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- 7 Dec 2020
FG Barks as Fears of another #EndSARS Protests Grip Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated the administration’s readiness to decisively deal with hoodlums and hooligans hiding behind peaceful protests to disrupt public peace. This is coming as…
- 29 Oct 2021
Tyson Fury vs Wilder, EndSARS, Tiwa Savage sextape, others Top Google Search in October
Nigerians trooped to Google to search for a number of trending stories across the country. Some of these stories caught the interests of many thereby making them to top Google search trend for the…
- 7 Dec 2020
Emefiele, CBN Gov Denies Freezing #EndSARS Promoters’ Accounts
Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has faulted claim that his bank obtained court orders to block accounts associated with promoters of the #EndSARS protests. Godwin…
- 27 Nov 2020
#EndSARS: FG Seeks to Change Narratives on Lekki Shooting
Federal government has tasked the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and local media in Nigeria to change the narratives on the alleged massacre of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Tollgate on…
- 14 Feb 2022
Insurance Sector’s Total Premium Reached N508bn in 2021
Mr Ganiyu Musa, chairman of the Nigeria Insurers Association (NIA), the umbrella body of insurance underwriters in the country, has said that the insurance sector in 2021 raked in N508 billion Gross…
- 21 Feb 2022
Agusto says Nigerian Insurance Industry Resilient Amid Challenges
The Nigerian insurance industry has remained resilient despite challenges in the economy, according to a report by Agusto& Co. Limited. Agusto & Co., a pan-African credit rating agency and…
- 21 Oct 2021
#ENDSARS: No Real Consequence for Leadership Failures in Nigeria
By Chinwendu Ohakpougwu I was in Zanzibar, on a work leave when the protest that held Nigeria standstill happened. It was the #ENDSARS – a protest which was largely and primarily against police…
- 6 Nov 2020
#EndSARS: Court Gives CBN Nod to Freeze 20 Accounts
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted request of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to freeze accounts of some 19 individuals and a firm linked with the #EndSARS protests. Mr. Godwin Emefiele, CBN…
- 12 Jan 2022
Twentyten Daily Celebrates First Anniversary of Improving Media Innovation
TwentyTen Daily is celebrating its first anniversary, a milestone marked by many exciting moments with its own fair share of highs and lows. Over the past one year, with its team made up of…
- 12 Mar 2021
Agusto & Co. 2021 Nigerian Insurance Industry Report: Forging Ahead Despite Headwinds
Agusto & Co. Limited, the pan-African credit rating agency and the foremost business information provider has released its 2021 insurance industry report. The 2021 edition of the annual report…
- 20 Oct 2020
Nigeria in Focus: LCCI, Inflation & Naira
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM, According to the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Nigeria has lost roughly N700 billion Naira to the #EndSARS protests over the two…
- 16 Jun 2021
NDSF2021: Citizens Participation Enhances Digital Cooperation in Digital Economy says Uzor
Citizens’ participation in digital cooperation for enhanced multi-stakeholder governance in a digital economy, would engender public policy designs and inclusion of citizenry, according to chief…
- 30 Jan 2022
Shoprite Sets to Reopen Circle Mall Store, After 2020 Looting Incident
Retail Supermarket Nigeria Limited (RSNL), owners of Shoprite in Nigeria, has announced plans to reopen the Circle Mall Store. The store which is located in Jakande, Lagos was closed down following…
- 21 Oct 2022
Shoprite Announces Circle Mall Store reopening 24 months after looting incident
Retail Supermarket Nigeria Limited (RSN), the owners of Shoprite Nigeria, has announced the reopening of its store in Circle Mall in Jakande, Lekki after a 24-month long closure. The decision to…
- 1 Aug 2024
The Risks of Compliance Amidst Citizen Agitation: The MTN Nigeria Example
By Dr. Ajibola Obafemi Compliance is often touted as a virtue in business and governance, implying a willingness to adhere to rules and regulations. However, in times of citizen agitation and social…
