By Ayomide Otitoju The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of São Tomé and Príncipe have reinforced their development partnership with $18 million in new grant financing, signed on Thursday at the São Tomé and Príncipe Investment Forum in Brussels. The funding targets energy, climate-smart agriculture, and integrated water-energy-food security initiatives. The first agreement…
By Ayomide Otitoju Ten years ago in Mombasa, Watu set out to answer a simple yet ambitious question: what would happen if more people in the informal economy had access to the tools needed to earn a stable income? Over the past decade, the organisation has found that the impact extends far beyond individual benefit—it…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday participated in cooking and tasting seafood rice with stir-fry spinach at the 2025 Lagos Food Festival, themed “Taste Beyond Borders”, held at Muri Okunola Park, Victoria Island. Speaking at the event, organised by the Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture and Food Systems,…
By Ayomide Otitoju A five-member panel of the Supreme Court, led by Justice Lawal Garba, on Friday delivered a landmark judgment in favor of Fidelity Bank in its appeal against Sagecom Concepts Limited, bringing closure to a legal dispute that has lasted more than two decades. The ruling, seen as a significant victory for the…
By Ayomide Otitoju Polaris Bank, in collaboration with Evolve Charity Trust, has distributed school essentials to 1,000 students across ten public secondary schools in five states, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as part of its 2025 nationwide education initiative. The programme aims to support children, particularly girls, in remaining in school. Since 2021, Polaris…
By Ayomide Otitoju Union Bank of Nigeria has been named Best Company in Workplace Practice at the Sustainability, Enterprise and Responsibility Awards (SERAS), held on Saturday, November 29, 2025, at the Grand Ballroom of the Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. The recognition followed a rigorous evaluation by SERAS’ independent multinational judges, who assessed applicants based…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Federal Government has said Nigeria’s health sector has remained largely stable over the past two and a half years, with no major disruptions in service during the period. Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Ali Pate, made the remarks on Sunday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, attributing the…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has warned that it will impose targeted sanctions on individuals or groups obstructing Guinea-Bissau’s return to civilian rule following last month’s military coup. The warning was issued on Sunday at the end of ECOWAS’ bi-annual summit of heads of state and government, held in…
By Ayomide Otitoju Founder and President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has announced that the pump price of petrol will be reduced to ₦739 per litre nationwide, beginning Tuesday, with initial implementation at MRS filling stations in Lagos. Dangote disclosed this on Sunday during a press briefing at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Lekki,…
