WITH Nigeria’s economy still struggling to shake off the impacts of serious challenges such as COVID-19, Naira re-denomination, fuel subsidy removal among others, WorldStage Economic Summit has resolved to focus on “Nigeria: Setting a Stage For Business And Economic Recovery” as the theme for the 2024 edition. World Stage …

A Nigerian businessman, Dozy Mmobuosi, has reacted to the fine of $250 million imposed on him by a federal court in the United States of America. The businessman, who had wanted to buy English football club Sheffield United, also had other penalties imposed on him. This included being barred from …

REMO Stars head coach, Daniel Ogunmodede has been appointed one of the assistants to the Super Eagles interim head coach, Augustine Eguavoen for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda. Eguavoen will take charge of the Super Eagles for the two games. Ogunmodede is one …

KADUNA State Government earned N171.7 billion and spent N164.6 billion, representing a half-year budget performance of 37.48 per cent and 35.92 per cent of the N48 billion approved budget for the year, respectively. The state realised N27.4bn, representing 22 per cent of the targeted N120bn Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in …

  THE Ijaw People’s Association (IPA) of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom has described the chairman of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, Government Ekpemupolo, well known as Tompolo, as “a treasure to the Ijaw nation”. The group said Tompolo was not only an astute entrepreneur and businessman but a …

THE Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Special Forces have eliminated a terrorist kingpin, Mustapha Abdullahi, and five members of his group in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, AVM Edward Gabkwet, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, September 1, 2024. …

Amnesty International has berated the planned mass trial of scores of protesters arrested during the hunger and hardship protests across Nigeria. This was contained in a statement by the Country Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, Isa Sanusi, on Monday. The statement criticised the Nigerian government’s handling of the situation, labelling …

NIGERIAN R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has said she’s open to marriage. Unlike many celebrities who have publicly ruled out marriage, the 29-year-old Grammy-winning singer said she’s hoping to see what the future holds. Tems featured in a recent episode of the ‘Shopping The Sneakers’ podcast. The …

  THE Central Bank of Nigeria has kept mum two days after a report emerged that its Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, and four deputy governors acquired six ultra-modern armoured vehicles worth N10 billion despite the hardship Nigerians are facing. Recall that the Daily Nigerian on August 30, 2024, reported that Cardoso …

Zenith Bank Plc has announced growth of 117 per cent in gross earnings from N967.3 billion reported in H1 2023 to N2.1 trillion in H1 2024. Zenith Bank announced this via its audited results for the half-year which ended on June 30, 2024. According to the bank’s audited half-year financial …