A high-powered delegation from Future Union Group, Qatar, led by H.E. Sheikh Abdul-Rahman Hamad N.H. Al-Thani, a distinguished member of the Qatari ruling family, arrived in Nigeria on Saturday, 11 October, 2025, to explore opportunities for direct investment in critical sectors of the nation’s economy. The Future Union Group is dedicated to providing comprehensive support for investments and investors across African nations. Its primary objective is to channel Arab funds into the development of Africa’s vast resources through strategic investments in various economic sectors. These initiatives are guided by sound economic and commercial principles aimed at stimulating growth and strengthening…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
Top policy influencers, business leaders, development partners, and women entrepreneurs from across Nigeria will gathered in Abuja as the Women Enterprise Alliance (WenA) is set to host its 5th Annual Conference The conference, with the theme “Translating Policy into Practice: Cost-Reduction and Tax Reforms for Sustainable SME Growth,” is scheduled for Thursday, 16 October, 2025, at the Diamond Hall, A-Class Event Centre, Wuse II, Abuja. This year’s edition underscores WenA’s commitment to empowering Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), particularly women-led businesses, by addressing critical barriers such as high operational costs and complex tax regimes. The event will feature key policy…
German and Australian Embassies in Nigeria as well as Avocats Sans Frontières France, Nigeria have called for the abolition of death penalty in Nigeria. The trio which jointly organized the screening of the movie “Just Mercy” in Abuja at the weekend, while appreciating that no one on death roll has been executed in the last nine years in Nigeria, call on both the federal and state governments to remove death penalty from our law. The film was screened to commemorate the 2025 World Day Against the Death Penalty, with Avocats Sans Frontières France, Nigeria, with support from the Embassy of…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has described the death of the Ogun All Progressives Congress (APC) spokesman, Tunde Oladunjoye, as a terrible loss. Abiodun, who said he received the news of the demise of the erudite spokesman and chief consultant to the Ogun State Government with disbelief and shock, expressed deep sorrow that the dynamic, loyal, and committed politician died in the prime of his youth. He described the deceased as a forthright, down-to-earth, consummate politician who always stood gallantly and unwaveringly by any cause he believed in, adding that he was a stabilizing factor both in Ogun APC…
As part of efforts to make the Sagamu Interchange and its environs a no-go area for criminals, the Ogun State Government has provided illumination at the under-bridge area along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and subsequently at the four intersections of the interchange. The State Government, which took this step after clearing the illegal shanties, shops, and stalls in the area in order to deprive criminals of cover, undertook adequate illumination of the area through solar street lights. Recently, the State Government, in a statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media and Strategy to Governor Dapo Abiodun, Hon. Kayode Akinmade, stated…
Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District, has intensified efforts to empower his constituents through comprehensive initiatives aimed at reducing unemployment and fostering economic growth. Recently, he trained 1,900 youths and women in vocational and entrepreneurial skills, covering areas such as makeup artistry, barbing, leather works, fashion designing, confectionery, hairdressing, soap making, and agriculture. The three-day training program equipped participants with practical knowledge and resources to kickstart their businesses. In addition to the training, Senator Bamidele distributed various empowerment items to over 5,000 constituents across five local government areas. These included tailoring machines, hairdryers, makeup kits, tractors, sewing machines,…
As part of efforts to further cement the philosophy and vision of the tendency across all firmaments of its structure, leaders and stakeholders of the leading political organisation in Osun, Omoluabi Progressives met in Ibadan to reflect on the journey so far and strengthen their intellectual base for the task ahead. Speaking at the event, the immediate-past Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, commended the leadership, stakeholders, and members for their steadfastness and commitment to the collective aspiration of the fold. Aregbesola noted that the Omoluabi Progressives will soon be the bedrock of responsible leadership in Africa if its leaders…
Former Super Eagles captain, Austin Jay Jay Okocha has emerged the 77th best player to have ever played in the prestigious English Premiership League, reports thegazellenews.com This medium can also revealed that the former Bolton Wanderers playmaker was the only Nigerian player included in the elite list. Globally-respected football magazine, Four Four Two conducted a poll voted for by journalists to decide the 100 best footballers to have ever played in the English Premiership League since its inception in 1992. Liverpool player, Mohammed Salah was the highest ranked African player on the list coming at 5th while the best PL player…
After spending eight years in jail, a Nigerian televangelist accused of raping young women from his South African church has been found not guilty of all charges. Timothy Omotoso had denied the 32 charges in a trial that was broadcast live and gained huge interest across the country. In 2018, one witness told the court she had been raped by the pastor – who ran a church in the city of Port Elizabeth – when she was 14 years old. When delivering the verdict on Wednesday, 2 April, 2025, the judge presiding over the trial said that Pastor Omotoso had…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), for organising the Niger Delta Sports Festival, describing it as the first of its kind and stating that it would harness the youth’s potential, promote unity and community development in the Niger Delta region. President Tinubu, who was represented by the Chairman of National Sports Commission, Alhaji Shehu Dikko, spoke at the opening ceremony of the maiden edition of the Niger Delta Sports Festival in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. He said: “Let me commend the Niger Delta Development Commission for its initiative in organising this laudable event aimed…