Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

10th African Brands Congress 2025 Takes Place On Oct. 13th The African Brands, a leading platform dedicated to celebrating and advancing Brand Excellence across the continent, is set to host The African Brands Congress 2025 Awards and Exhibition on Monday, October 13, 2025, at 11:00 AM, at the grand Ball Room of the Lagos Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. This year’s edition, themed “Building Globally Competitive Brands Out of Africa: Prospects, Challenges and Opportunities,” will convene leading executives, policymakers, industry captains, brand custodians and innovators from across the continent to discuss practical strategies for positioning African brands on the…

Sanwo-Olu Inaugurates Remarkable Safety Cadre, first in Sub-Saharan Africa L-R: Commissioner for Special Duties & Intergovernmental Relations, Mr. Olugbenga Oyerinde; Managing Director/CEO, Bank of Industry, Dr. Olasupo Olusi; Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Hon. Rauf Age-Sulaiman; Director –General, Lagos State Safety Commission, Mr. Lanre Mojola and Company Secretary, Bank of Industry, Olufunlola Salami, during the 3rd Lagos State Occupational Safety and Health Conference (LASOSH) 2025 organized by the Lagos State Safety Commission themed: “Occupational Safety and Health as a Catalyst for Nation Building” at Lagos Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island on Tuesday, October 7, 2025 • 28 new Occupational…

She made me venture in YouTube — Omotola Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde Veteran Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, has disclosed how fellow filmmaker Ruth Kadiri encouraged her to embrace YouTube filmmaking. While speaking on the Nollywood on Radio podcast, Omotola rehearsed how Kadiri persistently encouraged her to join the growing community of Nigerian filmmakers leveraging YouTube to showcase their works. According to Omotola, the conversation took place while she was on vacation in 2023. “I came on vacation in 2023, and Ruth called me. She said, ‘Mama, do you know what’s going on? There’s a whole revolution with YouTube.’ She showed me…

98% of Nigerians to enjoy minimal tax rate or total exemption in 2026 — Oyedele Taiwo Oyedele • Says one can’t be taxed in poverty. An estimated 98 per cent of Nigerians will either stop paying tax or have their tax rate under the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) category crashed to its barest minimum when the new tax law goes into force in January 2026. This formed part of the clarifications made by Dr. Taiwo Oladele, the Chairman, Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, at the Nigerian Economic Summit discussion session yesterday in Abuja. This declaration by…

Students protest in support of Dangote Refinery in Ibadan …describe the Dangote Refinery as a symbol of hope.  … seek protection from as sabotage. Students under the National Association of Oduduwa Students (NAOS), the Coalition of Yoruba Students, and the Yoruba Movement staged a peaceful protest yesterday in Ibadan, Oyo State, in solidarity with the Dangote Refinery, which is currently locked in a dispute with oil unions and petroleum marketers. The demonstrators gathered at the Iwo Road Roundabout along the Ibadan–Lagos Expressway, chanting solidarity songs before marching through major streets of the city. They called on the government to protect…

CBN’s commitment to monetary stability affirmed Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso | Credit: CBN The Central Bank of Nigeria has given assurance to Nigerians that its ongoing policies and reforms are targeted at restoring price and monetary stability amid rising inflation and economic hardship. While speaking at the CBN Fair in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Tuesday, the CBN governor, Olayemi Cardoso, said some of the apex bank’s monetary measures were already yielding results, citing the easing of inflationary pressures and relative stability in the foreign exchange market. Cardoso, represented by the acting Director of…

UNIBEN cancels students’ sign-out celebration FILE: UNIBEN main gate The University of Benin has cancelled all forms of sign-out celebrations by graduating students. The ban is contained in a circular by the university’s Registrar, Mr Ademola Bobola, on Tuesday in Benin. In the circular addressed to members of the university community, the management warned that violators risk severe disciplinary actions, including rustication, expulsion, or withdrawal of certificate. Bobola said the decision was reached at a meeting on Monday, where it reaffirmed an earlier resolution of the university’s Senate banning such activities on campus. “The management declared that ‘no sign-out…

NRC revenue: Passengers surge drives N1.95bn in Q1 File: Passengers boarding a train • Passengers surge drives N1.95bn in Q1 The Nigerian Railway Corporation generated N1.95 billion from transporting 929,553 passengers through the rail system in the first quarter of 2025, the National Bureau of Statistics has reported. The figure is disclosed in the Rail Transportation Data Q1 2025, published by NBS on October 5 and announced via its X handle on Tuesday. The report indicates a significant boost in NRS’s passenger and revenue figures for the first quarter of 2025. “In Q1 2025, a total of 929,553 passengers travelled…

Fidelity Bank Begins Disbursement of FGN MSME Intervention Funds Reaffirms Support for Women Entrepreneurs Tier One Lender, Fidelity Bank Plc, has commenced the disbursement of the Federal Government of Nigeria’s (FGN) MSME Intervention Funds, administered by the Bank of Industry (BOI), to qualified SMES with a strategic focus on empowering women-owned businesses across the country. The FGN MSME Intervention Fund is designed to provide accessible financing to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across all 36 states of the federation. The intervention aligns with Fidelity Bank’s commitment to inclusive economic growth and its long-standing support for Nigeria’s SME sector. In…

2025 Nobel Prize: Three Scientists Emerge as Winners in Physics Photos of (LtoR) British physicist John Clarke at the University of California, USA, French physicist Michel H Devoret (University of California and Yale) and US physicist John M Martinis (University of California) are seen on a screen during a press conference on the awarding of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 7, 2025. John Clarke (UK), Michel H. Devoret (France) and John M. Martinis (US) win the Nobel Prize in Physics 2025, ‘for the discovery of macroscopic quatum…