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In celebration of World Clean-Up Day 2025, JMG Limited, a leading provider of integrated electromechanical solutions in Nigeria, took its sustainability message to the streets of Gbagada, Lagos. Top executives and staff swapped their suits for gloves and waste bags, clearing plastics and solid waste from the community where the company’s largest workforce operates. The exercise went beyond sanitation, encouraging residents and staff to embrace recycling, separate their waste properly, and take shared responsibility for building a cleaner, healthier environment in the community they call home. Themed ‘Textile and Fashion Waste,’ and celebrated annually on the 20th of September, this…

Rite Foods Limited, through its flagship fruit drink brand Sosa Fruit Juice, has announced a strategic partnership with the Dolphin Swimming League to host this year’s Swimming Competition, a bold initiative that reflects the company’s commitment to youth development, education, and community development. The Dolphin Swimming League, now in its seventh season, is the first private school swimming tournament in Nigeria, including primary and secondary schools. It is organised by Dynaspro Promotion Limited, with technical support from the Lagos State Swimming Association and the Aquatics Federation of Nigeria. Over the years, the league has produced swimmers that went on to…

AIICO Insurance Plc, Nigeria’s leading composite insurer, today hosted another successful edition of its Annuity Forum, a yearly engagement platform designed to strengthen ties with its annuity customers, listen to their feedback, and create opportunities for meaningful interaction. This year marks a significant expansion of the Forum. For the first time since its inception, the event, traditionally held only in Lagos, is spreading its reach to other regions of the country. The Lagos edition sets the pace, with another scheduled to hold in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, targeting annuity customers in the South-South region. The atmosphere at the Lagos event…

Adron Homes and Properties Limited, one of Nigeria’s leading real estate companies, has reaffirmed its commitment to cultural preservation and community development by officially supporting the 2025 Olojo Festival themed “Tourism for Inclusive Growth with Cultural Rebirth.” In a press conference held recently at the Palace of His Imperial Majesty, Oba Eniitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, CFR, Ojaja II, the Ooni of Ife, highlighted the festival’s enduring significance as a symbol of Yoruba heritage and a catalyst for economic and social development. Representing the Chairman/CEO, Aare Adetola Emmanuelking, the Managing Director of Adron Group, Mrs. Adenike Ajobo, described the Olojo Festival as…

Barly five months after commissioning a massive Orphanage and Old Peoples Home in Mgbirichi, Imo State, the Seraphic Homes Foundation, a non-profit charity organization set up by the Spiritual Director of Zion Prayer Movement Outreach, Evangelist Chukwuebuka Anozie Obi, on Friday opened the first free Psychiatric Hospital and Home for the Elderly in Anambra State. The new N600 million facility was inaugurated by Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, in Aguleri community, Anambra East Local Government Area of the state. It is designed to provide completely free psychiatric care to individuals battling mental illnesses. Evangelist Ebuka said that comprehensive care…

The Lagos State House of Assembly has formally invited the leadership of the Royal Gardens Estate Residents Association (RGERA), Ajah, to a meeting as part of efforts to resolve the protracted governance and electricity crisis that has thrown the once-prestigious community into turmoil. In a letter dated September 20, 2025, and signed by the Clerk of the House, O.B. Onafeko, the Assembly summoned the Association’s Chairman to appear before its Committee on Housing on Tuesday, September 23, at the Assembly Complex, Alausa, Ikeja. “Further to the receipt of your petition on the above subject, I write to invite you to…

By Prince Austin Kabari On November 10, 1995, Nigeria etched one of the darkest chapters in its history when Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogoni leaders, now remembered as the “Ogoni Nine”, were executed after a sham trial. Their only crime was the audacity to demand justice, dignity, and protection for their land against decades of oil exploitation and environmental destruction. That execution, carried out under General Sani Abacha’s regime, reverberated across the globe, symbolising not just the silencing of dissent but also the lethal indifference of the Nigerian state to environmental justice and human rights. For nearly 30 years,…

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has disclosed that the State’s economy has increased over fourfold, jumping from N3.5 trn to N16 trn in the last six years. This was just as the state secured an investment pledge in the range of $1.8 to $2.5 bn. Prince Abiodun made the disclosure when he met with Messr Fayad Fayad, the Strategic Advisor and Hassan Fayad, Public Relations and Communication officer of Mag Group, who paid him a courtesy call in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. The governor also revealed that the State’s foremost tourist centre, Olumo Rock in Abeokuta, generates about…

The weekend is packed with unmissable football action across Europe, with key clashes in both the Premier League and La Liga. Fans can catch every moment live on DStv and GOtv. Premier League: Matchday 5 Drama Liverpool open the round on Saturday at 12:30 pm with the first Merseyside Derby of the season against Everton. Arne Slot’s men remain unbeaten after a midweek 3-2 win over Atlético Madrid, while David Moyes’ Everton have lost four of their last five derbies. At 3:00 pm, Brighton host Spurs. The Seagulls’ form has dipped, but Thomas Frank’s side are flying after back-to-back wins…

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is the special guest on this week’s edition of Glo-sponsored African Voiceson CNN International.She will be answering questions and providing exposition on her writing career from the host of the programme, Larry Madowo, on the special package, which premieres at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 20, 2025. Adichie’s gripping narratives continue to inspire readers all over the world. She has established herself as a significant writer whose works question stereotypes, reinterpret identities, and honour African stories, starting with her highly praised debut novel, Purple Hibiscus, and continuing with the widely acclaimed Half of a Yellow Sun and Americanah. She once again demonstrates…