TradersUnited introduces profit-sharing program for traders; distributes 30% of its profit to members CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA—TradersUnited (TRU), a trader-led organization, says it will give 30% of its profits to active members through UnityGains, a profit-sharing program for verified and paid members. According to TRU Regional Director-South Africa, the...
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In a significant stride towards community empowerment, Hon. High Chief Canice Moore Nwachukwu, the Member representing Orlu, Orsu, and Oru East Federal Constituency, initiated a four-day Skill-Up Bootcamp from January 29 to February 1, 2025, in Orlu Local Government Area, Imo State. This zonal intervention project successfully trained over...
Governance requires effective time management to thrive. Unfortunately, political systems often waste this precious resource, compromising citizens’ well-being and national prosperity. As a universal currency, time is equally distributed but unequally valued, with marginalized communities frequently bearing the brunt of temporal inefficiencies. At the politics-time intersection, power dynamics emerge,...
President Bola Tinubu may have dashed the hopes of many as he has rejected a bill seeking to raise the retirement age of civil servants working in the National Assembly. President Tinubu conveyed his decision on the matter in a letter he sent to the President of the Senate,...
After much ado, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) on Sunday 15th September 2024, confirmed lifting fuel from the Dangote Refinery for sale to long-suffering consumers. Many are still wondering, why all the delay, insincerity, avoidable controversy, allegations and counter-allegations in the first place. On Tuesday, the 3rd...
By MBAFAN ADE – The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) , has approved a loan of $67.3 million to Madagascar to implement the first phase of its economic growth-inducing Financial Management and Resilience Support Programme for 2024-2025. Approved on 20 September 2024, the loan from...
It is that time of the year again for our ritual roadside assessment of the state of the nation from the perspective of the common folk . It is the last quarter of the year, that time of the year when nearly every Nigerian household takes stock of their...
“It is my pleasure to welcome you to this historic event where Nigeria is set to join the league of countries already utilizing part of the 6GHz band for Wi-Fi -6 applications. Ladies and Gentlemen, I am particularly glad to be associated with this process because when the Government of His...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu assured Nigerians on Friday his administration was focused on delivering tangible results and making a positive difference in the nation’s infrastructure, food and energy security, education and long-term economic stability. Speaking at a meeting in Abuja with the Forum of Former...
More partners are lining up for the eighth annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Delta State and Lagos State, as well as the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board...
“A true leader doesn’t create separation. A true leader brings people together.” – Anonymous Watching the viral video clip where Senator Ned Nwoko cast aspersions on the person of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori left a sour taste in the mouth. I have not seen such indiscretion and immaturity from a person...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The remains of Champion Newspapers Publisher and President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo world-wide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu will be laid to rest in Ata Ikeduru, Imo State on November 1, 2024. Chairman of the National Burial Committee, Senator Ben Obi, who announced this in Abuja on...
… Identifies Obstacles, Solutions to Humanitarian Interventions MOHAMED MALICK FALL is the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria. In this interview, he speaks on the need for a collective response to humanitarian crises in Nigeria, obstacles to humanitarian interventions, and the work of the United Nations, among...
By BARBARA KALU, Port Harcourt – One of the task teams of the Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base (NNFOB) in Bonny, has averted what would have been a fatal experience for some travelers sailing from Port Harcourt to Bonny Island. The intervention of the task team, led by the...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – The African Union (AU) and African leaders have been urged to embrace and take advantage of the forthcoming Africa Digital Economy Summit (AfriDES), to drive economic growth and create jobs in the continent. Scheduled to hold at the Intercontinental Hotel, Alameda Santos, 1123 Sao Paulo,...
Mai Mala Buni, Yobe state governor, has continued to elicit interests among different social strata in recent months for the manner he has comported himself as the leader of a comparatively small Northern state. Buni has been governor of Yobe since May 29, 2019 and in a little over...
ELECTIONS AND DEMOCRACY “Credible elections are essential to a democracy, but there are worrisome obstacles to achieving peaceful, free, fair, and transparent elections. Indeed, there are sinister factors afoot that threaten to destroy the basic assumption that underpins our democracy. …a credible election is …a very important ritual that...
According to the World Tourism Organization, tourism generates over $1 trillion in exports annually, creating millions of jobs and stimulating local economies. Be that as it may, it is important to note that Nigeria’s vast growth and development opportunities are being overlooked due to a lack of vision and...
By PAUL EJIME – The remains of Onyeka Onwenu, Nigeria’s renowned singer, songwriter, actress, social justice advocate and journalist were laid to rest at the Ikoyi cemetery in Lagos after a solemn funeral service on the 31st of August. It is an understatement that Onyeka 72, accomplished great exploits in her...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu over what it described as the failure by the President to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to reverse the “apparently unlawful increase in the pump price of petrol, and...