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Adeniyi Ifetayo Moses is an Entrepreneur, Award winning Celebrity journalist, Luxury and Lifestyle Reporter with Ben tv London and Publisher, Megastar Magazine. He has carved a niche for himself with over 15 years of experience in celebrity Journalism and Media PR.
Late Awujale, Oba Sikiru Adetona Elegbede Abiodun Prof. Yusuf argued that history already provides clear precedents showing that the festival is not dependent on the physical presence of a reigning monarch. The Secretary of the Awujale Council of Chiefs and Baagbimo of Ijebuland, Prof. (Chief) Fassy Yusuf, has declared that the 2026 Ojude Oba Festival will hold as scheduled despite the vacant stool of the Awujale, insisting that the cultural celebration is rooted in institutional tradition rather than the personality of a reigning monarch. Speaking on Frontline, a current affairs programme on Eagle 102.5 FM, Prof. Yusuf dismissed growing public…
Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security and Supervising Minister for Cooperative Services, Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, Elegbede Abiodun … for grassroots economic transformation, financial inclusion, and commercial agriculture. The Federal Government on Monday formally launched the Renewed Hope Cooperative Reform and Revamp Programme (RH-CRRP), unveiling plans to establish a member-owned Cooperative Bank of Nigeria and a nationwide digital identity architecture for cooperative societies and their members. Speaking during the ministerial advocacy tour on cooperative bank share capital mobilisation and cooperative sector digitalisation, flagged off in Lagos State, the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security and Supervising Minister…
Aviation business, not only in Nigeria, is generally known to be a capital intensive one and strictly guided by international regulations as prescribed by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). The ICAO recommended standards and Practices are to be referred to when dealing in aviation business, therefore, Nigeria being a signatory to ICAO should uphold international civil aviation standards and fulfill its obligations under the Convention on International Civil Aviation. Numerous challenges, including high operating cost; fluctuating exchange rates; difficulties in aircraft repossession; perceived high-risk environment for international financiers and lessors, leading to stringent financing terms or reluctance to engage…
Africa bears roughly a quarter of the global disease burden yet imports nearly 97 percent of its pharmaceutical commodities, a vulnerability starkly exposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. This severe import dependence leaves Nigeria’s medicine security inherently weak. To address this, The Alternative Bank (AltBank) is stepping in as the financing answer, deploying asset-backed, risk-sharing capital to fund local pharmaceutical production, distribution, and supply chains. As part of this effort, the Bank has extended an invitation to Industrial Pharmacists across Nigeria to partner on solutions. Speaking in a recent interview with the Association of Industrial Pharmacists of Nigeria (NAIP) for the…
The Borokinni of Ilishan Remo, Sir Aare Adetola EmmanuelKing KOF, has extended warm birthday felicitations to the Olofin of Ilisan Remo, His Royal Majesty, Oba (Dr.) Barr. Michael Olufemi Mojeed Sonuga Daniyan II, as the revered monarch celebrates his 86th birthday anniversary. In a statement released to commemorate the royal father’s birthday, Aare Adetola EmmanuelKing described the monarch as a symbol of peace, wisdom, progress, and exemplary royal leadership, whose reign has continued to bring honor and development to Ilisan Remo. According to him, since ascending the revered throne of his forefathers, the Olofin has consistently demonstrated purposeful leadership and…
FIFA has set up an 11-member Technical Study Group for the 2026 World Cup, with former players and coaches set to analyse matches and decide the winners of major individual awards during the tournament. The panel was unveiled on Monday during a virtual media briefing monitored by The Nation ahead of the competition, which begins next month at Estadio Azteca. The group will be led by FIFA Senior Football Expert Pascal Zuberbühler and includes former Manchester City defender Pablo Zabaleta, ex-Germany striker and coach Jürgen Klinsmann, Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill, former Ghana coach Otto Addo, Costa Rica legend Paulo…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released the minimum Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination cut-off marks approved by universities across the country for the 2026 admission exercise. The submitted institutions’ minimum admissible score was displayed to journalists during the 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions held in Abuja on Monday with Pan-Atlantic University adopting 220, the highest minimum score on the list. Several top institutions, including Obafemi Awolowo University, University of Benin, University of Ibadan, University of Lagos, University of Nigeria and Covenant University adopted 200 as their minimum cut-off marks. Lagos State University and Lagos State University…
Small and medium-sized enterprises in Nigeria operate in a space defined by constant disruption. Markets shift quickly, customer behaviour changes without warning, and costs rarely stay still. In that kind of environment, the value of a financial institution is measured not by the breadth of its product list but by how well it understands the rhythm of real business life. For more than a century, Union Bank of Nigeria has occupied that space. Established in 1917 as Colonial Bank, the institution has grown alongside Nigeria’s economic evolution, adapting through different eras of trade, regulation, political change, and technological reinvention. What…
Nigeria’s U-17 women’s team, the Flamingos, have arrived in Ikenne as they step up preparations for their 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifying tie against Guinea. The team, coached by Akeem Busari, had been in camp in Abuja since last month, where they played five friendly matches, recording four wins and one draw. During that period, they scored 28 goals and conceded just three. Nigeria will face Guinea in the first leg in Conakry on Sunday, 24 May, before hosting the return leg at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne on Saturday, 30 May. The 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s…
Polaris Bank, Nigeria’s leading digital retail and commercial bank, has been honoured with the Private Sector Champion Award at the 2026 Jobberman Partners’ Convening held at Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, in recognition of the Bank’s outstanding and stellar contributions to youth employment, talent development, and workforce empowerment across Nigeria. The award recognises private sector organisations that have demonstrated exceptional commitment and leadership in advancing youth employability through impactful recruitment initiatives, graduate trainee programmes, executive hiring support, candidate assessment programmes, and strategic partnerships that create sustainable career opportunities for young Nigerians. Organised by Jobberman, Nigeria’s leading recruitment and…