- 27 Aug 2021
Agusto & Co: Elevated CRR Level Moderated Banking Industry’s Performance in FY 2020
The Nigerian banking industry would have recorded a return on average equity (ROE) of 31.6 per cent if not for the aggressive implementation of the cash reserve requirement (CRR) policy in 2020,…
- 17 Mar 2021
Gokada Elevates Nikhil Goel to CEO
Gokada, the Nigeria-based last mile delivery, logistics and transportation start-up has formally unveiled Nikhil Goel as its new CEO, as it continues to evolve from a riding-hailing company to…
- 23 Jul 2021
FG Recants, Says Nigerians not Stopped from Using Twitter
Federal government told a Federal High Court in Lagos that it has not stopped Nigerians from using Twitter, social media platform. Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the Federation, added that many…
- 4 Nov 2020
KongaYakata 2020 to Shatter Black Friday Estimates
Despite the upheavals experienced in what has been a topsy-turvy year on the political scene, KongaYakata, as the Black Friday sales of Nigeria’s e-commerce giant is known, may break all existing…
- 9 Jun 2021
NCC Charges Nigerian Youths on Responsible Internet Usage
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has urged Nigerian youths to leverage Internet/broadband access to unleash their potentials for innovation and creativity, as well as their quest for job…
- 14 Sept 2021
Ford, McArthur Foundations Raise $5M for Nigeria Youth Futures Fund
The Ford Foundation and MacArthur Foundation, have launched Nigeria Youth Futures Fund (NYFF), a new $5,000,000 fund that will support and strengthen the youth leadership ecosystem in Nigeria. In…
- 2 Jul 2021
Okeke, Nigerian Asks Court to Wind up CNN Africa in Nigeria
Kenechukwu Okeke, a Nigerian dragged CNN Africa to the Federal High Court in Lagos, praying the court to shut down the operations of the multinational news-based television channel in Nigeria.…
- 14 Feb 2022
2023: Who Will Go for the Igbo? – Our Best 3 Candidates
By Jonathan C. Nnakwube (Ph.D.) With 2023 just around the corner, the race to determine who succeeds incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari as the holder of the top job in Nigeria is beginning to…
- 12 Jan 2022
FG Lifts Suspension on Twitter Operations
The Federal Government has lifted the suspension on microblogging site, Twitter, seven months after it suspended the social media platform in Nigeria. This was contained in a statement issued by…
- 6 Nov 2020
Operators Seek Review of Insurance, Pension Investment Legislations
Operators in the real sector as well as the insurance and pension sectors have called for urgent review of legislations guiding investments in various sectors of the economy in order to allow real…
- 28 Oct 2020
#EndSARS, Ondo Election Results, Others Top Nigeria’s Google search trends in October
Google on Wednesday announced the top trending searches in Nigeria in October with Independence Day, #EndSARS, Ondo election results topping the trending search lists. Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade.…
- 9 Jun 2021
FG Insists Twitter Must Register Locally for Ban to End
Twitter's suspension in Nigeria will end once the US social media giant submits to local licencing, registration and conditions, the federal government said on Wednesday, rejecting criticism the ban…
- 15 Dec 2020
Coca-Cola Bags Two Awards At SERAS 2020
Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited along with its bottling partner, Nigeria Bottling Company, has won two awards at the 14th edition of the Sustainability, Enterprise and Responsibility Awards, popularly…
- 20 Dec 2020
E-Waste: Nigeria to Establish 30 Collection Centres Nationwide
Nigeria will soon get a boost in the electronic waste (e-waste) sub-industry with the opening up of applications for establishment of some 30 collection centres nationwide. Disclosing this on…
- 13 Dec 2020
NCC, ALTON, IXPN back 2020 ITREALMS e-Waste Dialogue
The 2020 ITREALMS e-Waste Dialogue has received backing from the stakeholders in the digital space, including the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Association of Licensed Telecom Operations…