Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Witnessing Ogah – Teenager acting as Nigeria’s ‘vice president for a day’ Vice President Kashim Shettima and Joy Ogah. Photo credit: Stanley Nkwocha /X • Moving towards gender inclusivity in education and in governance. A teenager, Joy Ogah, symbolically took over the seat of Vice President Kashim Shettima for a day, using the platform to advocate passionately for the rights and education of girls across Nigeria. In a statement issued by the Office of the Vice President on Tuesday, the symbolic handover took place during a meeting on Monday between Vice President Shettima and a delegation from PLAN International, led…

NELFUND opens student loan portal for 2025/2026 academic session The Nigerian Education Loan Fund has announced the official opening of its student loan application portal for the 2025/2026 academic session, providing access to financial support for students across tertiary institutions in the country. The agency said the application window will run from Thursday, October 23, 2025, to Saturday, January 31, 2026. This is contained a statement issued on Tuesday by NELFUND’s Director of Strategic Communications, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi. NELFUND urged fresh students to apply using their Admission Number or JAMB Registration Number in place of a matriculation number. It appealed to…

CHEF AGBOYE EMERGES WINNER OF N5M PRIZE AT EKO FLAVOURS SEASON 2 COOKING CHAMPIONSHIP • Eko Flavours Season 2 competition is themed – A Lagos Food Story. • Hopeful that the competition would create job opportunities in the food sector. Chef Agabus Agboye has won a N5 million star prize in the Lagos State Government culinary food cooking competition tagged ‘Eko Flavours Season 2’. Agboye defeated other participants to become the Eko Flavours Season 2 Champion in a contest organised by the Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture and Food Systems in conjunction with the Culinara Group. Martha Oluwadamilola Rotimi emerged…

Sterling Bank Leads Africa’s Green Revolution … fostering collaboration and innovation. Africa’s agricultural rebirth gathers momentum as Agriculture Summit Africa (ASA) 2025, the continent’s foremost platform for advancing sustainable and inclusive agricultural transformation, returns under the bold theme ‘Survival of the Greenest: Reclaiming Africa’s Food Destiny’. Scheduled for November 6–7, 2025, at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, ASA 2025 is set to spotlight financing pathways to drive sustainable growth in the agricultural sector. Now in its eighth year and convened by Sterling Bank, the summit will bring together policymakers, agribusiness leaders, investors, and innovators from across Africa and beyond to explore…

France, Lagos partner on €410m Deal to Boost Waterways Transportation • Both countries are at the forefront of creative and cultural industries. France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Mr Jean-Noël Barrot, has announced a €410 million deal with Lagos state for the enhancement of water transportation, which will see an additional 100,000 Lagosians use the state’s waterways as against road and rail transport. Speaking with Arise Television, Barrot also backed Africa’s quest for a permanent seat in the United Nations, noting that aside from that, President Emmanuel Macron was also interested in exploring other areas of cooperation with Nigeria.…

ChatGPT users in Nigeria will pay more as OpenAI includes 7.5% VAT Effective November 1, 2025, users of ChatGPT in Nigeria will pay more for the subscriptions as OpenAI begins implementing a 7.5 per cent value-added tax (VAT) on all its paid services in line with Nigerian tax laws. OpenAI in an email to its users yesterday, disclosed that the new charge will apply to all billable offerings, including ChatGPT Plus, increasing the monthly subscription fee from N31,500 ($20) to about N33,862.50 ($22.43). For emphasis, ChatGPT is a powerful generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot developed by OpenAI. In simple terms,…

Sporty TV Presents Exciting Free-to-Air Sports Packages for Viewers Africa’s fastest growing free-to-air sports network, Sporty TV, has presented a number of exciting sports packages for its Nigerian market. While speaking at a press conference in Lagos, Nigeria on Friday, Oluchi Enuha, the Executive Representative of the Network in Nigeria, said these packages would change the entire landscape of sports broadcasting, not only in Nigeria but across the globe. Enuha also announced a partnership with the Nigerian Television Authority(NTA) and other global media leaders, stating that the partnership would set new standards for free television and deliver value as well…

Transcorp Hotels posts ₦22.4b pre-tax profit, revenue up 49% in Q3 2025 Transcorp Hotels Plc Transcorp Hotels Plc, the hospitality subsidiary of Transnational Corporation Plc, has announced its unaudited results for the 3rd quarter ended September 30, 2025, recording outstanding performance across key metrics. The company delivered ₦72.31 billion in revenue, a 49% increase from ₦48.49 billion in Q3 2024, while Profit Before Tax (PBT) surged 36% to ₦22.4 billion from ₦16.44 billion in Q3 2024. Gross Profit Margin expanded to 76%, up from 71% in Q3 2024 — driven by operational efficiency and superior service delivery. This strong performance…

Felabration 2025: Rite Foods Reaffirms Commitment To Environmental Stewardship Rite Foods Limited, a leading food and beverage company in Nigeria, has reaffirmed its commitment to environmental stewardship anchored on collaboration. Speaking as a panelist at The Fela Debates 17 as part of activities marking the 2025 Felabration festival, themed “Water (No) Get Enemy: Sustaining Life, Art and Commerce Through the Blue Economy,” Mr. Ekuma Eze, Head of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability, emphasized that the solution to environmental challenges can only be surmounted through stakeholder collaboration involving government, private sector, Civil Society Organisations, and communities. Held on Monday at the NECA…

Benin Summit Group Rejoices with Oba Ewuare II on His Birthday and 9th Coronation Anniversary With hearts aglow in reverence and joy, the Benin Summit Group (BSG) has joined millions of Benin sons and daughters at home and abroad in celebrating His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, CFR, on the auspicious occasion of his birthday and the 9th anniversary of his glorious coronation upon the ancient and sacred throne of the Great Benin Kingdom. In a message signed by its Convener, Earl Osaro Onaiwu, the Group described His Majesty’s reign as a period marked by…