Ecobank Nigeria says the ongoing “Fela Kuti: Afrobeat Rebellion” exhibition reflects its belief in the transformative power of art and culture to inspire change across Africa. Speaking at the event, Omoboye Edu, Head of SME at Ecobank Nigeria, described the exhibition as one of the many ways the bank continues to promote African creativity and…
Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, is set to reinforce its role in shaping the continent’s financial ecosystem with the launch of its landmark whitepaper. The whitepaper, titled “Banking on Africa’s Future: Unlocking Capital and Partnerships for Sustainable Growth,” will be unveiled on the sidelines of the World Bank-International Monetary Fund (IMF)…
As part of its CSR initiative for youth empowerment, Julius Berger’s experienced, full-service aluminium and glass solutions provider, ABUMET Nigeria Ltd, recently organised a CSR developmental programme that tasked youths to express their creativity while incorporating elements of ABUMET’s identity. The initiative, which focused on education and human capital development, thus saw the…
Renowned international evangelist and founder of the Uma Ukpai Evangelistic Association, Rev. Dr. Uma Ukpai, has d!ed. A statement signed by the family and titled “Glorious Transition,” says the revered clergyman passed on to glory on October 6, 2025, at the age of 80. The family described him as…
Telecommunications giant, Globacom, has thrown its weight behind Nigeria’s digital development efforts at the ongoing Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC) business roundtable on Broadband Investment and Protection of Critical Information Infrastructure. The roundtable began on Wednesday at the NCC Headquarters in Abuja with the theme “Right of Way and Protection of Broadband Infrastructure – The…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has granted presidential pardon and clemency to 175 persons. The pardon followed the endorsement of recommendations from the National Council of State, which met on Thursday, October 9, in Abuja. According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President granted posthumous…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed the arrest of twelve notorious armed robbery suspects implicated in the tragic killing of Ms. Somtochukwu Christella Maduagwu, a reporter with ARISE News, and Mr. Barnabas Danlami, a security guard. The incident occurred during a robbery at Unique Apartments in Katampe Extension, Mabushi, on September 29,…
The National Council of State has unanimously approved the appointment of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) from Kogi State as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). On Tuesday, SaharaReporters exclusively reported that, barring any last-minute changes, President Bola Tinubu was set to appoint Amupitan as the new INEC Chairman, succeeding Professor…
The commercial city of Aba was transformed into a huge carnival scene when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu commissioned the 6.7km Port Harcourt Road, reconstructed by the leading engineering construction company, Julius Berger Nigeria PLC. Community representatives from not only the Aba Mayoralty, but from surrounding Local Government Areas stormed the various entertainment sports slated…
A new chapter in Africa’s industrial story opened on Thursday as Aliko Dangote, President/Chief Executive, Dangote Group, led the groundbreaking of a $2.5 billion fertiliser plant in Gode, Ethiopia. The project, a partnership between Dangote Group and Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH), with a production capacity of three million metric tonnes of urea annually, is expected…
