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Chain Reactions Africa has won the country’s most celebrated PR firm at the SABRE Awards. The award held in Mombasa, Kenya has the firm won four coveted trophies from a fiercely competitive pool of over 500 entries, solidifying its position as a creative force and strategic…
In commemoration of the 2025 World Environment Week, leading telecommunications provider Airtel Nigeria has mobilised communities in six states across the country in a determined campaign to combat plastic pollution and promote sustainable environmental practices. The…
Former vice chancellor of Covenant University and a member of the QNET Scientific Advisory Board, Professor Abiodun Adebayo, has raised the alarm over the health risks associated with prolonged exposure to electromagnetic radiation (EMR) from mobile phones and digital…
In a significant move towards fostering cooperation in Nigeria’s electricity sector, the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) held its inaugural meeting with the Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC) on 11th June 2025. This pivotal…
Despite an overall decline in identity fraud across Africa, Nigeria and Tanzania have recorded year-on-year increases in fraud rates, driven largely by the rapid rise of synthetic identity fraud powered by artificial intelligence and digital forgery tools, a new report has…
Meta has officially launched a generative AI-powered video editing feature, making it easier for users to transform short-form videos using preset creative prompts. The new tool is now available across the Meta AI app, Meta.AI website, and Edits app. The feature allows users…
SunTrust Bank Nigeria Limited has addressed the widespread reports concerning the legal proceedings involving its managing director and executive director, clarifying that both executives are not in custody and that the bank’s operations remain fully uninterrupted. The…
The Bank of Industry (BoI) Limited is planning to launch the BoI Impact Fund, which will use various financial instruments from debt to equity to support high growth enterprises, strategic value chain companies as well as provide support to struggling businesses across the…
There are reports indicating that pump price of petrol in Nigeria may not go up despite a sharp rise in the price of crude in the international market. Despite being an oil-producing nation, Nigeria relies heavily on imported petroleum products. This means that any rise in…
Experts are forecasting an unprecedented oil price hike with the spiral of military strikes between Israel and its neighbours. Israel’s attack on Iran is unlikely to cause a major disruption to oil supply, analysts at two major banks said, but a worst-case scenario involving…
Over 50 Shari’a court judges from Kano and Kaduna states have met in Kaduna to discuss a new direction aimed at easing the administration of justice as part of efforts to fight the growing cases of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the two states. The acting grand Khadi of Kano…
Following the expectation of heavy floods in this year’s rainy season, the Kebbi State government has directed the immediate evacuation of all drainages in the state capital, Birnin Kebbi. The commissioner for urban development planning, Hon. Hayatu Bawa Jega, gave the…
Former minister of education, Professor Tunde Adeniran, has dismissed the insinuation that the 2027 presidential election would be contested only by former old presidential candidates. He, therefore, called on the youths to participate actively in Nigeria’s political…
Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has charged new recruits of the Depot Nigerian Army, Zaria, Kaduna State to be prepared to fight terrorism and insurgency in the country. General Oluyede gave the charge at the Passing Out Parade of 6,195 recruits of the 88…
The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has held talks with Rwanda-backed rebels about protecting civilians in areas under their control in the east. Bintou Keita, the UN secretary general’s special representative, said the rebels spoke of…
As Nigeria joins the global community to mark World Blood Donor Day, the director-general of the National Blood Service Agency (NBSA), Prof. Saleh Yuguda, has attributed the persistent shortage of safe blood to the country’s high maternal mortality and accident-related…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will strike “every site and every target” of Iran, after Iran launched waves of missiles in retaliation for Israeli strikes on Friday. The Israeli military also said the Air Force was carrying out extensive strikes in various…
Thank you, Mr. President. If any seer had predicted in 1993 that a day would come when the heroes of the June 12 struggle would be honoured, such a crystal gazer would have been labelled a fraud. Everything was loaded against the pro-democracy groups. Many of those operating…
