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By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja Nigeria’s non-interest capital market has expanded to over N1.6 trillion, reflecting its growing influence in promoting financial inclusion and supporting national infrastructure development, the Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr. Emomotimi Agama, has said. Speaking at the 7th African International Conference on Islamic Finance (AICIF) 2025 in Lagos, … Continue reading “Nigeria’s non-interest capital market hits N1.6trn — SEC DG”
By Prisca Sam-Duru In a strategic plan targeting young Nigerians with the aim of inspiring them to tell stories that redefine Nigeria’s image, NLNG has launched a new Prize category, The Nigeria Prize for Creative Arts. Presented under the NLNG-sponsored The Nigeria Prizes, the Nigeria Prize For Creative Arts, which focuses on Documentary films, takes … Continue reading “NLNG explores Nigeria’s identity through $20,000 Nigeria Prize for Creative Arts”
By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,449 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,457 per dollar on Tuesday. Similarly, the naira appreciated to N1,440 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM). Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the exchange rate for the naira fell to … Continue reading “Naira rises to N1,449/$ in parallel market”
By Marie-Therese Nanlong JOS — Twenty years after the Plateau State House of Assembly passed the Child Rights Law in 2005, the long-dormant legislation is finally coming alive as the State Government has inaugurated the Plateau State Child Rights Implementation Committee (PLASCRIC). For two decades, the law—which was hailed as a landmark victory for child … Continue reading “Plateau activates child rights law with new Implementation Committee”
By Prisca Sam-Duru Seun Alli is the curator and project lead for the ongoing Afrobeat Rebellion, a landmark exhibition celebrating Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s life, music, and political legacies. A Lagos-based lawyer, art broker, curator, and cultural strategist, Ali has through her platform- June Creative Art Advisory (JCAA), worked at the intersection of law, curation, and … Continue reading “With social media, Fela would have done unimaginable things with Afrobeat – Seun Ali, curator”
However much the Presidency tried to explain away President Bola Tinubu’s last-minute cancellation of this year’s Independence Day parade, it was clear that something was amiss. For such a milestone as Nigeria’s 65th independence anniversary, it was beyond belief that the president would abruptly ditch the parade on the strange excuse that the Armed Forces should not … Continue reading “Nigeria doesn’t need a military coup; it needs enlightened, active citizens, by Olu Fasan”
By Tunde Rahman In 1985, the American magazine Newsweek reported that the number of high-rise buildings in Shanghai, China’s biggest commercial city, could be counted on the finger tips. By 2005, 20 years later, when I had the first opportunity to visit Beijing and Shanghai as part of China-Africa Editors’ Delegation touring that Asian country, skyscrapers had … Continue reading “China 15th 5-Year-Plan and Future of China-Africa Cooperation”
In academic and professional environments, communication is one of the most powerful tools you possess. Whether you are drafting an email to a colleague, guiding a team through a project, or presenting research findings to an audience, the way you use language shapes how others perceive you. Your words can strengthen your credibility or weaken it. Interestingly, … Continue reading “Grammar and Speaking Tips for University Professionals, by Ruth Oji”
By Chioma obinna The family of a young Nigerian man, Mr. Okafor Uchenna, is appealing to the public for financial assistance to help him undergo a life-saving kidney transplant after being diagnosed with kidney failure.As you read this article, doctors at the Military Hospital, Yaba, and Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH Lagos, say that … Continue reading “Kidney patient seeks N43m for urgent transplant”
By Sola Ogundipe A 26-year-old Momodu Mubarak Muhammed, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, has cried out for help from well-meaning Nigerians to enable him to undergo a life-saving double hip replacement surgery estimated to cost ₦12 million.Momodu, who hails from Agbede in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, has been battling … Continue reading “Youth corper battling Sickle Cell complications seeks ₦12m for hip surgery”