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CSR-in-Action and ACI Unveil Conference Committee for Women SDG Advocates Conference 2026
The African CleanUp Initiative (ACI), in a strategic partnership with CSR-in-Action Advocacy, has announced the Women SDG Advocates Conference (WSAC) 2026 themed Give to Gain: Empowering Women Through Shared Action, a hybrid convening to mark International Women’s Day 2026, holding on Wednesday, 11 March 2026, at The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Commerce…
MEA Energy deploys SmartPump tech to automate fuel retail across Nigeria
MEA Energy, an indigenous downstream oil and gas company, is rolling out automation across its filling stations in Nigeria following a partnership with retail technology provider Petrosoft, in a move that signals a growing shift toward data-driven fuel retail in the country. The company said it has adopted Petrosoft’s SmartPump technology to power its expanding…
CBN cautions governors against election-year spending spree
…says excess spending could destabilise reform gains As Nigeria prepares for a new election cycle, Olayemi Cardoso, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has urged state governors to maintain fiscal discipline and avoid frivolous spending, as such outflows could destabilise the impact of reforms that have successfully restored stability to the economy. Cardoso…
Global Health at Risk, Yet Recoverable as Gates Foundation Presses for Urgent Collective Action
For the first time in a generation, the world is moving backwards on global health. More children are dying, foreign aid is shrinking, and debt is tightening its grip on low-income countries just as needs are rising. In this moment of reversal, Mark Suzman, Chief Executive Officer of the Gates Foundation, is calling for urgency…
Roberts Orya, ex-NEXIM boss sentenced to 490 years over N2.4bn scam
Roberts Orya, a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM), has been convicted and sentenced to a cumulative 490 years’ imprisonment for his role in a N2.4 billion bank fraud. F. E. Messiri, Justice of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja, delivered the judgment on Thursday, February 5, 2026, after finding…
Enugu court orders UK to pay £420m compensation to families of slain 1949 coal miners
An Enugu state high court has ordered the United Kingdom to pay £20 million each to the families of 21 coal miners killed by colonial authorities in November 1949, ruling that the deaths amounted to an unlawful and extrajudicial violation of the right to life. Delivering judgment on Thursday, Anthony Onovo, the presiding judge, held…
Lagos to close Apongbon Bridge for six weeks
The Lagos State Government has announced a traffic diversion plan to enable the Federal Ministry of Works to carry out repair works on the failed asphalt sections of the ramp/service lane linking Inner Marina to Apongbon Bridge, as well as sections of Apongbon Bridge on both the inbound and outbound lanes. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, Lagos state…
CAF Dismisses Morocco’s Appeal to Revoke Senegal’s 2025 AFCON Crown
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has issued its verdict on the appeal lodged by hosts Morocco seeking to deprive Senegal of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title secured at the recent continental tournament. In its decision, CAF turned down Morocco’s complaint to strip the Teranga Lions of the championship after the disorderly…
Legal Professionals Protest at Finance Ministry Over Unsettled N4 Trillion Contractor Debts
More than 500 legal practitioners, organised under the Concerned Lawyers for Probity and Justice, converged on the Federal Ministry of Finance in Abuja to support indigenous contractors demanding settlement of approximately N4 trillion for executed capital works. The lawyers, alongside groups like the Enough is Enough Movement and the All Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria…
Exponential Conference Marks Historic 10th Edition With a Call for Distinctive, Authentic Leadership
Exponential Conference, one of Africa’s most influential faith and leadership gatherings, is set to mark a historic milestone as it hosts its 10th edition from Monday, February 23 to Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at the Pistis Conference Centre, Lekki, Lagos. Since its inception, Exponential Conference has grown into a catalytic platform shaping church and marketplace…