Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Wema Bank, Davido Collaborate On 5ive Tour Across Nigeria’s Four Regions, Records Over 80,000 Attendance Wema Bank, Nigeria’s most innovative financial institution and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has reinforced its influence in the entertainment space through a grand collaboration with Afrobeats superstar David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, on the Nigerian leg of his 5ive Tour. The Nigerian edition of the tour, which hit its fourth stop on November 9, 2025, has so far drawn more than 80,000 attendees across four cities. Davido launched the 5ive Tour earlier this year to commemorate the release of his…

Tinubu eases transportation cost, launches electric tricycle, empowers youth Electric tricycles and motorcycles over 4,000 electric tricycles and motorcycles to beneficiaries at a ceremony held at Eagle Square, Abuja, said the launch of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday launched the Electric Tricycle Empowerment Initiative, a programme of the Federal Ministry of Youth and Development designed to enable Nigerian youth to be self-employed and contribute to national development. Tinubu, who officially inaugurated the programme with the distribution of over 4,000 electric tricycles and motorcycles to beneficiaries at a ceremony held at Eagle Square, Abuja, said the launch of the…

To end preventable blindness in Nigeria, FG signs national eye-care MoU The Federal Government has taken a major step toward ending preventable blindness in Nigeria by signing a national eye-care Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with global eye-health technology organisation Peek Vision. The move comes amid reports that more than 23 million Nigerians are living with some form of vision impairment. The partnership is designed to transform how millions of Nigerians with vision problems are identified, tracked, and connected to care. The agreement aims to address longstanding gaps in eye-care access, particularly in rural and underserved communities where avoidable blindness is…

Arrangements For FIFA World Cup 2026 Draw Confirmed With fewer than 200 days remaining until the kick-off of the expanded 48-team FIFA World Cup 2026™, the procedures for the highly anticipated Final Draw have been confirmed. On Friday, 5th December, coaches and officials from qualified nations, and those still vying for a spot, will gather at the prestigious John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. to discover their group stage opponents. The draw will determine the pathways for the 12 unprecedented groups of four teams, with the ultimate goal of lifting the trophy in New York…

Insecurity: Tinubu declares nationwide security emergency, more recruit needed … demands urgent action. On the worsening security situation in the country, President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, declared a security emergency and ordered the army and the police to recruit more personnel. The President also told the National Assembly to begin the process of reviewing the law so as to allow states willing to establish state Police to do so. President Tinubu in a statement he personally signed, directed the Department of State Services, DSS, to immediately deploy all the forest guards already trained to flush out the terrorists and bandits…

Possibility of Coup in Guinea-Bissau days after presidential election Brigadier General Denis N’Canha (C), head of the military office of the presidency gives a press conference at the General Staff of the Armed Forces on November 26, 2025.(Photo by Patrick MEINHARDT / AFP) … last presidential vote was marked by a four-month post-election crisis. Gunfire was heard Wednesday outside Guinea-Bissau’s presidential palace just three days after the country’s presidential and legislative elections, with both major candidates have claimed victory, an AFP journalist on the scene witnessed. People were seen running in a crowd gathered outside the palace as the shots…

Ooni Welcomes Wole Soyinka to Palace, Talk on Return of Africans Back Home, Praises Tinubu for Soyinka’s National Theatre Honour The Ooni of Ife and Permanent Chairman, Southern Nigeria Traditional Rulers Council (SNTRC) Arole OODUA Olofin Adimula, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, CFR, Ojaja II on Tuesday played host to the Nobel Laurel, Professor Wole Soyinka who had paid a courtesy visit to him at his Ile Oodua Palace in Ile-Ife to discuss the ongoing project of symbolic return of the Africans in Diaspora, particularly from Brazil to Africa, Nigeria in particular, commending the Foremost Yoruba king at his relentless efforts…

For MSME, BOI unveils nationwide business model for support Bank of Industry The Bank of Industry (BOI) has unveiled a new structured-based model, “Business Clinic”, aimed at improving the survival, growth, bankability, digitisation, sustainability and long-term competitiveness of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that survive beyond five years of operation. Speaking at the launch of the initiative yesterday, the theme, ‘Thrive Summit: Driving Growth Through Innovation and Financial Empowerment’, the Divisional Head, Business Development at BOI, Dr Obaro Osah, said the programme was part of the bank’s 2025–2027 implementation strategy to expand non-financial services, which will be replicated across…

FG launches online classes for schools to tackle 1.2m teacher challenges Tunji Alausa … live lessons Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m Federal Government has unveiled a countrywide programme designed to expand equitable access to online learning for primary and secondary school pupils. The development is to address the nationwide shortage of over 1.2 million teachers across all levels of education. Tagged the ‘Inspire Live(s)! Online Real-Time Classes Initiative, the groundbreaking initiative targets the persistent shortage of qualified teachers and the need to guarantee uninterrupted learning across the country. According to a statement by the Director, Press and Public Relations,…

24 Kebbi Schoolgirls Return Home Safely * Charges security agencies to rescue others in captivity. The 24 schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS), Maga, in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, have regained their freedom. President Bola Tinubu expressed happiness over the development, saying he has ordered a total air security surveillance around forests in Kebbi, Kwara and Niger states. The directive followed an upsurge in kidnapping and terrorist activities in the states. The president, in a statement yesterday by his Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, declared, “I am relieved that all the…