Month: July 2025

The Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has gifted each of the Kwara United players N5m and a plot of land each at the exclusive Kwara Smart City for winning the President Federation Cup. He commended them for making the state proud. The governor announced the rewards when he hosted the Kwara United Football Club players […]

Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola has formally inaugurated the Governing Boards of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), in a dual ceremony held at the Ministry’s Conference Room in Abuja. Speaking at the event, Oyetola described the inauguration as a significant milestone in […]

Stakeholders in the environment and agriculture sectors on Wednesday pledged to review Nigeria’s National Policy on Drought, Desertification and Land Degradation to address emerging challenges and strengthen food security. The commitment was made at an inception workshop on the policy review in Abuja and attended by representatives from the federal government, development partners, and relevant […]

Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company of Nigeria Ltd (SNEPCo), Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG) made a combined payment of $1.208 billion dollars in royalties to the Nigerian government last year. Oil major, Shell, is also investing in the future of Nigeria with the Final Investment Decision on the $5 billion Bonga North deep-water project, and […]

The 14th Emir of Kano, Khalifa Muhammad Sanusi II, has urged Nigerian lawyers to adopt innovation and technology to enhance their relevance and efficiency. Speaking at the International Business Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) on Wednesday, Sanusi said legal practitioners could devote more time to higher-level strategic thinking by […]

Rotary International District 9127 has pledged a ₦150 million fund for the 2025-2026 Rotary year, targeting crucial areas such as polio eradication, maternal and child health, and economic empowerment. District Governor Dame Princess Joy Nky Okoro announced on Tuesday during her inaugural press conference at the Rotary Centre in Abuja. Under the theme “Unite for […]

In the trial of the former governor of Taraba, Darius Ishaku, a witness, Ismail Lawal, has told a Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama that he collected the former governor’s allowances on his behalf from Government House. Ishaku and Bello Yero, a former Permanent Secretary of the Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy […]

The Senate has directed its committees on Local Content and Public Procurement to ensure a level playing field for indigenous contractors in the federal contract bidding process. This decision followed the adoption of a motion during Wednesday’s plenary session, which called for greater engagement of local contractors in executing small-scale federal government projects to drive […]

The Supreme Court has reserved its judgment in the Edo State Governorship Election appeal. The apex court reserved judgment in the appeal after arguing for and against the election that produced Senator Monday Obekpolo as the state’s duly elected governor. Justice Garba Lawal, who presided over the hearing of the appeal filed by Mr Asue […]

The federal government has been advised to cut down its N54.99 trillion 2025 budget to reflect a less favourable oil price environment. The International Monetary Fund (IMF), which made this call, also warned that the country remained vulnerable to external shocks despite recent macroeconomic gains. In its latest Article IV Consultation with Nigeria, the IMF […]