In Nigeria, there are numerous low-cost business opportunities that require minimal startup funds, often less than N100,000. These ventures are accessible, scalable, and cater to everyday needs, making them viable for aspiring entrepreneurs. In Nigeriaâs current economic climate, starting a business is an uphill battle for many aspiring entrepreneurs. The rising cost of living, inflation,…
The Governor of Edo State, Sen. Monday Okpebholo, over the weekend, said he would utilise his developmental projects in all parts of the state to deliver the 2.5 million votes he recently promised to President Bola Tinubu in 2027. To achieve this, he said he had taken construction to rural areas that were largely abandoned…
The global human hair extension market, valued at $4.45 billion in 2023, is on a rapid upward trajectory. Projections show it will rise to $4.88 billion in 2024, with a remarkable climb to $10.78 billion by 2032, according to âFortune Business Insightsâ. This remarkable growth has spurred the establishment of numerous hair factories across the…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has addressed the controversy surrounding the federal governmentâs decision to appoint popular musician, Wasiu Ayinde Marshall, also known as KWAM 1 or K1 De Ultimate, as an ambassador following his unruly conduct at Abuja airport. In a statement on X on Wednesday, Keyamo explained that it…
Islamic cleric Sheikh Gumi has described the kidnapping of schoolchildren as a âlesser evilâ compared to killing soldiers, insisting that Nigeria must negotiate with bandits to prevent greater bloodshed. Speaking in an interview with the BBC shared on Tuesday, Gumi said that while the abduction of minors is âevil,â it remains less grievous than murder…
President Bola Tinubu has granted automatic employment to 774 fellows of the national health programme. The President stated this while speaking at the presidential launch of the programme in Abuja, the nationâs capital. Addressing the young fellows tasked with monitoring primary healthcare centres (phcs) across all 774 local government areas, Tinubu declared, âYou are hired,â…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says it was unnecessary for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) to hold the nation to ransom over âa minor labour disputeâ. Shettima spoke on Monday at the 31st Nigerian Economic Summit (NES) of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) held in Abuja. On September 28, PENGASSAN…
The bodies of 27 victims, including women and children, killed in last Tuesdayâs deadly attack on a community in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, are being transported from the hospital morgue back to the community for mass burial. The victims, who sustained fatal injuries during the night assault by unidentified gunmen, had been…
A U.S. Border Patrol agent was shot and killed during a traffic stop Monday in Coventry, Vermont, near the U.S. border with Canada, the agency said in a statement. The incident was the first time since the 2010 slaying of Agent Brian Terry in Arizona that a Border Patrol agent was slain by an assailant,…
The United Nations Human Rights Office has expressed serious concerns over the extensive civilian casualties in Gaza, reporting that close to 70% of verified fatalities over a six-month period were women and children. According to the agency, many of these casualties resulted from the use of wide-area effect weapons in densely populated urban areas by…
