By Seun Ibiyemi Chelsea Football Club have dismissed manager Liam Rosenior following a run of five consecutive Premier League defeats, the club confirmed on Wednesday. Rosenior, 41, had been in charge for just over three months after joining Chelsea from French side RC Strasbourg Alsace, which is affiliated with the club’s American ownership structure. The…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Government of Sierra Leone, in collaboration with the West African Health Organisation, has announced the hosting of the 27th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Health Ministers’ Assembly scheduled to take place in Freetown from 20 to 25 April 2026. The announcement was made at a joint press conference ahead of the…
…As CGC Adeniyi calls for shift from isolated responses to coordinated action By Seun Ibiyemi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has once again underscored its role in global security cooperation, as the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adeniyi, participated in the 19th Defence Services Asia Exhibition and Conference (DSA 2026) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The high-level engagement,…
By Seun Ibiyemi The chairman of New Nigeria Development Company (NNDC), Alhaji Lamis Shehu Dikko, has reaffirmed the company’s determination to reinvent itself and reposition its operations and its investment portfolio as a holding company. This was contained in his opening remarks at the commencement of a two-day Board/Management retreat which commenced Wednesday at the…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has reaffirmed the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force to enhanced inter-agency collaboration following a historic visit to the National Headquarters of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Abuja. The visit, described as the first of its kind, was aimed at strengthening…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Nigerian equities market closed on a positive note, with key indicators posting marginal gains amid renewed buying interest in select stocks. Market capitalisation increased by ₦88 billion, or 0.06 per cent, to ₦140.523 trillion from ₦140.435 trillion recorded in the previous session. Similarly, the All-Share Index (ASI) rose by 135.97 points,…
By Seun Ibiyemi Zenith Bank Plc has made history on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX), becoming the first Nigerian financial institution to surpass the ₦5 trillion market capitalisation mark. The milestone cements the bank’s position as the most valuable banking stock in the country, following a sustained period of strong market performance and investor confidence. Between…
By Seun Ibiyemi Nigeria’s oil and gas industry may be approaching a critical turning point as a growing shortage of skilled professionals threatens the sector’s long-term sustainability, the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Oritsemeyewa Eyesan, has warned. Eyesan raised the concern during a courtesy visit by the Independent Petroleum Producers…
By Seun Ibiyemi Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, is set to resign from the Federal Executive Council in the coming days after informing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of his intention to contest the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State. Adelabu disclosed his plans during a meeting with the President at…
A major international study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health has revealed that Nigeria bears the highest burden of sickle cell disease (SCD) globally, with more than 1.5 million children under the age of 15 living with the condition. The study further estimates that nearly nine million children across sub-Saharan Africa were living…
