By Ayomide Otitoju Shell is showcasing its role in Nigeria’s economic and energy development at the 2025 International Conference and Exhibition of the Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE), which opened on Monday in Lagos. The 43rd NAPE conference marks the association’s 50th anniversary, with the theme, “Revitalising the Nigerian Petroleum Exploration and Production Strategies…
By Ayomide Otitoju Microsoft has announced plans to invest $10 billion from early next year in a large-scale data centre project in Portugal, aimed at expanding its artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in Europe. The initiative, undertaken in partnership with British firm Nscale — a specialist in AI data centres — and Portuguese developer Start Campus,…
By Ayomide Otitoju Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has expressed confidence that Nigeria will overcome its current security challenges and other developmental hurdles through unity and a homegrown approach to governance reforms. Speaking on Tuesday at a one-day lecture marking Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary, organised by the Arewa Think Tank at Arewa House, Kaduna,…
By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State has taken a major step toward expanding healthcare access for underserved communities with the launch of the Rural Health Scheme under the Eko Social Health Alliance (EKOSHA) Rural Health Insurance Initiative. The programme was flagged off on Tuesday at Agboyi Ori-Omi Community in Agboyi-Ketu Local Council Development Area (LCDA) by…
US President Donald Trump has issued broad pardons to more than 70 allies accused of attempting to undermine the 2020 presidential election, the administration’s pardon attorney Ed Martin confirmed on Sunday. Martin shared the list on X, naming high-profile figures including Trump’s former lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, as well as his ex-chief of…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared former Minister of Petroleum Resources and ex-Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, wanted over alleged involvement in a $14.86 million fraud case. In a statement issued on Monday by its spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, the anti-graft agency said Sylva is being sought in connection…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has announced an increase in the total number of active electricity customers nationwide, rising from 11.89 million in July to 11.96 million in August 2025. According to the Commission’s latest Metering Factsheet released on Monday via its official X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram handles, the updated…
By Ayomide Otitoju More than 2,300 U.S. flights were cancelled on Monday as President Donald Trump threatened to dock the pay of air traffic controllers calling in sick during the ongoing government shutdown, now in its 41st day.The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) condemned the president’s remarks, calling its members “unsung heroes” for continuing…
Britain’s unemployment rate climbed to 5 percent in the third quarter of 2025, the highest level since early 2021, according to data released on Tuesday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The figure exceeded analysts’ expectations of 4.9 percent and marked a sharp increase from 4.7 percent recorded in the previous quarter. The report…
