By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi has condemned the demolition of ASPAMDA Market at the Trade Fair in Lagos, where plazas were pulled down despite traders having obtained the requisite approvals. Obi, who physically visited the traders in Lagos made this public in a statement he made available to the press. The statement reads in part: “Today, alongside Senators Enyinnaya Abaribe, Victor Umeh, Col. Austin Akobundu, Tony Nwoye, Honourable Members of the House of Representatives, Segun Sowunmi, George Adegeye, Labour Party Lagos State Gubernatorial candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour…
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Two former Super Eagles stars – Kanu Nwankwo and Obefemi Martins, will grace the Independence Day Novelty football match being organised by T.Pumpy Concept Limited. T.Pumpy Football Club will confront Riverdo Football Club in a friendly novelty match billed for October 1st, 2025 in Abuja. The match being organised to mark Nigeria’s 65th Independence Day celebration will hold at Riverdo Arena, airport road, Lugbe by 4.00pm. An excited T.Pumpy boss, Akintayo Adaralegbe, says “join us as we proudly present Kanu Nwankwo, Nigeria’s most celebrated professional football player. “Also to join us light up the Independence Day Football Match is the…
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau Barely six months after the groundbreaking ceremony of the NFF-FIFA of Players’ Hostel and Two New Training Pitches situated at the Package B of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium Abuja, the project, which is being executed with the FIFA Forward 3.0 funds may be ready sooner than expected for the use of the Super Eagles, Super Falcons and nine other Nigeria’s national football teams Prompt News reports. A tour of the construction sites near the FIFA Goal Project beside the NFF’s Sunday Dankaro House secretariat in Abuja revealed that with the pace the contractors…
By Tony Obiechina Abuja In a pivotal moment for Nigeria’s energy sector, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun engaged in strategic discussions with the management of Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) in his office in Abuja on Thursday. The meeting brought together key stakeholders to discuss critical issues aimed at shaping the future of Nigeria’s gas industry, including production targets, investment climate, and ongoing reforms. The Minister reaffirmed Nigeria’s ambition of producing 10 billion standard cubic feet of gas per day by 2030, citing recent agreements, including the Deepwater deal with TotalEnergies, as evidence…
Today, September 2, 2025, presents me with another unique opportunity to celebrate you, my brother, partner, and Vice President, as you mark another birthday. Since we embarked on this journey, united by the shared vision of building a more prosperous nation, your courage, sense of duty, tenacity, determination, and belief in Nigeria’s greatness have remained unshaken. You served the people of Borno, your home state, excellently as Governor for eight years and later as Senator representing Borno Central in the National Assembly. In both roles, you showed that leadership is service, not privilege, even in the face of immense challenges.…
By Tony Obiechina Abuja The German Agency for Development (GIZ), through the Sustainable and inclusive economic development programme – SEDIN and the Agriculture Value Chain Facility (EU VACE/TARED), cofounded by the EU and the German government, on Thursday organised a peer learning workshop to foster small claims court processes for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises in the Country. This was part of a peer learning programme on Small Claims Courts (SCCs) and Multi-Door Courthouses (MDCs) convened in Abuja in collaboration with the Agriculture Value Chain Facility (EU VACE/TARED). In his opening remarks at the event, Mr Markus Wauschkuhn, head of…
The Director-General of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Dr. Adebowale A. Adedokun, has called for the emergence of procurement lawyers to address public procurement deficits and corruption. He made this assertion on August 25th, 2025, at the 65th Edition of the Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Enugu. Dr. Adedokun emphasised the need for lawyers to understand the standard bidding document, stating, “If we are to reduce deficits in public procurement, lawyers must take ownership of the standard bidding document.” He urged the NBA to consider training lawyers on the revised standard bidding document and…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital innovation are set to power Nigeria’s next phase of inclusive prosperity, according to Kashifu Inuwa, Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). Delivering the keynote address at the 3rd Annual Economic Confidential Public Lecture in Abuja—an event where three new books authored by PRNigeria staff were unveiled by Image Merchants Promotion Limited (IMPR)—Inuwa said AI provides Nigeria with a historic opportunity to leapfrog traditional barriers to development. He explained that AI could automate up to 30 percent of tasks in the economy, boosting GDP growth by as much as 20 percent. Beyond efficiency,…
Nigeria needs bold investments to address the energy deficit that affects millions of households and industries, Chairman of off-grid impact investment company All On, and Managing Director of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo), Ronald Adams said Wednesday, while addressing business leaders at the 2025 International Business Conference & Expo of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI). Adams, who assumed the role of All On Board Chairman last month, quoted statistics showing that over 80 million Nigerians lacked access to reliable electricity. “The consequences of the deficit are far-reaching: stifled productivity, limited access to quality healthcare…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended Nigeria’s capital market’s remarkable growth since he assumed office over two years ago. He noted the phenomenal rise in market capitalisation and increased trading activity, which have broadened investment opportunities for Nigerians and international investors. President Tinubu spoke on Tuesday during his state visit to Brazil, when he received the Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Board of Directors of the Nigerian Exchange Group Plc. He described the market’s performance as a clear reflection of investor confidence in his administration’s reforms and bold economic measures. “Nigeria’s markets must be a…