NIGERIAN singer, Timi Dakolo, has reflected on his journey to becoming a professional musician. The ‘Great Nation’ crooner explained that music for him was initially a hobby and not a career. Featuring in a recent episode of the ‘On The Record’ podcast, Dakolo said he decided to do music professionally …
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Marketers: Landing Cost of Petrol Drops to N970 Per litre
MAJOR Energy Marketers Association of Nigeria, MEMAN, has said that the landing cost of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol declined marginally to N970 in December 2024, from N971 per litre in November 2024. This comes against the backdrop of a similar drop in the crude oil price …
Read More »President Tinubu: One year of Forging Strategic Partnerships, by Fredrick Nwabufo
AN eloquent aspect of leadership is branding. Leadership embodies, sufficiently, marketing and public relations, shaping perception, behaviour, and thoughts. President Bola Tinubu is Nigeria’s chief salesman, and he has been doing a great job at it with consistent messaging on Nigeria as an investors’ paradise and the nation’s youth as …
Read More »PDP Faults Tinubu’s 2025 Budget; says it is Anti-people, Unrealistic
THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has faulted the 2025 budget proposal presented by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing it as “unrealistic, opaque, and insincere.” PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, in a statement on Wednesday said the budget was anti-people, warning that its implementation would worsen insecurity, poverty, and despair …
Read More »Christmas: 2025 Will Be Better, Governor Okpebholo Assures Edo People
EDO State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has assured Edo people that his administration will make 2025 a better year for them, through practical and good governance in the state. Okpebholo gave the assurance during 2024 Nine Lessons and Carol organised by the State House of Assembly on Wednesday in Benin. Okpebholo, …
Read More »INSECURITY: How Nigerians Paid N2.23trn In Ransom For Kidnappers In 12months – NBS
…North West leads with 14.4m cases, North Central follows with 8.8m incidents …Victims cite lack of confidence in law enforcement agencies …Senators questions governors’ huge security votes THE National Bureau of Statistics has revealed that Nigerians paid a total of N2.23trillion as ransom over the 12 months between May 2023 …
Read More »President Tinubu Allocates N2.48trn to Health Sector in 2025 Budget
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has allocated N2.48 trillion to Nigeria’s health sector in the 2025 budget, representing 5.18 per cent of the total N47.90 trillion proposed budget. Breaking down the allocation, N402 billion is designated for health infrastructure, while N282.65 billion is earmarked for the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF). …
Read More »President Tinubu Arrives Lagos for Christmas, New Year Holidays
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Lagos State for the Christmas and New Year holidays. Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, the deputy governor and cabinet members received the President at the Presidential Wing of Murtala Mohammed International Airport. “Before his departure to Lagos, President Tinubu presented the 2025 …
Read More »President Tinubu Presents N49.8trn Budget of Restoration to National Assembly
…Urges more patience from Nigerians as Reforms yield results President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, speaking Wednesday in Abuja, assured Nigerians of better days ahead as economic reforms yield positive results. He said there have been noticeable signals of improved security, education, and health care, as well as a 3.46 per cent …
Read More »Eko Drive’s Third Car Exhibition Ignites Passion for Future of Supercars in Nigeria
Eko Drive’s Third Car exhibition has revved up excitement among automobile lovers, showcasing the latest supercars, bikes and igniting a passion for automotive innovation. This year’s edition, held at the Alliance Francaise de Lagos, drew hundreds of automotive enthusiasts – sport cars, super cars, power bike lovers – solidifying Nigeria’s …
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