Five victims of female genital mutilation underwent surgical repairs in Oyo: UNFPA
Five survivors of female genital mutilation in Oyo State have received life-changing surgical repairs for related complications. Tolulope…
Nigeria to host 32nd Afreximbank annual meetings
By Tochukwu Bliss, Abuja The Federal Government of Nigeria and Afreximbank have signed the Host Country Agreement for…
German envoy seeks trade balance between Nigeria, Germany
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CCI Giessen-Freidberg, Matthias Leder, has called on the federal government to improve the…
14 million Nigerians abuse drugs: NDLEA
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says no fewer than 14 million Nigerians are estimated to abuse…
At AI Summit, diplomats and Pharrell mull destiny of tech revolution
AI is already transforming our world but its power rests “in the hands of a few”, UN Secretary-General…
Reaching for the stars: ‘We know the answers’ to support women in STEM
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) are crucial to economic growth – yet gender inequality in these fields…
Customers to pay more for interbank withdrawal
By Tochukwu Bliss, Abuja Effective March 1, customers seeking to withdraw money from other banks’ Automated Teller Machines…
Customs suspends implementation of 4% FOB import charge amid criticisms
By Tochukwu Bliss, Abuja Following widespread criticisms, the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), yesterday announced the suspension of the…
Shell sees bright future for Nigeria’s deep-water under right conditions
By Stanley Onyeka, Lagos Nigeria can meet oil production targets and implement ambitious development programmes from deep-water oil and gas operations if it continues with policies…
MTN hikes prices of data, SMS
MTN PLC, Nigeria’s largest telecommunications operator on Tuesday commenced implementation of the Nigerian Communications Commission’s approved tariff hike…