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Air Peace, Nigeria’s leading airline, recently solidified its commitment to fostering stronger ties between Africa and its global diaspora through its strategic partnership with the Africa Diaspora Investment Network Alliance (ADINA) Summit 2024. The event, held on December 27, 2024, at the prestigious Kempinski Gold Coast City Hotel in Accra, brought together a diverse audience of African Diaspora investors, business ...

Former Nigeria’s Vice-President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the inflammatory remarks issued by the Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Felix Morka, directed at @PeterObi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last general election. In a statement he personally signed, Atiku said Morka’s ...

Sabi EcoFusion, the Nigerian low energy budget advocates, have announced the launch of the 2025 edition of the Energy Saving Challenge, a 30-day campaign scheduled to run from January 11 to February 9, 2025. The organisation in a statement issued on Monday in Lagos explained that “the main aim of the campaign is to empower subscribers with critical knowledge to drastically ...

•Says administration will redouble efforts, key into Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday assured Lagos residents more developmental projects in 2025 in transportation, agriculture, health, energy, environment and other critical sectors.  He said his administration will redouble its efforts in all sectors, keying into the Renewed Hope Agenda of the President Bola Tinubu administration and ...

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Mr Mele Kolo Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPCL) Limited to “account for and explain the whereabouts of the alleged missing N825bn and $2.5bn meant for ‘refinery rehabilitation’ and other oil revenues, as documented in the 2021 annual report by the Auditor-General of the Federation.” SERAP ...

The Chairman of the South-West Governors Forum and Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has mourned the passing of the Secretary to the Ondo State Government (SSG), Hon. Tayo Oluwatuyi. Governor Sanwo-Olu, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, sympathised with the Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa; the Ondo State Government; ...

Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has expressed a warm welcome to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on his visit to the Southeast region today, January 4, 2025, saluting his liberal leadership style. The President is in Enugu State to commission developmental projects completed under Governor Peter Mbah’s administration. In a statement, the press secretary to Governor Soludo, Mr. Christian ...

The apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has shown excitement about the planned visit of President Bola Tinubu to Enugu State today. Ohanaeze expressed optimism for the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. According to a statement issued by the Secretary to the Enugu State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, on Friday, the ...

The Director of UNESCO’s MGIEP, Obijiofor Aginam, has welcomed the New Year with a message of hope and optimism. In a statement to mark the New Year, Aginam said, “As we stand at the threshold of 2025, I reach out to you with a message of hope and optimism. While our hearts are heavy with the ongoing conflicts in Gaza ...

Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has announced a N10 million bounty for information leading to the capture of each of the gunmen responsible for an attack during a burial ceremony in Ihiala last Monday. During a condolence visit to the family of the late Bridget Akanma Onuchukwu in Umuike, Ubahuekwem Ihiala, Governor Soludo expressed his deep sorrow over ...