Dakar 2026 Unveils Ayo as Official Mascot on One-Year-to-Go Mark

Dakar: Ayo, a young lion symbolizing the joy and energy of Senegalese youth, has been unveiled as the official mascot for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) during a ceremony at the Grand Theatre in Dakar. The name Ayo means joy in Yoruba, a lan…

MMA Customs Command Reports N97.1 Billion Revenue in Q2

Lagos: The Customs Area Controller, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Murtala Muhammed Area Command (MMA), Comptroller Michael Awe, announced that the command generated N97.1 billion in the second quarter of the year. Awe shared these figures during a ne…

Stock Market Gains N259bn on Increased Buying Interest

Lagos: The Nigerian stock market extended its positive trend, appreciating by N259 billion amid increased buying interest. Market capitalisation rose by N259 billion or 0.37 per cent to close at N70.894 trillion, compared with N70.635 trillion on Mond…

NADF Lauds Efforts to Reduce Post-Harvest Losses

Abuja: The National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) has commended the private sector, development partners, and other stakeholders for their commitment to invest in reducing post-harvest losses in Nigeria’s food system. Mr. Mohammed Ibrahim, Exec…

AfroStepz Dance Academy wins Praise Dance Battle 2024

The Praise Dance Concert of the 10th Ghana Dance Festival has been staged featuring the best of Praise Dance Ministers in a holy dance battle for the number one spot.

In a keenly contested grand finale at the PIWC Atomic, AfroStepz Dance Academy eme…

Abeiku Santana shines at Swahili International Tourism Expo

Mr. Gilbert Abeiku Aggrey Santana, popularly known as Abeiku Santana, was named among top tourism professionals selected from 50 countries to grace the 8th Swahili International Tourism Expo (SITE) in Tanzania.

The expo, which took place between Oct…

DR Congo’s Nyamulagira volcano erupting

The Nyamulagira volcano, located in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has been erupting since Saturday and the eruption is going on, sources with the Goma Volcanological Observatory (OVG) confirmed late Monday.

The eruption consists of…

Tinubu Advocates for Global Nuclear Disarmament at UN Meeting

New york: President Bola Tinubu has made a strong appeal for the complete elimination of nuclear weapons worldwide. Tinubu’s call to action was delivered through Nigeria’s statement at a high-level meeting marking the International Day for the Total E…

Judges, Practitioners Seek Deeper Insolvency Tools

Lagos: A robust and responsive insolvency ecosystem requires incorporating all stakeholders and will improve Nigeria’s corporate rescue framework and support business recovery and commercial justice. Judges and insolvency experts made the assertion at…