Ellah Lakes Plc, an integrated agro-industrial enterprise, has opened a ₦235 billion public offer to unlock its next growth strategy. The company officially declared it opened during a Facts Behind the Offer Presentation at the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) on Monday, November 10. Ellah Lakes said it is issuing 18.8 billion ordinary shares at ₦12.50 …
On the fringes of Nigeria’s administrative seat, Abuja, lie a businesses that thrives under the cover of darkness: brothels packed with young women, street-side drug stalls, and the unmistakable presence of settlement payments to law enforcement. In multiple urban centres and suburbs of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) — Wuse, Kabusa, Gudu, Utako, Jabi, Mararaba/Nyanya …
The newly appointed Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abass, has pledged to tighten maritime security, enhance operational efficiency, and uphold the Nigerian Navy’s core values of integrity, professionalism, and teamwork. Speaking in Abuja, Abass expressed gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for the confidence reposed in him, promising to serve with dedication, fairness, and …
The United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has issued a new travel advisory warning its citizens to avoid 21 Nigerian states because of rising insecurity, kidnappings, and violent crime. The advisory, updated on October 21, said insecurity was worsening across the country and remained current as of yesterday. The FCDO urged British citizens …
Senator representing Delta North, Ned Nwoko, has alleged that a coordinated group of detractors is using the current situation involving his wife, actress Regina Daniels, to blackmail and damage his reputation. The lawmaker made this claim in a statement released by his Communication and Technical Action Team on Monday in Abuja, amid reports of alleged …
The Enugu State Ministry of Health has arrested a fake doctor and sealed an illegal hospital in Obollo-Etiti, Udenu Local Government Area, for operating without a licence and endangering patients’ lives. The Public Relations Officer of the ministry, Ugodu Avemaria, confirmed the development on Sunday. The operation, coordinated by the Commissioner for Health, Prof. George …
Nigeria is set to take a leading role in Africa’s digital economy and e-governance sector as the National Digital Economy and E-Governance Bill 2025 prepares for presidential assent. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected to sign the legislation into law this week. The bill, jointly drafted by the Senate and the House of Representatives, was …
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, has called for the unionisation of academic staff in private universities across the country, urging the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to initiate conversations that would bring lecturers in privately owned institutions under the same union umbrella. Ajaero made the call on Sunday …
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has officially declared Timipre Sylva, former Governor of Bayelsa State and Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, wanted over an alleged $14,859,257 fraud involving the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). This was made known on the commission’s Facebook official Page on Monday evening. The EFCC notice, …
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has carried out precision airstrikes that killed several ISWAP terrorists in Borno State. The strikes also destroyed bandit hideouts in Katsina and Kwara States. NAF spokesperson Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame confirmed the operations in a statement on Monday. He said the coordinated air missions were conducted on Sunday, November 10. …
