The United Kingdom and Nigeria have taken steps towards strengthening their economic ties with the signing of the Enhanced Trade and Investment Partnership (ETIP) agreement. The agreement, signed on Tuesday by UK Minister for Business and Trade, Kemi Badenoch, and her Nigerian counterpart, Trade Minister Doris Nkiruka Uzoka-Anite, marks a historic milestone in the relationship…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed dissatisfaction with the federal government’s failure to implement its promise to remove tertiary institutions from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). ASUU National President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, had alleged. Osodeke revealed in an interview that lecturers’ salaries are still being paid through IPPIS, despite…
Access Holdings Plc has announced the appointment of Ms. Bolaji Agbede as the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer. This follows the death of its former Group Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Herbert Wigwe in a helicopter crash alongside his wife, son, and a former chairman of the Nigeria Exchange Group, Abimboloa Ogunbanjo on Friday in California,…
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) General Overseer Enoch Adeboye has implored Nigerian citizens to seek the Almighty to solve Nigerian problems This was contained in a statement on Monday in his visit to Kaduna State Governor for a crusade in Kaduna titled “Light Up Kaduna” Adeboye stated, “When we are faced with problems…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has joined other communities to celebrate world condom day while imploring the need to re-educate, re-invigorate, and re-engage the global as they prepare for Valentine’s Day. World Condom Day which is commensurate on the 13th of February is a day which is set aside by the International AIDS Healthcare Foundation…
Oil prices eased on Monday over deescalating tension in the Middle East after Israel said it “concluded” its attacks on Gaza, while a weaker US dollar encouraged oil trade and limited further price losses. The international benchmark crude Brent traded at $81.85 per barrel at 10.20 am local time (0720 GMT), a 0.41% decrease from…
I was devastated to learn early on Saturday, February 10th of the tragic death of Herbert Wigwe along with his wife, son and friends in a helicopter crash in the USA. I was sad, very sad and had to be sedated to sleep yesterday night. Herbert’s untimely death is a loss not only to his…
The representative of the World Bank in Nigeria, Dilip Parajuli, has pleaded with the federal and state governments to put more money into basic education to help tackle the menace of out-of-school children in the country. Parajuli, who is the coordinator of education, stated this during the official launch of the newly established National Commission…
Youths in Osun State on Friday staged a peaceful protest in Osogbo, the state capital, calling on the federal government to address economic hardship in the country. Tagged the ‘Osun Peaceful Solidarity Walk’, the protesters who converged beside the Freedom Park in Osogbo said the rising cost of living has become unbearable for the poor…
A happier life after getting married may not just be in fairy tales. It’s in the data, too. Adults who are married report being far happier than those in any other relationship status, according to a Gallup Poll published Friday. “Any way you analyze those data, we see a fairly large and notable advantage to…
