Maxwell Amuchie, publisher and CEO of the Sundiata Post Media Ltd, has advocated that newsrooms, especially in Africa, must quickly transition to strategic knowledge creation to survive the disruption from the fast-coming zero-click era. Amuchie spoke at the training session, Day-One of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), Annual Conference, held at the Radisson Blu in Ikeja Lagos, on Wednesday. He stated that mainstream media will remain relevant but media houses must become dynamic and adaptive to change, to survive the emerging trends and threats. Amuchie, who is also a theorist and lead researcher at Sundiata Post Intelligence Unit…
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EHA Impact Ventures (EIV), a gender-lens impact investment firm under the EHA Group, announced that portfolio company Moppet Foods has successfully commenced using a modular biogas digester purchased on its behalf by co-investor MotherFood International, following the “Waste to Biogas: Powering Nutrition in Nigeria” fundraising campaign that EIV led on the company’s behalf late last year. Funds raised through the campaign are being directed to Moppet Foods to support logistics for the purchase. The system converts organic factory waste into clean, affordable energy and biofertilizer, marking a major step in Moppet Foods’ climate resilience and a new model for how…
Former Director-General of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, has warned against the increasing misuse of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on social media. Runsewe said AI was not inherently harmful but could be exploited to misinform, disinform and spread fake narratives, thereby posing threats to societal peace and stability. He noted that AI was freely available and could enhance communication, research, content creation and solutions to difficult problems when used responsibly. However, he said its unguided use could become a major liability to society, particularly through the creation and circulation of false images and fabricated content.…
With 27 days to the 2026 All Africa Challenge Trophy (AACT), Nigeria is promising a memorable and refreshing experience as it prepares to host the prestigious women’s team golf championship for the third time. Scheduled for November 2 to 7 at the IBB International Golf and Country Club, Abuja, the championship will bring together some of Africa’s finest women golfers for a week of competition, cultural exchange and continental camaraderie. For Nigeria, hosting the AACT goes beyond providing a venue for golf. It is an opportunity to showcase the country’s hospitality, rich cultural heritage, vibrant people and capacity to deliver…
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau Nigeria’s senior women’s football team’s interim Head Coach, Augustine Eguavoen, has dismissed fears in some quarters that a number of withdrawals from his original list of invitees for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics Women’s Football Tournament African qualifying fixtures against Comoros could impact against a smooth ride for the Super Falcons. Nigeria will lock horns with Comoros in a two-leg affair (both matches are being hosted at the Remo Stars Stadium, Ikenne-Remo as Comoros lack any standard football pitch in their country) on 9th and 13th October respectively, for a place in the third…
By Prof Uche Uwaleke The publication of NNPC Limited’s 2025 Audited Financial Statements (AFS) represents another important milestone in the transformation of Nigeria’s national oil company from the opaque institution it was widely perceived to be for decades into a commercially oriented, increasingly transparent and accountable energy company. More importantly, the accounts provide evidence of a business that is improving its operational performance, strengthening its earnings capacity, generating more cash and gradually repositioning its portfolio towards higher-quality revenue streams. The decision by NNPC Limited’s management to publish its audited financial statements on schedule and subsequently engage openly with the media,…
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The Director-General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Omolola Oloworaran, says the commission’s ongoing Pension 2.0 reforms will remove barriers to pension and financial inclusion while improving customer service and public confidence in Nigeria’s pension system.Oloworaran stated this in Abuja at PenCom’s 2026 Customer Service Week seminar, themed, “Extra Mile.”She said the reforms were anchored on three key principles such as innovation, inclusion and integrity aimed at making pension services more efficient and responsive to contributors, retirees, employers and other stakeholders.According to her, the theme of the celebration reflected PenCom’s commitment to ensuring that Nigerian workers…
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau Nigeria’s senior women’s football team, the Super Falcons now have a full house with the arrival of four overseas-based regular players ahead of the Friday’s first match of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics African qualifiers double-header against Comoros at Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne-Remo. Already in the Super Falcons’s camp in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun state are the last batch of the invited players including the first-choice goalkeeper Chiamaka Cynthia Nnadozie of Brighton Hove & Albion, England and reserve goalie Comfort Chibuzo Erhabor of Portsmouth Ladies, England. Completing the list arethree forwards Gift Nyako Monday of…
The 17th Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the French Republic, Ambassador Ayodele Oke, CFR has assured of better days ahead between the two nations. He said he would elevate the partnership between Nigeria and France to enhance security, boost trade and investment. Oke made the pledge on Monday when he presented his Letters of Credence to President Emmanuel Macron in Élysée Palace, Paris. A statement by the Nigerian Embassy in Parissaid Oke promised to promote Nigeria’s values and reputation with clarity and credibility. A highly-ethical and internationally respected diplomat, Oke said: “I am pleased to inform you…
Flooding in Benin City is an existential, perennial problem. It does not discriminate. It ravages every nook and cranny of the state capital whenever there is a downpour. A colleague who works in Benin lamented last week that flood has taken over even the Government Reserved Area, GRA, where the privileged live. Roads are submerged, movement is problematic, living is almost unbearable. Fixing this should be the top priority of any responsible government, not the political irritations currently oozing out of Edo. Governor Monday Okpebholo and his acolytes seem more engrossed in the politics of President Bola Tinubu’s re-election than…