Tech firm, Pivo, shuts down one year after raising $2m
A start-up fintech firm, Pivo, has announced that it is shutting down a year after raising more than $2 million in seed round. The firm founded by Nkiru Amadi-Emina (CEO) and Ijeoma Akwiwu (COO) in July 2021 is known for…
Messi named Time’s ‘Athlete of the Year’
Time said the Argentine superstar had already had a transformative impact on the American sporting landscape, which has been historically slow to embrace football.…
Kaduna village bombing: Death toll hits 120, villagers allege military bombed twice
•One family loses 32 members, culprits must be punished, survivors, ACF, JNI tell military •Army chief begs victims, says soldiers mistook villagers for bandits, Tinubu, Atiku mourn Survivors of the accidental…
Opebi/Ojota link bridge ready Q2 2024, says Sanwo-Olu
Opebi/Mende/Ojota link bridge will be ready for use by second quarter of next year, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said. Sanwo-Olu, who inspected the site yesterday, expressed satisfaction about the level…
Tinubu celebrates veteran politician Yakasai at 98
President Bola Tinubu has celebrated elder statesman and founding member of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, on his 98th birthday. A statement yesterday in Abuja by the Special Adviser to the…
Elders to resolve Benue APC crisis
All Progressives Congress (APC) elders in Benue State, led by former Senate President Ahmed Ebute, have waded into the crisis between Governor Hyacinth Alia and the chapter. The 23 APC local government chairmen…
FG looking at concessionary loans, climate financing to fund 2024 budget – Edun
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, on Tuesday, said the country needs to take advantage of cheap concessionary loans and climate financing to raise revenue to fund the 2024…
We will resume power supply to Niger Republic when ban is lifted – TCN
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has expressed its readiness to resume electricity supply to Niger Republic whenever Nigeria lifts the ban on the neighbouring country. The company’s General Manager for…
Ten Hag dismisses dressing room row ahead of Chelsea clash
Embattled Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has dismissed reports of a split in the dressing room, saying he and his squad are united. Ten Hag has been under fire in recent weeks following United’s poor form,…
PoS operators return to cash buying as scarcity hits banks
Point of Sale (PoS) operators have returned to buying cash from traders and petrol station attendants as banks suffer from a shortage of naira cash. A PoS operator in Ajah, Lagos, told BusinessDay that “there is no cash…
Inside multi-billion naira estacode racketeering
In 2012, Aruma Oteh, former director-general of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) while appearing before a committee of the House of Representatives, accused Herman Hembe, former chairman of the House Committee on…
Oil traders raise concern as NNPC changes price model for crude supplies – Report
Crude oil traders have raised concerns about Nigerian products after the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited changed its price model to supply the commodity. This is according to a Bloomberg report…
Tinubu Arrives In Abuja From COP28 Summit
President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, returned to Abuja after attending the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, which took place in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Apart from participating in the…
PHOTOS: Army Chief Attends Burial Of Kaduna Bombing Victims
Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, the Chief of Army Staff, has paid a visit to Kaduna State following the Nigerian Army drone strikes on Sunday night that led to the death of over 90 civilians during Maulud celebration in Tudun…
Portable Gets Cash Gift, Shopping Spree From British Rapper Skepta
Popular Nigerian singer, Portable has shown so much excitement as British-American rapper, Joseph Olaitan Adenuga Jr., aka Skepta, gifted him cash in pounds and took him shopping. Skepta was with the Nigerian singer…
Climate activist Greta Thunberg accuses Israel of war crimes, genocide
Climate activist Greta Thunberg and other leading figures in Fridays for Future Sweden have accused Israel of war crimes and genocide in a piece published on Tuesday in Sweden’s Aftonbladet and Britain’s Guardian…
FG mulls revoking idle oil assets licenses
The federal government, through the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) is considering revoking the licenses of oil and gas companies holding vast swathes of undeveloped oil assets. This move could…
Banks struggle to pay customers as cash scarcity bites
Nigerian banks are struggling to pay customers who want to withdraw their money due to a cash shortage in the banking system. Some banks in Lagos, especially those in Surulere, Mushin, Kirikiri, Mazamaza and Ejigbo,…
Police defuse explosive device planted at University of Maiduguri entrance
The Borno State Police Command says it has successfully neutralised an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) discovered at the entrance of the University of Maiduguri. According to ASP Nahum Daso, the State Police Public Relations Officer…
South Africa beats Nigeria to develop vaginal rings against HIV
A South African company is set to begin production of vaginal rings that protect against HIV, beating Nigeria to the innovation which experts on AIDS say should eventually make the solution cheaper and more available. The…
Fury in Namibia over inclusion of president’s four children in COP28 delegation
Some Namibians have expressed outrage over the inclusion of President Hage Geingob’s children in the government’s delegation to the ongoing COP28 climate summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In a list published by the…
“You can’t drag Ondo to your sick bed” – PDP tells Akeredolu to hand over to Aiyedatiwa
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo has asked Governor Rotimi Akeredolu to transmit power to his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, for smooth running of the state. Ondo State PDP chairman, Fatai Adams, gave the charge at…
Ondo judge orders witness to kneel in the sun for failing to speak audibly
Peter Ikujuni, judge of a high court sitting in Ondo town, the state capital, on Monday, ordered a witness to kneel outside the courtroom for failing to speak audibly while giving his testimony. A lawyer who pleaded anonymity…
Kaduna bombing: Man who lost 34 family members narrates experience
A resident of the Tudun Biri in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Idris Dahiru, says he lost 34 family members during the Nigerian Army’s aerial bombardment on Sunday, December 3. Over 90 villagers were…