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Polo Luxury Unveils Emotionally Stirring TVC Campaign: “Reward of Success”

1 day ago | independent.ng | Sylvester Enoghase

3 Lagos, Nigeria – 6th June 2025: In a bold move to deepen emotional resonance, celebrate successes, and meet evolving consumer tastes, Nigeria’s foremost luxury retailer, Polo Luxury, has unveiled a captivating second television commercial (TVC) titled ‘Reward of Success’. Anchored in the belief that luxury is not frivolous but earned, the new TVC is a celebration of ambition, perseverance, and achievement.
WED: Unity Bank Rallies Stakeholders For Urgent Action On Plastic Pollution

1 day ago | independent.ng | Bamidele Ogunwusi

1 LAGOS – Environmental activists, climate advocates, and sustainability experts have issued a strong call for urgent, coordinated action to tackle Nigeria’s escalating plastic pollution crisis—describing it as one of the most pressing environmental challenges of the decade. The call came during a webinar hosted by Unity Bank Plc to commemorate this year’s World Environment Day.
How AfCFTA Will Revolutionise Africa’s Economic Landscape, By UNECA

1 day ago | independent.ng | Sylvester Enoghase

1 The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has perfected plans to revolutionise Africa’s economic landscape by creating a unified market that supports large-scale investment and industrialisation, Melaku Desta, the Africa Trade Policy Centre Coordinator at the UN Economic Commission for Africa, made this observation. The AfCFTA aims to foster intra-African trade, allowing countries to become markets for each other’s products.
NASME Wants FG To Institutionalise Intervention Funds To Revive Nigeria’s Industrial Growth

1 day ago | independent.ng | Sylvester Enoghase

1 LAGOS – The Nigeria Association of Small and Medium Enterprises has called for the institutionalisation of intervention funds as revolving schemes to ensure sustainable financing for micro, small and medium enterprises in Nigeria.
Nigeria’s Budget Overlap, Sign Of Effective Fiscal Transition - Tanimu

1 day ago | independent.ng | Bamidele Ogunwusi

1 Nigeria’s ongoing implementation of three separate federal budgets—the 2024 main Appropriation Act, the 2024 Supplementary Budget, and the 2025 Appropriation Act—is not a sign of fiscal confusion but an example of institutional reform, according to Dr. Tanimu Yakubu, Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation. Speaking on the seeming overlap, Yakubu said the situation is not only legal but necessary for effective fiscal transition.
NSCDC Begins Landmark Housing Scheme For Officers In Lagos

1 day ago | independent.ng | Titilope Joseph

0 In a bid to address the housing needs of its personnel, the Lagos Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Tuesday performed the groundbreaking ceremony for a 300-unit residential estate in the Igbehin Community, Agbowa, Ikosi-Ejirin area of Lagos State. The ambitious project, being executed under the Lagos NSCDC Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited, will comprise one- and two-bedroom bungalows.
Ill-timed Panic And The Real Truth Behind Police Pension Reforms-Ambrose Ijeuwa

1 day ago | independent.ng | Titilope Joseph

1 A troubling report has recently made the rounds, alleging a nationwide strike threat by so-called “aggrieved” police officers over pension reforms. Cloaked in alarmist language, the publication appeared less concerned with facts and more intent on fomenting fear, sowing distrust, and undermining public confidence in the nation’s security institutions; writes Ambrose Ijeuwa. Accordingto him, the discerning reader, the tone of the publication was unambiguously sensational.
Bears Halt Rally On Customs Street As NGX Index Down 0.40%

1 day ago | independent.ng | Bamidele Ogunwusi

1 The Nigerian equities market on Thursday halted a six-day bullish streak due to profit-taking in BUA Foods Plc and 36 others, dragging investors’ investments lower by N307 billion. The All Share Index (ASI) shed 485.01 basis points, representing a loss of 0.40 per cent to close at 120,772.68 points. Similarly, the market capitalization lost N307 billion to close at N 76.454 trillion.
SDP Alerts INEC Of Gabam’s Suspension Over Alleged Fraud, Misconduct

1 day ago | independent.ng | Titilope Joseph

0 The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has officially informed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the suspension of its National Chairman, Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam. The suspension also affects two other NWC members and stems from allegations of conspiracy, financial misappropriation, and serious violations of the party’s constitution.
World Health Body Delivers Its First Medical Aid To Gaza Since March 2

1 day ago | independent.ng | Victoria Ojugbana

The World Health Organization said on Thursday that it had delivered its first medical shipment into Gaza since March 2, adding though that the nine truckloads were “a drop in the ocean”. Wednesday’s shipment of supplies, plasma and blood will be distributed among hospitals in the Palestinian territory in the coming days, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X.