state. As I set out to pen this piece, my mind is drawn to the profound epistle of Apostle Paul to the Corinthians in 1 Corinthians 1:27-29: “But ...

JOSHUA J. OMOJUWA argues that there is a cost to every action or inaction You could sum up a population in two ways: they are playing for the immediate gratification of short-term rewards or they are doing the work knowing that whilst the reward may not come immediately, ...