The Society of Digital Newspaper Owners of Nigeria (SDNON) receives with profound shock and deep sorrow the heartbreaking news of the death of seven journalists and media professionals in a tragic road accident along the Biliri–Kumo road in Gombe State. This devastating incident is not only a painful loss to the families and loved ones of the deceased, but also a heavy blow to the Nigerian media industry and the public service at large. The journalists who lost their lives were dedicated professionals whose commitment to truth, public enlightenment, and service to society will not be forgotten. SDNON commiserates with…
Author: Lilian Azuh
In a direct response to the declining access to trained educators across Nigeria, The Alternative Bank (AltBank) partnered with the Busayo Ademuyiwa Foundation (BAF) to host the 2025 BAF Teachers’ Conference in Lagos. The concentrated, one-day intervention was designed to strengthen the capacity of frontline educators. The event delivered hands-on training to hundreds of primary and secondary school teachers drawn from underserved communities across the country. Nigeria’s education sector sits at a critical inflection point. With over 65% of classrooms in underserved regions lacking access to trained educators or modern teaching tools, the learning crisis represents a structural failure with…
In a landmark move to set Anambra State on a path of steady growth and development, Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo has signed the 2026 Appropriation Bill into law, alongside three other significant legislations. The signing ceremony held at the Light House in Awka heralds a new chapter in the state’s fiscal management and governance. The 2026 Appropriation Law, which saw its budget increased from seven hundred and fifty-seven billion naira to seven hundred and sixty-six billion naira following extensive deliberations by the Eighth Assembly, lays the financial framework for the state’s priorities. The Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, stated…
Nigeria reflects positively on the progress of Nigeria–China relations over the course of 2025, following the elevation of bilateral ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, as agreed by His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, and His Excellency President Xi Jinping during the state visit to China in September 2024. The past year has seen sustained engagement at political, economic, and technical levels, reinforcing a relationship anchored on mutual respect, development cooperation, and shared interests. Throughout 2025, cooperation between both countries continued to expand across priority areas, including infrastructure development, trade and investment, industrial capacity building, technology exchange, and people-to-people…
The All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) has officially unveiled Nigerian rapper and actor, FalzTheBahdGuy and French-Senegalese actress and media personality, Liliane Maroune as hosts of the 9th edition of the awards. The 9th AFRIMA, organised by the International Executive Committee of AFRIMA in conjunction and the African Union Commission in partnership with the Lagos State Government (Official Host City), is slated to hold from January 7–11, 2026, in Lagos, Nigeria. With this appointment, FalzTheBahdGuy becomes the second Nigerian, after music legend 2Baba, to host the prestigious AFRIMA stage, following 2Baba’s historic role as co-host of the inaugural edition in 2014.…
Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (“GTCO” or the “Company”) has obtained the approvals of both the Central Bank of Nigeria (“CBN”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission to undertake a private placement of its ordinary shares, subject to the fulfilment of the applicable conditions precedent and regulatory requirements. The Financial Holding Company had earlier on August 29, 2025 announced that its banking subsidiary (Guaranty Trust Bank Limited) had satisfied and surpassed the new CBN minimum capital requirement for commercial banks with international authorisation, having already increased its capital to ₦504,037,107,058.45. This private placement in the sum of ₦10 Billion is…
The Good Joe, a new Nollywood film from the stable of Mike Remy Movies is currently streaming and making waves on YouTube. To view this heart-pounding and pulsating movie filled with intrigues, tension and tears, kindly visit Mikeremymoviestv on YouTube. According to veteran Nollywood actor, Mike Onwuemezie, who equally doubles as the producer and director of the well scripted and professionally shot movie: The Good Joe is the redemption story of a once very notorious and dreaded political thug. “As a political thug, The Good Joe, who was then known as The Bad Joe, was a terror on the political…
When the National Theatre Lagos first opened ahead of FESTAC ’77, an architectural marvel, a symbol of the cultural soul of a nation ready to introduce its artistic brilliance to the world. Modelled after the Varna Palace of Culture and Sports in Bulgaria and constructed between 1973 and 1976, the National Theatre was designed as an emblem of Nigeria’s ambition to be Africa’s cultural capital. Its 5,000-seat main hall,festival arena, exhibition spaces, and state-of-the-art acoustics made it one of the most sophisticated performance complexes on the continent. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, the Theatre became home to Nigeria’s most iconic…
The fact that Anambra State under Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, habitually takes the lead on many national indices of development is no longer news. What would be news is if the state lags behind in the education sector, but an intentional leader like Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo can’t just stop taking the educational torchlight to new heights. For instance, while education budgets may be like afterthoughts in other places, Anambra State is topping the charts in the 2026 fiscal year with an astonishing 46.9 percent of its ₦757 billion budget dedicated to education alone. The Governor’s Chief Press Secretary,…
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