Veil on critical minerals data needs to be lifted

The demand for critical minerals and their importance to the clean energy drive across the world is indisputable, but a lack of reliable information and data sharing from miners and the countries that produce – in particular – lithium, cobalt and...

IMF names 5 countries as Africa’s fastest-growing economies, Nigeria missing

Despite consecutive GDP growth, the International Monetary Fund excluded Nigeria from the list of Africa’s fastest-growing economies The new ranking, which included neighbouring countries, was prepared by top IMF economists and analysts The Fund...

LG Chairmanship aspirant lauds Tinubu, Okpebholo for including Edo in Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway

BENIN CITY: A chairmanship aspirant for Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area in the forthcoming council elections in Edo State, Hon. Ikponmwosa Clement Aitusi, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for approving the inclusion of a 100-kilometre...

Culture Ambassador empowers African youth to tell our stories

Ambassador Nneka Isaac-Moses, Co-founder and Managing Director of Goge Africa Worldwide, has spent over two decades redefining how the world sees Africa not as a continent of struggle, but as one of splendour, strength, and soul. She has empowered...

Oborevwori seeks NDDC–state partnership to fix Niger Delta roads

Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori has called for a strategic partnership between the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and state governments to rehabilitate critical federal roads across the region. The governor made the appeal on...

CNPC Defies Niger Junta, Continues Oil Exports

State-owned Chinese oil giant CNPC continues to produce and export oil from a newly expanded oilfield in Niger despite ongoing disputes with the local authorities, Reuters reported on Friday, quoting sources familiar with the situation. CNPC set...

Tinubu, PDP laud Okpebholo’s infrastructural revolution in Edo

BENIN CITY – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have commended the infrastructural transformation drive of Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, particularly the construction of the state’s first-ever...

Nigeria Missing From IMF’s List of Africa’s Fastest-Growing Economies

October 17, (THEWILL) — Nigeria has been excluded from the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) latest list of Africa’s fastest-growing economies, despite recent policy reforms and improved growth projections that analysts believed would boost its...

Cotton for Tomorrow: From Farm to Fashion with Farmers’ Hope

Dr. Md Fakhre Alam Ibne Tabib Former Executive Director Cotton Development Board, Bangladesh Cotton, often called the “white gold,” is far more than a simple agricultural product. It is a vital global commodity cultivated by millions of...

Oborevwori Champions NDDC-State Collaboration to Revitalize Federal Roads and Infrastructure in the Niger Delta

Warri, Delta State – October 17, 2025 – In a resounding call for unity and collective action, Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has urged the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to forge stronger partnerships with state...

Travellers, Agents Excited as Domestic Air Travel Fares Dwindle

Chinedu Eze Travellers, operators and travel agencies have confirmed that there is a significant reduction in domestic air travel fares attributing the development to increase in the number of aircraft in service and more airlines joining the...

Global Exclusive Interview: God Arrested Me as Nigeria’s King of Romance Journalism into Shepherd in the Lord’s Vineyard-KAYODE AJALA, ace editor & Head, Media & Publicity, Celestial Church of Christ, Worldwide

… divine messages were always being delivered to me that I had a calling to do God’s work, but I never took it seriously, I wish I’d hearkened to God’s call earlier than I did *‘My love for journalism saw me through my media career. I worked as if...

Nigeria’s Achievements Highlight Its Potential For Greatness – Anthony Kanu

The Association of Philosophy Professionals of Nigeria (APPON) has held its annual conference recently at the Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi state. The conference’ lecture titled, ‘The Forgotten Past, The Chequered Present And The Distant...

New investor takes over Rivatex East Africa, fires 3,000 employees

The Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Investments formally handed over Rivatex East Africa to Arise IIP Limited The textile manufacturer has been making losses despite the government pumping in billions of shillings George Olaka, the CEO of Arise...

Michael Opeyemi Bamidele: From Human Rights Lawyer to Senate Majority Leader

Michael Opeyemi Bamidele was born in Iyin Ekiti, Ekiti State. He rose from legal activism and state government service to become a senior figure in Nigeria’s National Assembly. He currently serves as the Majority Leader of the Nigerian Senate.Who...

‎Why We Honour Dangote’s Okpella Cement, Says ITF

‎The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has honoured the Dangote’s Okpella Cement Limited with the 2024 Best Contributory Employer Award. ‎ ‎The recognition was presented over the weekend in acknowledgment of the company’s significant contributions to...

Premier Energies secures USD 20 mn solar contracts in West Africa

Synopsis Homegrown Premier Energies secured solar contracts worth USD 19.95 million in Benin, West Africa, to expand clean energy access. The projects involve installing 750 rooftop solar systems, over 4,400 streetlights, and 650 solar water...

17 African countries commit to scale up electricity access

Seventeen African governments have committed to reforms and actionable plans to expand electricity access as part of Mission 300—an ambitious partnership led by the World Bank Group and African Development Bank Group that aims to connect 300...

Tinubu: Downplaying the pains of Nigeria’s poor?

During the tenure of Adams Oshiomole as governor of Edo State, an unknown joker had placed a cryptic message on a bridge under construction in that state’s capital city of Benin. The individual had tied a spoon and fork together with a string and...

West Africa’s leopards now officially endangered after 50% population crash

There are only about 350 mature leopards left in West Africa, according to the latest regional assessment by the IUCN, the global wildlife conservation authority. Leopards (Panthera pardus) in West Africa are thought to be genetically isolated...