7 hours ago
As inflation shaves off savings of many low and middle-income class Nigerians amid rising construction costs, homeownership plans are being deferred as untamed food prices continue to bite deeply into household incomes.
8 hours ago
A faction of Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday, cautioned President Bola Tinubu on the handling of security challenges in the country.
8 hours ago
Nigeria’s electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) may have spent an average of N670,000 to purchase each prepaid meter and other accessories through a N273.3 billion facility obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
8 hours ago
A Federal High Court, Abuja, yesterday, fixed April 18 for the hearing of a N1 billion suit filed by the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, against the Federal Government and Department of State Services (DSS).
9 hours ago
Inflation rate has been projected to reach 32.77 per cent this month.
News
2 mins ago
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has scheduled the governorship primary election in Ondo State for April 25, 2024. The ruling party in its timetable and schedule of activities pegged the price for the Expression of Interest and Nomination forms at N10m and N40m respectively Ahead of the November 16, 2024 gubernatorial election in Ondo State…
8 mins ago
As part of activities to expand cultural and education exchange between Africa and the United States, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce yesterday held a special forum for their Advance With Africa program in partnership with the President’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement (PAC-ADE) at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. At the session, the PAC-ADE discussed its…
16 mins ago
Military air strikes have destroyed terrorists’ logistics storage base in Palele area of Niger State. Airforce headquarters disclosed that sustained air strikes by Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft under Operation WHIRL PUNCH (OPWP) have continued to decimate terrorists and their logistics, especially in the Northwest and North Central regions of Nigeria. According to spokesman of…
59 mins ago
Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), has told a Federal High Court, Abuja that Osuobeni Akponimisingha, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)’s counsel, was not qualified to practice as lawyer. Prof. Ndifon, through his lawyer, Joe Agi, SAN, made the allegation in a…
1 hour ago
Russia's Belgorod region bordering Ukraine plans to evacuate 9,000 children following an uptick in deadly Ukrainian shelling, the region's governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said Tuesday. Kyiv's attacks on the territory have killed 16 people since last week, with shelling intensifying in the run up to elections poised to keep President Vladimir Putin in power until 2030,…
1 hour ago
A prominent DR Congo journalist was sentenced Monday to six months in prison for allegedly incriminating military intelligence in the murder of an opposition politician. Stanis Bujakera, 33, has been jailed since September over an article in Jeune Afrique magazine that suggested Congolese military intelligence operatives had killed opposition politician Cherubin Okende the month before.…
1 hour ago
Senior and junior workers of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) have threatened to shut the ports. The threat was made after workers on Monday issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to reverse the presidential directive on automatic deduction of 50 percent from its internally generated revenue (IGR). In a letter signed by the…
1 hour ago
Nigeria’s leading provider of digital infrastructure, Pan African Towers (PAT), has announced the appointment of Oladipo Badru as its new Chief Financial Officer. The appointment comes at a key moment in the company’s growth, with the recent influx of fresh investments from Development Partners International (DPI) and Verod Capital to solidify its position as Nigeria’s…
2 hours ago
Consumer goods giant Unilever has announced plans to cut around 7,500 jobs globally as part of an overhaul aimed at saving around 684 million euros (869 million dollars) over the next three years. The Marmite-to-Dove soap firm said the jobs affected were largely office-based and the move came as it looked to invest in technology…
Guardian TV
9 hours ago
Losing a baby can be a very difficult experience for couples. Whether it is a miscarriage or a stillbirth, couples are often left alone with their questions. In this episode of Healthy Me, No Cap, medical doctor Chinonso Egemba (Aproko Doctor) in Lagos, meets the mother of a stillborn baby to discuss these questions and stresses why parents need empathy and support rather than judgement.
1 day ago
Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on Tuesday.
1 day ago
When it comes to tomato, Nigeria is a paradox of sorts. As one of the top producers of tomato globally, Nigeria is still a major importer of tomato paste. So how can we flip this script in a time where food security is crucial for Africa’s most populous country? Vincent Egbe, Managing Director and CEO of GB Foods joins CNBC Africa for this discussion.
