Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has pledged support to Mouka Foam Nigeria as it looks to expand its business base in the state. According to a statement, Makinde gave this assurance when the management of Mouka Foam Limited led by its Managing Director, Femi Fapohunda, paid him a courtesy visit at the Governor’s Office, Ibadan, […]

The National Bureau of Statistics’ Foreign Trade Statistics report, released on Monday, indicates a significant 40 per cent decrease in the value of traded manufactured goods in Q1 2023, which declined from N219bn in the corresponding quarter of the previous year to N131.1bn. The report stated the total trade of manufactured goods in Q1 stood […]

The Lagos State Technical and Vocational Education Board, in collaboration with the German Agency for International Development, has hosted a delegation from the Cameroon Ministry of Youth Affairs and Civic Education. The delegation was in Lagos to understudy the board’s administration of technical and vocational training and development in the state, a late Wednesday statement […]

Four Nigerian artistes – Burna Boy, Tems and Ayra Starr, Asake have been nominated for the 2023 edition of the Black Entertainment Television Awards. Grammy award winner, Burna Boy, was nominated for Best Male R&B/Pop Artist, Video Director of the Year, Viewer’s Choice, and Best International Act categories. Tems, who is also a Grammy winner […]

Amnesty International on Thursday called for an independent inquiry into last week’s violence across Senegal, which it said had left 23 dead — higher than the official toll. Their statement came a day after the government said it had launched inquiries into the unrest, which it said had claimed 16 lives. The June 1-3 violence […]

Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, on Thursday, decried the high level of graduate unemployment in Nigeria and insisted that skill acquisition and entrepreneurship education remain critical towards tackling the menace. Alia, who noted that his administration would give education a top priority in Benue State, has also sought a partnership with the Tertiary […]

Suspected gunmen have abducted four persons including three naming guests and a vigilante in the Asa local government area of Kwara State. Punch Metro gathered that the abductors in their numbers ambushed some guests who were heading home from a naming ceremony in Aboto village in the Council area. The incident, it was further gathered […]

With four days left to the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly, the Christian Organisation of Nigeria has drummed support for a former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, to be elected as the next Senate president. This was revealed in a statement jointly signed by CON President, Apostle Paul Nwokoro and Secretary General, Dr […]

Nissi, sister to Grammy-award-winning act Burna Boy has subtly shaded popular singer Davido following the latter’s statement about her brother in a recent interview. Davido, on Thursday, expressed his thoughts on the array of stars in the Nigerian music industry, noting that he and fellow act Wizkid were the first young Nigerian artists to become […]

The Governor of Plateau state, Caleb Mutfwang on Thursday reversed some appointments made by the immediate past Governor of the state, Simon Lalong, including the appointment of Permanent Secretaries and recruitment into the state civil service This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Gyang Bere. […]