Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Exponential 2025: A Transformative Gathering Of Church And Business Leaders, Making Lasting Impact (L-R) Daniel Hoyos, Founder, IgniteandMultiply; Godman Akinlabi, Global Lead Pastor, The Elevation Church (TEC); Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Former Vice President of Nigeria; Bola Akinlabi, Global Co-Lead Pastor, TEC; Banks Babade, Pastor, Create Church; and Regi Thomas, Pastor, Create Church, during the 2025 Exponential Conference held recently in Lagos. The 2025 Exponential Conference, organised by The Exponential Network, an initiative of The Elevation Church, was held recently between February 24th and 26th, 2025, at the Pistis Conference Centre in Lekki, Lagos. In its 9th edition in Nigeria, the…

inDrive Advocates For Third-Party Motor Insurance For Drivers inDrive Advocates For Third-Party Motor Insurance For Drivers inDrive, a leading urban mobility platform, has advocated the need for drivers to consider obtaining Third-Party car insurance. The position forms part of the submission made by the Government Relations Specialist, inDrive, Mary-Anne Momoh-Ige, at a webinar titled “Beyond Compliance: Demystifying Third-Party Motor Insurance—Legal Requirements, Coverage & Benefits, and Claims Administration,” which was organised by Coronation Insurance. Speaking at the occasion, Momoh highlighted the ride-hailing platform’s commitment to ensuring proper documentation and insurance during its driver onboarding process. Despite its importance, she explained that…

Q4, Nigeria’s manufactured goods export reach N494.2bn • Records a reduction of 52.5 percent from the preceding quarter in 2024. Nigeria’s Manufacturers earned N494.2 billion from the export of manufactured goods in the fourth quarter of 2024. Data from the foreign trade report showed that the country’s exports for the period jumped by 110 percent when compared to N235 billion in the corresponding period of 2023 and recorded a decrease of 52.5 percent from the preceding quarter in 2024. A breakdown of the data showed that manufacturers’ exports for the period accounted for 24.5 percent of the total N8.97…

Unity Bank Hosts IWD Webinar, Commits to Accelerating Action Towards Gender Equality Unity Bank Hosts IWD Webinar, Commits to Accelerating Action Towards Gender Equality Unity Bank Plc has reaffirmed its commitment to women’s empowerment with a series of high-impact initiatives designed to inspire action toward gender equality and sustainable development. The Bank hosted a webinar with the theme: “Unleashing Women’s Potential,” pivoted by the Unity Bank Women Network as it was marking this year’s International Women’s Day, Being one of the Bank’s thought leadership on self-reliance, opportunity and equity, the webinar featured influential female leaders, including Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi, a Nigerian…

Rivers Assembly Adjourns Sitting Indefinitely, Ahead Fubara’s Budget Presentation Martin Amaewhule Rivers Assembly Adjourns Sitting Indefinitely, Ahead Fubara’s Budget Presentation The Rivers State House of Assembly has adjourned its sittings indefinitely. The development to adjourn legislative duties indefinitely was reached during plenary, presided over by the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, in Port Harcourt on Friday. This decision comes hours after the State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, wrote to the Speaker, informing him of his intention to visit the House to present the 2025 Appropriation Bill for consideration and approval. The governor, in a letter dated March 13 and addressed to the Speaker,…

Dangote Petrol Price Now At N815 Per Litre, Further Reduction Dangote Refinery Dangote Petrol Price Now At N815 Per Litre, Further Reduction The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has further lowered its ex-depot (gantry) price of petrol to N815 per litre. This is coming two weeks after the Refinery, on February 26, crashed petrol price from N890 to N825. The spokesperson of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Chinedu Ukadike, confirmed the development on Friday. He said the decision came after fuel landing cost dropped to N774.82 per litre, below Dangote Refinery’s N825 ex-depot prices. In the past months, both…

Ned Nwoko’s Sports University of Nigeria (SUN) Holds Maiden Matriculation Ceremony Ned Nwoko’s Sports University of Nigeria (SUN) Holds Maiden Matriculation Ceremony It was a memorable occasion at the Sports University of Nigeria (SUN), Idumuje-Ugboko, Delta State, as the institution held its first-ever matriculation ceremony on Thursday, 6th March, 2025, officially welcoming 98 pioneer students to its academic community. The combined matriculation ceremony for the 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 sets marked a historic milestone in the University’s vision of redefining sports education in Nigeria and across Africa. Speaking on the development via his X (formally Twitter) handle, the Chancellor and Founder…

TETFund announces 2025 intervention: As varsities receive N2.8bn, polytechnics get N1.9bn TETFund announces 2025 intervention: As varsities receive N2.8bn, polytechnics get N1.9bn The Tertiary Education Trust Fund on Thursday announced the disbursement of the 2025 intervention cycle to public tertiary institutions in the country. According to the Executive Secretary of the Fund, Sonny Echono, each university will get the sum of N2.8bn; polytechnics to get N1.9bn and Colleges of Education to get N2.1bn. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arch. Sonny Echono, disclosed this at a strategic workshop with heads of beneficiary institutions on the 2025 disbursement guidelines in Abuja on…

Jandor to spring up surprise by visiting Tinubu, Atiku, others after dumping former party  Abdul-azeez Adediran – Jandor Jandor to spring up surprise by visiting Tinubu, Atiku, others after dumping former party Jandor will spring up surprise by visiting Tinubu, Atiku, others after dumping former party, PDP. The 2023 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has met with President Bola Tinubu, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and others as part of his ongoing political consultations following his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party. His spokesperson, Gbenga Ogunleye, disclosed this…

Fidelity Rewards Youth Corps Members with NMillions on GAIM 6 Fidelity Rewards Youth Corps Members with NMillions on GAIM 6 Fidelity Bank Plc has reaffirmed its commitment to financial inclusion, youth empowerment, and promoting a healthy savings culture by rewarding nine National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members with N500,000 business grants each. The grants were awarded under the Get Alert in Millions Season Six (GAIM 6) promo, an initiative designed to reward loyal customers with cash prizes totaling N159 million. The promo, which runs from November 2024 to August 2025, targets various categories of customers, including NYSC members, students, and…