The Lagos State Government, FirstBank and Zenith Bank are among the organisations supporting the second edition of the QEDNG Creative Powerhouse Summit, which is scheduled to take place on August 11, 2026, in Lagos. The list of supporters was announced on Wednesday in a statement signed by Olumide Iyanda, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Mighty Media Plus Network Limited, publishers of the online newspaper QEDNG. Other organisations supporting the summit include the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS), Fidelity Bank, Polaris Bank, the Africa Soft Power Group and Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG). The summit, themed “Creativity, Culture and Nigeria’s Next Chapter,” will be held on Tuesday, August 11,...

President Bola Tinubu has approved a new salary package for personnel of the Nigerian Armed Forces, with pay increases ranging from 30 per cent to 80 per cent across various ranks. The new remuneration package, which will benefit about 250,000 military personnel, is scheduled to take effect from September 1, according to a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga. Under the revised salary structure, officers above the rank of colonel—including brigadier-generals, major-generals, lieutenant-generals and generals—will receive a 30 per cent salary increase. Personnel from the rank of colonel to warrant officer will benefit from a 50 per cent increase, while those serving from private...

LAPO Microfinance Bank (LAPO MfB) strengthened its sustainability footprint in the first half of 2026, deploying billions of naira to green, agricultural and climate-related...

The United Nations (UN) has renewed its call for stronger financial commitments, deeper partnerships and sustained investment in people to help Africa accelerate progress...

The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has identified education as a key driver of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ambition to grow Nigeria into a...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has opened applications for the 2027 Young Graduates' Professional Immersion Programme (YGP), providing recent graduates from...