By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said Lagos is strategically positioned as Africa’s leading geoeconomic hub, driven by strengths in trade, infrastructure, finance, technology, and human capital. Speaking on Saturday at the Geo-Economic Optimization Summit Lagos 2026 organised by the Citadel School of Government in Oregun, Sanwo-Olu said geoeconomics now defines global…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited, Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, has held talks with the Group Chief Executive of Standard Chartered PLC, Bill Winters, on financing opportunities to support the company’s growth ambitions and commercial transformation. The meeting, which took place at the NNPC Towers in Abuja, focused on strategies…
By Ayomide Otitoju President Bola Tinubu has approved a final six-month tenure extension for the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr. Adewale Adeniyi, allowing him to remain in office until February 2027. Adeniyi’s current tenure extension was due to expire on August 1, 2026. The additional six months, according to the Presidency, is…
By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State Governor and Chairman of the South-West Governors Forum, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, on his landslide victory in Saturday’s governorship election. In a statement issued on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, Sanwo-Olu commended the people of Ekiti…
Canada recorded their first-ever FIFA World Cup victory in emphatic fashion on Thursday, thrashing nine-man Qatar 6-0 in Vancouver to move to the brink of the last 32. The tournament co-hosts, who had lost all six of their previous World Cup matches across the 1986 and 2022 tournaments, ended that run in style at BC…
The family of Argentine football icon Lionel Messi has disclosed that his father, Jorge Messi, is recovering from an undisclosed health condition, appealing for privacy amid growing media speculation surrounding his wellbeing. In a statement released on Thursday, the family confirmed that the 68-year-old is under medical supervision and responding positively to treatment, but did…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is spreading rapidly despite intensified efforts to contain the disease. Speaking from Bunia, the capital of Ituri Province, WHO Regional Emergencies Director for Africa, Marie-Roseline Belizaire, described the outbreak as serious and evolving at a pace…
By Ayomide Otitoju No fewer than 1,059,360 registered voters are expected to head to the polls on Saturday to elect a new governor of Ekiti State in an election widely seen as a key test of Nigeria’s electoral process ahead of the 2027 general elections. The governorship election, organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission…
By Ayomide Otitoju Former Managing Director of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo), Elohor Aiboni, has been appointed Executive Vice President and Country Chair Nigeria, becoming the first Nigerian to hold the combined leadership position at Shell in the country. Aiboni succeeds Marno de Jong, who is leaving the energy company after a…