2 days ago
In Nigeria's bustling business center, one shoemaker is making stylish and sustainable footwear.
Sport
1 hour ago
Alex Iwobi and Calvin Bassey, Nathan Tella, Moses Simon, and Stanley Nwabali are among the 10 players who have arrived the Super Eagles camp ahead of their friendly games against Ghana and Mali. The other five players already in camp are Semi Ajayi, Jamilu Collins, Bruno Onyemaechi, Cyriel Dessers, and Fisayo Dele-Bashiru. More players are…
4 hours ago
Victor Osimhen will miss Nigeria's Super Eagles' two friendly games against Black Stars of Ghana and Eagles of Mali due to injury. Osimhen was an unused substitute for Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Inter Milan at San Siro and barely trained in the days before the match. According to Napoli coach, Francesco Calzona, Osimhen's absence was…
6 hours ago
Ghana’s new coach, Otto Addo, has said that he omitted Arsenal midfielder, Thomas Partey, from the Black Stars’ team that will meet the Super Eagles in a friendly match on March 24 because “he asked to be excused from the game to gain full fitness following recent injuries.”
6 hours ago
West Africa’s best golfers have been lined up to battle for the Custodian Classic’s N20 million purse on March 28 at Lakowe Lakes Golf Club, Lagos.
6 hours ago
Team Nigeria’s Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) athletes, comprising nine fighters, are relishing their experience at the ongoing 13th African Games in Ghana, where they featured in nine weight categories.
1 day ago
Nigeria's Super Eagles defender Tyronne Ebuehi will miss the friendly games against Ghana and Mali due to injury. Ebuehi picked up the injury in Empoli's Serie A game against Bologna on Friday. He was introduced into the game in the 66th minute as Empoli went on to lose the game 1-0 courtesy of a 94th…
Latest
2 mins ago
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has scheduled the governorship primary election in Ondo State for April 25, 2024. The ruling party in its timetable and schedule of activities pegged the price for the Expression of Interest and Nomination forms at N10m and N40m respectively Ahead of the November 16, 2024 gubernatorial election in Ondo State…
8 mins ago
As part of activities to expand cultural and education exchange between Africa and the United States, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce yesterday held a special forum for their Advance With Africa program in partnership with the President’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement (PAC-ADE) at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. At the session, the PAC-ADE discussed its…
16 mins ago
Military air strikes have destroyed terrorists’ logistics storage base in Palele area of Niger State. Airforce headquarters disclosed that sustained air strikes by Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft under Operation WHIRL PUNCH (OPWP) have continued to decimate terrorists and their logistics, especially in the Northwest and North Central regions of Nigeria. According to spokesman of…
16 mins ago
The official Royal Family website has merged the individual biography pages of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Previously, the couple enjoyed separate extensive profiles, but now their information has been streamlined into a joint page titled "The Duke and Duchess of Sussex." The new page begins with the statement:…
Editorial
9 hours ago
The recent invasion and looting of food items of warehouses belonging to the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) is a worrisome incident that cannot be pardoned for its illegality and greed; and yet cannot be overlooked for its underlying depiction of hunger and anger in the land. Food items looted included those in transit for…
Features
9 hours ago
As part of efforts aimed at countering fake news, mis-information and dis-information, International Press Centre (IPC) recently held a two-day capacity building workshop in Kaduna State on combating information disorder in democratic governance reporting using fact-checking and Freedom of Information (FOI) tools.
Editor's Pick
9 hours ago
Justice Sika Aprioku of Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, yesterday, convicted and sentenced five people to death by hanging or injecting them with lethal substances until they are confirmed dead for murder and kidnapping.
7 hours ago
Following the disruption on March 14, which affected data and voice services due to cuts in undersea fibre optics along the coasts of Cote d'Ivoire and Senegal, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has confirmed services being restored to approximately 90 per cent at optimal level.
7 hours ago
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government to speedily pay up outstanding salaries of members of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational (NASU) and Associated Institutions and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU).
