‘Now Olamide Bus Stop,’ Lagos LG Renames Charly Boy Bus Stop

Abibat Babalola

. ‘You can’t rename a legacy,’ Everything Charly Boy said in reaction to development Charles Oputa, activist better known as Charly Boy, has criticised the Bariga Local Council Development Area for renaming the popular ‘Charly Boy Bus Stop’ to ‘Baddo Bus Stop’ in honour of rapper Olamide ‘Baddo’. Kolade David, Chairman of Bariga LCDA, announced the changes on Friday, revealing that other Nigerian stars including 9ice, Tony Tetuila, Bukayo Saka, and King Sunny Ade were also honoured with street names. However, the move to strip Charly Boy’s name from the…

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‘N50Bn Capital Raise,’ Eterna Plc Reports Strong FY 2024 Performance

Abibat Babalola

. Ratifies New Leadership at 32nd AGM Eterna Plc, a leading Nigerian integrated energy company, has reported a strong financial turnaround for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, despite a volatile operating environment. A statement by the company showed that this was disclosed these results during its 32nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on July 24, 2025, where shareholders also ratified important board appointments and strategic resolutions to support future growth. “The company recorded a 71% increase in revenue, growing from ₦183.3 billion in 2023 to ₦313.6 billion in…

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Two NCDMB Leaders Bag Doctorate Degrees at UNIPORT Convocation

Abibat Babalola

Two senior officials of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Dr. Abdulmalik Halilu, Director, Corporate Services, and Dr. Obinna Ezeobi, General Manager, Corporate Communications, on Saturday bagged Doctorate degrees at the 35th Combined Convocation of the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The milestone event was attended by the Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, the newly appointed Director of Finance and Personnel Management (DFPM), Mr. Uchenna Ossaowa Andrew, and immediate past chairman of Oil and Gas Trainers Association of Nigeria (OGTAN) and member of NCDMB…

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UK Scraps Over 100 Skilled Jobs, Sets Nigerians Abroad Jittery

Abibat Babalola

Thousands of Nigerians in the United Kingdom holding Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) or Skilled Worker visas are gripped by panic over sweeping new immigration rules unveiled by the British government. In a bid to curb immigration, the UK has delisted over 100 job roles—including several skilled positions—from CoS eligibility. Additionally, the salary thresholds for remaining roles have been raised by at least 30 per cent. Jobs classified as lower-skilled (formerly at RQF Level 3–5) are now only eligible if listed on a newly introduced Temporary Shortage Occupation List. READ ALSO: Lagos…

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Lagos Hospitals To Be Grounded As Doctors Declare 3-Day Strike

Abibat Babalola

Medical doctors under the Lagos state government have announced a three-day warning strike over alleged illegal salary deductions. At a press briefing held at the Medical Guild’s secretariat in Lagos, Japhet Olugbogi, chairman of the guild, said the strike will run from 8am on Monday, July 28, to 8am on Thursday, July 31, if their demands are not met. Olugbogi said the dispute stems from a “unilateral salary deduction” introduced by the state government in April 2025, affecting all medical and dental practitioners. He noted that while many pushed for…

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Mission X: How Super Falcons Become WAFCON Champion, Won 10th Cup

ADEOLA YUSUF

  Dirty details of controversial Morocco-Beat-Nigeria gaffe by Voice of Nigeria (VoN) that made tongues wagging + What speakers on Platforms Africa forum said on the report that has set the Internet on fire .  ‘We are sorry,’ VoN gives what-led-to-what details on the gaffe   Nigeria staged an extraordinary second-half comeback to defeat hosts Morocco 3-2 to lift their 10th TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) crown, which they had tagged: “Mission X,” before the commencement of the competition. In front of home fans, the Atlas Lionesses…

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Crude Tensions Over Crude Oil: Brothers At War Over Oil Wells, By Akpadem James

Abibat Babalola

Something deep inside keeps telling me Nigeria would have been far better without crude oil. And I believe it! Nigeria was relatively better before independence. It was still, before crude oil became the main economic sustainer, before the 1970s. Nigeria’s economy was stronger in the global trade index. The currency was competitive. The discovery of crude oil in commercial quantities introduced crudity into our psyche, and drew unnecessary attention locally and globally. Things began to fall apart. Foresight disappeared. Ingenuity diminished. Innovation was abandoned, integrity shunned, sanity fled, love lost,…

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Nigeria Defeat Morocco 3-2 To Win Record 10th WAFCON Title

Ganiyu Amodu

Nigeria’s Super Falcons came from behind to secure a dramatic 3–2 victory over Morocco in a thrilling Women’s Africa Cup of Nations clash played on Saturday. Morocco took an early lead through Ghizlane Chebbak in the 12th minute, and doubled their advantage when Sanaâ Mssoudy found the back of the net in the 24th minute. However, Nigeria responded with a determined second-half performance that turned the game around. Esther Okoronkwo pulled one back for Nigeria in the 64th minute from the penalty spot, before Folashade Florence Ijamilusi levelled the scoreline…

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Tariff Battle Escalates: Discos Reject Review Talks With States

Abibat Babalola

Commissioners of energy across the 36 states on Wednesday disclosed their readiness to meet with power distributors to negotiate electricity tariffs that are reflective and not burdensome on residents of the states. This follows the recent cut in electricity tariff for Band A customers from N209/kWh to N160/kWh by the Enugu Electricity Regulatory Commission, and the resistance that greeted the development by both power generation and distribution companies. However, the power distribution companies have kicked against any form of negotiations with states on power tariffs, stressing that the move by…

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‘One For Reduction, One For Status quo,’ NERC, EERC Bicker Over Tariff Review

Abibat Babalola

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) is disinclined to tariff changes brought into the system by the Enugu Electricity Regulatory Commission (EERC) which reduced the tariff for Band-A customers in the state. The Federal Electricity Regulatory Agency, states that state electricity regulatory commissions are not authorised to change the wholesale cost of electricity supplied through the national grid. In a public notice, NERC said, “As states do not have jurisdiction over the national grid and over electric power stations established under federal laws/operating under licenses issued by the Commission, they…

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