2022 was a remarkable year for Union Bank of Nigeria (“Union Bank”). The leading financial institution celebrated its 105th year of serving Nigerians with the announcement of the completion of a landmark transaction that saw the…

‘I’ve never heard of foreigners’ farms in Nigeria invaded by herdsmen’

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chitola Farm Nigeria, and National President, Women in Agriculture Advancement and Sustainability Africa Initiative, Ms. Chi Tola, recently speaks with Stanley Ihedigbo, on agriculture development in Nigeria and its challenges.   Do you think reviving…

Rivers State Gov. Wike to announce prefer Presidential Candidate In January

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike , has said that he would announce his preferred  presidential candidate known in January 2023. The governor, who stated this on Thursday, said he will also campaign for his adopted candidate…

EFCC arrested CBN directors over illegal N2b loan to farmer

Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) have arrested  top directors of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)  over their roles in the N2 billion loan given to a farmer , the National President…

Police apprehend suspected kidnappers terrorizing Lagos/Ibadan expressway

Oyo State Police Command under the leadership of the state Commissioner of Police, CP. Adebowale Williams on Thursday paraded ten suspected kidnappers terrorizing Lagos/Ibadan Expressway. The kidnappers were paraded alongside other suspects at the state Police…

Nnamdi Kanu: Buhari Insulted Chief Mbazulike to Death- NUF

An Igbo socio-cultural group, the Ndigbo Unity Forum (NUF ), has flayed the continued detention of the leader of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), despite Court judgements ordering the Federal Government of Nigeria to release the…

 Digital remittances have  potential to boost rural development, IFAD report

UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), funded by the European Union (EU), identifies the hidden potential of using digital remittances, the money sent home by its migrant workers through digital means, to boost overall socio-economic…

Middle Aged Man Sentence To Life Imprisonment For Defilement of 12 years old girl

A Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos has sentenced a middle-aged man, Sunday Nwokolo to life imprisonment for defiling a 12 year old girl. Justice Ramon Oshodi, who had on December 12,…

Nigeria and the question of indigeneship

The journey to adulthood often laden with rough paths which pose great challenges to the destiny of individuals and a people in a given environment. To a large extent, situation and events within a given clime…

Troops raid IPOB/ESN camps in Ebony, Enugu States, recover ied, Fire arms

 ­ Troops of 82 Division in conjunction with Nigerian Air Force, Nigeria Police and Department of State Services on Exercise GOLDEN DAWN II on Monday conducted Joint raid operations at an IPOB/ESN Camp located at Amagu…

Nestlé Nigeria Celebrates 6th batch of Technical Training Program Graduates

Oluwadarasinmi Adesakin is a beneficiary of Nestlé Nigeria’s 18-month Technical Training program which aims to bridge the skills gap by equipping youth with the required expertise to support industrialization. He is the best graduating student of…