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ogochi Ndubuisi is creative content manager with interest in marketing and advertisement. Ogochi supports MarketForces Africa's clients corporate communication units with content development and liaise with media unit for disseminable product information.
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has noted recent public concerns regarding the quality of telecommunications services in parts of the country.
Crude Oil Prices Ease Ahead of Trump, Xi Meeting Oil prices fell on Wednesday as investors monitored mixed signals surrounding tensions between the US and Iran and adopted a cautious stance ahead of a high-stakes meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in China. International benchmark Brent crude traded at $106.63 per barrel, down around 1.1% from the previous close of $107.77. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) decreased about 1.1% to $101.03 per barrel, compared with $102.18 in the previous session. Analysts said persistent concerns over potential supply disruptions and ongoing uncertainty in the Middle…
Court Sentences Ex-Power Minister to 75 Years Imprisonment The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday sentenced the former Minister of Power, Mr Saleh Mamman, to 75 years imprisonment in absentia over N33.8 billion money laundering offences. Justice James Omotosho, who convicted Mamman in all the 12 counts preferred against him by the EFCC, ordered that the sentence shall run consecutively and not concurrently. Justice Omotosho said that the absence of the ex-minister in court today and on the last adjourned date was a deliberate attempt to stop the wheel of justice. The judge, who agreed with the EFCC’s lawyer,…
Russian Finance Minister Warns Hormuz Blockade Could Trigger Global Recession The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has already triggered a global energy crisis and could lead to higher food and fertilizer prices and a recession of the entire global economy. Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov on Wednesday said that all countries are suffering from this situation already, and it would be worse in the near future. In his opinion, the countries most affected by the consequences of the Strait of Hormuz blockade will be energy-importing nations in Asia and Europe, as well as the poorest states in Africa. He…
S/East APC Dismisses ₦800bn Fund Diversion Allegation Against Uzodinma The South East Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says the N800 billion fund diversion allegation against Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo is spurious and baseless. It also stated that Uzodinma remained unwavering in his commitment to delivering good governance, sustainable development, and improved welfare for the people of Imo. The chapter made this known in a statement signed by Dr Ijeomah Arodiogbu, National Vice-Chairman (South-East), APC in Lagos on Wednesday. The chapter said the allegations were politically masterminded, especially following Uzodinma’s indication to contest the Imo East senatorial seat…
US Appeals Court Temporarily Pauses Ruling Against Trump Tariffs U.S. President Donald Trump has secured an interim victory in the legal battle over his tariff policy. A federal appeals court temporarily suspended a lower court ruling that found Trump’s temporary tariffs on imports from around the world unlawful last week. Importers must therefore continue paying the 10 per cent duties for now. The appeals court’s decision is not a final ruling. Instead, it temporarily pauses the judgment by the lower court – the Court of International Trade in New York – while the appeals judges consider the U.S. administration’s request.…
Fidelity Bank, Oborevwori’s NGO Empower 500 Delta Women Fidelity Bank Plc, in partnership with the You Matter Foundation, a pet project of the Wife of the Delta Governor, Mrs Tobore Oborevwori, on Tuesday, donated N40 million to 400 market women in the state. Another set of women also received 50 sewing machines and 50 grinding machines as an empowerment package. The 500 beneficiaries were selected from the 25 Local Government Areas of the state. The gesture formed part of the bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility, under the Fidelity Helping Hands Programme (FHHP) and Give Her Power (GHP) initiative. In a keynote…
Tinubu Pitching Nigeria’s Business Case to Africa – Presidency President Bola Tinubu remains committed to fast-tracking Nigeria’s development through reforms and positioning the country as a leading destination for continental and global investment. Mr Sunday Dare, Special Adviser on Media and Public Communications to the President, made this known on Wednesday in a statement ahead of Tinubu’s participation at the Africa CEO Forum 2026 in Kigali, Rwanda. The statement, titled “In Rwanda, Tinubu Pitches the Nigerian Business Case to the Rest of Africa,” described Kigali as the stage for one of the administration’s most significant investor engagements since assuming office.…
UN Warns Against Global Sand Shortage, Pushes for Alternatives The UN says humanity is extracting sand and gravel faster than nature can replenish it, warning that sand is not an endless resource. This is contained in a new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report, “Sand and Sustainability: An Essential Resource for Nature and Development”. UNEP said surging global demand for sand, driven by population, economic, urbanisation and infrastructure growth, is outpacing sustainable sand supply, threatening the ecosystems and livelihoods on which we depend. The UN agency decried the sand dilemma, saying “we depend on ‘dead’ sand for infrastructure and ‘alive’ sand…
Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) All-share index (ASI) climbed on Tuesday, supported by investors’ appetite for Shri Krishana, Kenya RE, Co-op Bank, Sanlam and Eaagads stocks in the local bourse.