7 hours ago
The Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which was signed by the president in 2024, repealed the Electric Power Sector Reform Act, No. 6, 2005 and consolidated the laws relating to the Nigerian electricity supply industry.
Business
9 hours ago
Stakeholders, yesterday, in Abuja raised concerns over Nigeria’s single-digit unemployment claim and the loopholes in unemployment data.
9 hours ago
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said developing regulations and policies to govern artificial intelligence (AI) deployment is complex as well as playing catch up due to technological advancements in this part of the world.
9 hours ago
The National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents (NCMDLCA) has kicked against the imposition of payment of electronic call-up charges on importers after paying for vehicle entry permit (VEP) and tenure packing fees (TPF) to terminal operators, describing charges as double taxation.
Columnists
8 hours ago
At the conclusion of AFCON 2023, I wrote in this column that the Super Eagles was now in a good place. I said so because the team never lost any match throughout the tournament, except the final in which the host, Ivory Coast, defeated the Super Eagles by two goals to one.
9 hours ago
Nigeria is at a crossroads and Nigerians are trying to find the responses to an economic crisis and currency turmoil. Of course, all manner of symptoms keep appearing!
9 hours ago
he government’s reaction has been customarily caustic and short-fused. Those involved in the looting of a warehouse belonging to the Agric Department Strategic food store, located at Tasha area of Abuja, on March 3. Federal Capital Development Authority (FCTA)
Guardian Life
16 mins ago
The official Royal Family website has merged the individual biography pages of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Previously, the couple enjoyed separate extensive profiles, but now their information has been streamlined into a joint page titled "The Duke and Duchess of Sussex." The new page begins with the statement:…
1 hour ago
Rapper Drake surprised a pregnant fan during his recent concert. The fan, who held up a sign that read, “I’m five months pregnant, can you be my Rich Baby Daddy?”, received an astonishing gift from the superstar. Drake paused mid-performance to acknowledge the sign. He leaned down from the stage, read the question out loud…
1 hour ago
In the wake of the explosive documentary series “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV,” former Nickelodeon producer Dan Schneider has issued an apology. The four-part documentary, which aired its first two episodes on March 17, delves into the working conditions behind the scenes of the beloved children’s entertainment life. The documentary sheds…
3 hours ago
Veteran nollywood actor, Amaechi Muonagor, has reached out to the public for financial assistance to undergo a crucial kidney transplant in India. The actor was seen in a video circulating on social media, looked, visibly frail, pleaded for help while lying on a hospital bed. Accompanied by his colleague Kingsley Orji, who spoke on his…
Technology
4 days ago
The Federal Government has said it is creating the enabling environment to unlock opportunities in the digital skills market in sub-Saharan Africa valued at $130 billion.
13 Mar
Energy prices have been increasing globally, with wholesale prices commonly cited as the main driving force compounded by the conflict in Ukraine and other factors.
13 Mar
SAMSUNG Electronics West Africa has partnered New Home Distribution (Africa) Limited (NHDAL) to assemble consumer electronics (CE) products in Nigeria.
13 Mar
As part of activities marking the 2024 International Women’s Day (IWD) digital financial services provider for emerging markets, Moniepoint Inc, has announced the launch of this year’s edition of the Women-In-Tech initiative.
7 Mar
In today's rapidly evolving financial landscape, Nigerian financial institutions face mounting pressure to adapt their marketing strategies to meet the demands of customers and fierce competition. Traditional marketing approaches are no longer sufficient in a data-driven world where personalized experiences and real-time insights are paramount.
7 Mar
The technological landscape of Nigeria's financial institutions is marked by both promise and challenges. While significant progress has been made in digitization efforts, the adoption of advanced technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) remains relatively low. Limited access to big data, computing infrastructure, and advanced analytics talent hinders progress, resulting in a predominant focus on basic digitization efforts. However, there are significant opportunities for improvement through strategic investments in key technological pillars: big data, computing power, and algorithms. This article explores the pivotal role of technological advancements in big data, computing power, and algorithms in propelling Nigerian financial institutions toward a future of enhanced efficiency, data-driven decision-making, personalized services, and sustainable growth.