Firm offers N5m prize for girls in Innov8 STEM competition Nigeria’s biggest corporate supporter of culture, Globacom, will sponsor next month’s Ofala Festival in Onitsha, Anambra State, the firm announced yesterday. The annual Ofala festival is a customary obligation performed by the Obi of Onitsha. This year’s edition to be celebrated by His Royal Majesty, […]

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has thrown its presidential ticket open to all members keen on flying its flag in the 2027 general election. The party, which also formally abandoned its initial moves to register the African Democratic Alliance (ADA), explained that the ‘no automatic ticket’ decision was aimed at strengthening internal democracy and avoiding

Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba sociopolitical organisation, with technical support from Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission, has announced a two-day citizen-government engagement summit scheduled for October 9 and 10 in Akure, Ondo State capital. The summit, with the theme: ‘Strengthening Democracy through Dialogue: Assessing Progress, Charting the Future’, will bring together over 800 regional stakeholders

The Federal Government has urged the World Bank to back its Renewed Hope Ward Development Programme. The initiative is a grassroots-focused initiative designed to stimulate economic activities across the country and advance President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s vision of a $1 trillion economy by 2030. The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Bagudu, made