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By Aderonke Ojo Kenya’s Kephar Namutala has won the 2025 Premium Trust Bank Abuja City International Half Marathon with a commanding performance in the men’s race. Namutala, wearing Bib Number 9, powered home in 1:05:14:45 to claim the top prize of 8,000 dollars in the event’s second edition. The KenyansContinue Reading

By Aisha Gambo A group of female journalists on Monday began a women-only media organisation, Mata Media, aimed at telling stories of women, by women, and for women. This is contained in a statement by the organisation’s Managing Director, Fauziyya Tukur. “Mata Media, a pioneering women-only media organisation, is proudContinue Reading

By Joshua Olomu The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) has released the 2025 Subnational Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) Report, with Lagos emerging as the best performing state, scoring 85.6 per cent. The report released by the Director-General of PEBEC, Mrs Zahrah Mustapha-Audu, has Kaduna in second position withContinue Reading

By Kadiri Abdulrahman Highland Microfinance Bank has unveiled its new product, the High Hygiene WASH Loan, in a collaborative step to provide funds to needy Nigerians for improved water, sanitation and hygiene access. The Managing Director of Highland Microfinance Bank Plc, Benjamin Mapac, said this on Monday in Abuja. MapacContinue Reading

By Kadiri Abdulrahman TAJBank Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Hajj Savings Scheme (HSS). The Managing Director/CEO of TAJBank, Mr Hamid Joda, made this known on Monday in Abuja, during the signing of the MoU. Joda said that itContinue Reading

By Akpan Glory Healthcare Partner+, in collaboration with the Advocacy for Development, Health and Environmental Sustainability (ADHES), has presented the ‘Award of Impact’ to Nasarawa State Commissioner for Health, Dr Gaza Gwamna. The award recognises Gwamna’s contributions to expanding access to healthcare services, promoting equity, and strengthening accountability across theContinue Reading

By Joan Odafe Nigerian Afrobeats musician, Crown Uzama, popularly known as Shallipopi, has been named TikTok’s 2025 Artiste of the Year. This is contained in a statement by TikTok and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. The TikTok Awards for Sub-Saharan Africa whichContinue Reading

By Priscilla Osaje Salute Nigeria Initiative has partnered with the Pat Fernandes Foundation to promote youth empowerment, education, and job creation in Nigeria. The Director-General of the Salute Nigeria Initiative, Amb. Chielo Ojirika, said this at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Abuja. The News Agency ofContinue Reading