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The National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) has urged Nigeria to cut production costs or risk losing the African market to more competitive economies under AfCFTA. The Executive Secretary of NSDC, Mr Kamar Bakrin, made the call in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Bakrin spoke while presenting a paper at the technical session of the ...
Food inflation and unreliable electricity are forcing Nigerians to rethink how they buy, preserve and consume food, placing fresh strain on already stretched household budgets. Residents, traders and an economist told reporters that rising prices and power cuts were changing spending habits and business operations. The National Bureau of Statistics said food inflation rose from 16.96 per ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, and the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, are set to headline the 7th Africa Emerging Markets Forum in Abuja. The two-day event, scheduled for Wednesday, July 29, and Thursday, July 30, 2026, will bring together policymakers, economists and global ...
Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) says the late President Muhammadu Buhari did not create the fictitious Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC)/Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC). In a statement made available to the newmen on Sunday, the organisation described claims that the late president created the agency as false. Newsmen report that the Budget Office of ...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to introduce a more effective and citizen-friendly framework for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of the governorship election in the state. Oyintiloye, who spoke with newsmen on Sunday in Osogbo, said ...
The President, Organisation for Technology Advancement of Cold Chain in West Africa (OTACCWA), Mr Alexander Isong, says Nigerians may face rice, tomato and staple food shortages within three months. Isong, also the Country Director, Nigeria World Agriculture Forum, gave the warning in an interview with the newsmen on Sunday in Lagos. He said the projected ...
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu is not a healthy man and advising him to leave the presidency to focus on his health. Speaking during an interview on Symfoni TV, Lawal argued that Nigerians are not deceived whenever the President travels to France under ...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Dr Wasiu Olanrewaju-Smart as Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters - House of Representatives. The appointment was made known on Sunday in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy. Olanrewaju-Smart replaces Hon. Ibrahim Olanrewaju, who resigned to contest for an ...
...calls for thorough investigation The Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly has condemned the alleged invasion of an Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office located at Oyinlola DC School, Ward 2, Okuku, and the reported theft of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) by hoodlums allegedly affiliated with the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing the ...
By Ismail Azeez The wife of the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mrs. Kafayat Oyetola, on Saturday led members of the Akoni Obinrin support group on a "Walk to Win" rally in support of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO). The rally, which attracted hundreds of women under ...
By Ismail Azeez The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Saturday, August 1, 2026, for a statewide mock accreditation exercise ahead of the August 15 Osun State governorship election. The exercise, according to the commission, is aimed at assessing its operational preparedness and testing the efficiency of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) before ...
Some motorists in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have urged a review of the proposed 2,000 per cent increase in traffic fines, warning that the jump from N5,000 to N100,000 is excessive. The motorists, however, expressed support for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Amendment Bill, saying stronger laws are necessary to improve discipline and ...
Troops have neutralised a suspected female ISWAP/JAS spy in Borno and arrested 14 suspected criminals, including IPOB/ESN members, cultists and a deserter soldier in separate operations across the country. Operational reports made available to the newsmen on Saturday said the suspected terrorist was sighted through CCTV cameras approaching a military position from the Sambisa axis. ...
Ecobank Nigeria has introduced “Scaling Up!!!”, a business storytelling podcast, aimed at inspiring, educating and empowering entrepreneurs, founders and business leaders across Africa. The bank, in a statement on Saturday, said that the podcast underscored its commitment to supporting businesses beyond financial services by providing a platform for entrepreneurs to learn from successful founders, creatives ...
President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his administration’s commitment to improving security, education, infrastructure and economic development, saying ongoing reforms are laying the foundation for a more prosperous Nigeria. The President stated this on Saturday at the third General Hassan Usman Katsina Memorial Conference held at Arewa House, Kaduna. Tinubu, represented by his Special Assistant on ...
The Katsina State Government says it has disbursed N3.61 billion to communities, resulting in the rehabilitation of more than 3,900 public facilities across the state. The State Programme Coordinator, Community Development Programme (CDP), Associate Prof. Kamaluddeen Kabir, disclosed this on Saturday during a maiden media parley in Katsina. Kabir said the government released N10 million ...
The Catholic Women Organisation (CWO), Abuja Archdiocese, has unveiled plans for a multi-purpose secretariat aimed at promoting economic empowerment, healthcare access and spiritual development as part of its contribution to nation-building. The President of CWO, Abuja Archdiocese, Dr Mabel Ilukwe, said this on Saturday during the 2026 Catholic Women Organisation, Abuja Archdiocese (CWOAA) Day Celebration ...
The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) Akwa Ibom Directorate, has commenced the registration of youths for training on highly demand-driven skills for self-reliance and economic growth. The training would be under the Renewed Hope Employment Initiative (RHEI) Phase III, where 26, 961 young Nigerians are expected to be registered. Mrs Uduak Essien, Akwa Ibom Coordinator ...
The FCT Chapter of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo has applauded President Bola Tinubu for the appointment of Ginika Florence-Tor as a member, National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission. The group commended Tinubu’s for what they described as his deliberate efforts to strengthen the South-East’s participation in national governance through his administrative handling of policies and programmes. ...
Gov. Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi has eulogised his predecessor, Sen. David Umahi, who turned 63 on Saturday. Nwifuru in a congratulatury message in Abakaliki on Saturday, said he joined millions of Nigerians, friends, associates and admirers around the globe, to celebrate a remarkable statesman. The governor said that the life of the Minister of Works, ...
By Ismail Azeez The newly inaugurated Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Osun State Council, Kazeem Oyewale, popularly known as (Ashiri Eniba), has assured residents that peace will return to motor parks across the state. Asserting that union activities have resumed following the resolution of the leadership crisis, Oyewale said the ...
By Precious Mark President Bola Tinubu has charged the Minister of Works, Engineer David Umahi to accelerate Nigeria’s infrastructural development on the occasion of his 63rd birthday on Saturday, July 25, 2026. Commending the Minister’s passion, dedication to duty, and patriotism, the President lauded his sustained drive toward delivering durable road infrastructure across the country. ...
By Precious Mark Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has cautioned President Bola Tinubu against dragging foreign judicial systems into local political disputes, pointing out that he is exposing himself to increased public scrutiny. Reacting to recent statements from the Presidency in a press release issued on Saturday by his media office, Atiku described the administration's ...
