The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has reaffirmed its commitment to port modernisation and digital transformation, while calling for closer collaboration with the media to improve public understanding of ongoing reforms in Nigeria’s maritime sector. Ikechukwu Onyemekara, the Authority’s General Manager for Corporate and Strategic Communications, made the call during a courtesy visit from the Congress of Nigerian Maritime Media Practitioners (CONMMEP), where he defended the NPA’s digital initiatives and outlined plans to strengthen engagement with journalists covering the sector. Much of that friction centres on the Electronic Truck Call-Up system, or ETO, introduced to bring order to truck movement…
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The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has commended the Federal Government’s efforts that eventually led to the release of the abducted pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. Yilwatda, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Information, Abimbola Tooki, also congratulated all the security agencies as well as all Nigerians for the relief occasioned by the release of the victims after days of anxiety, uncertainty and emotional anguish. The APC National Chairman described the successful rescue as a reassuring demonstration of the commitment of President…
Moses Ofodeme The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has assured the people of Lagos of inclusive development that will promote unity and support entrepreneurship growth, industrialisation. Infrastructure development, job creation, healthcare development, sustainable energy efficiency, business development drive and quality education as well as security will among other considerations will form the bedrock of the party’s reforms if it clinches the Governorship seat come 2027. The party’s standard bearer in Lagos State, Naheem Balogun while speaking on his plans for the people promised to uplift the living standards of Lagosians through the implementation of socio-economic programmes if voted as the…
Empowering Mothers to Raise Leaders, Nation Builders and World Changers Conference happening in LAGOS, NIGERIA Warrior Mums Global, a growing international community committed to equipping mothers for intentional parenting and generational impact, is set to host the inaugural edition of the Warrior Mums Conference 2026 on Saturday, July 18, 2026, 9:30am at The Dome, 1 Freedom Way, Off Admiralty Way, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, Nigeria. Founded in 2019 by family and holistic life coach, counselor, and leadership consultant Sola Oguche-Agudah, Warrior Mums Global was established with a clear mission: to equip mothers to raise children who become ethical leaders, nation…
The Federal Government has begun development of four solar hybrid mini-grid projects in Rivers State, expected to bring reliable electricity to more than 13,492 households, businesses and public institutions. The projects have a combined capacity of 11.9MWp and are being implemented by the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) under the Distributed Access through Renewable Energy Scale-up (DARES) Programme, with support from the World Bank. The beneficiary communities are Bolo/Wakama, Gokana/Khana, Ogu/ChukuAma and Onne. Rivers State Governor Sir Siminalayi Fubara, represented at the groundbreaking ceremony by Deputy Governor Professor Ngozi Nma Odu, described the projects as evidence of productive collaboration between…
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has organized a one-day training programme for officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, aimed at strengthening compliance with Motor Third-Party Insurance and other compulsory insurance policies, as well as enhancing insurance policy verification processes. The training, held in Abuja, was themed “Building a Culture of Insurance Compliance: Police as Catalysts for Protecting Lives, Property and Enhancing Public Safety.” The programme was designed to equip police officers with the knowledge and skills required to promote compliance with compulsory insurance laws, verify the authenticity of insurance policies, and deepen public understanding…
By Udo Ngele Artificial intelligence has become one of the defining conversations in boardrooms across Nigeria. Over the past year, I have participated in numerous conversations with business leaders about artificial intelligence. The enthusiasm is understandable. AI is changing how organizations operate, make decisions, engage customers, and deliver services. Hardly a boardroom meeting takes place today without some discussion around automation, machine learning, generative AI, or digital transformation. Recent workplace research also suggests that AI adoption is accelerating rapidly among Nigerian professionals, reinforcing that the conversation has moved beyond curiosity to practical business application. Yet I have noticed a…
Why Africa’s advantage in the AI economy may lie in governance rather than computing power By Oluwole Asalu For much of the past three years, the global conversation on artificial intelligence has centred on one question: who is winning the AI race? Every week brings another breakthrough. One country unveils a more powerful language model. Another announces billion-dollar infrastructure spending. Companies race to build faster systems and more capable autonomous agents. But that may be the wrong question. Every major technological shift eventually reaches a point where raw innovation stops being the deciding factor. When electricity became commonplace, the…
Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe, presided over the groundbreaking of three interconnected mini-grid projects in Adamawa State, covering the communities of Kofare, Saminaka and Mbamba. The projects have a combined capacity of 13.5 megawatts, 10MW at Kofare, 2.6MW at Saminaka, and 890kW at Mbamba, and were developed under the federal Distributed Access through Renewable Energy Scale-up (DARES) Programme. The ceremony was attended by Adamawa State Governor Rt. Hon. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, the state’s Deputy Governor, members of the State House of Assembly, Rural Electrification Agency (REA) Managing Director/CEO Abba Abubakar Aliyu and the REA management team, representatives…
Adamawa State has flagged off construction of 39 mini-grid projects, three interconnected mini-grids and 36 isolated mini-grids, expected to inject nearly 27 megawatts of electricity into communities across the state. The ceremony, attended by the state’s Executive Governor, Nigeria’s Minister of Power, and Rural Electrification Agency (REA) Managing Director/CEO Dr. Abba Aliyu, marks what organisers describe as one of the largest single-state distributed renewable energy rollouts under the federal Distributed Access through Renewable Energy Scale-up (DARES) Programme. Speaking at the ceremony, Dr. Aliyu thanked the Minister of Power for his role in making rural electrification a national priority under…