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ETIP: UK Deepens Ties With Nigeria To Boost Fintech, Manufacturing

The United Kingdom (UK) and Nigeria have deepened trade and investment ties to unlock opportunities across fintech, manufacturing and agriculture for mutual benefits of both countries under the platform of the UK-Nigeria Enhanced Trade and Investment Partnership (ETIP). Indications to this development emerged when the UK Trade Envoy to Nigeria, Florence Eshalomi MP, had a […]

Nigeria’s Michael Ibe Honoured At Caritas Internationalis Committees Chairs Forum 2024

The Caritas Internationalis Committees Chairs Forum has honoured Nigeria’s Michael Ibe with the prestigious award of “Most Outstanding Contributor Award”, in recognition of his innovations, strategic leadership, and transformative contributions to the Catholic Relief agency. This award was one of the series of events when the Caritas Internationalis, the confederation of 162 Catholic relief, development, […]

How Extreme Weather Is Changing Nigerian Illness Patterns

In Nigeria today, climate change is no longer an abstract idea, it is the lived reality of flooded streets, prolonged heat waves, and unpredictable rainy seasons. Beyond destroying homes and displacing families, these extreme weather events are reshaping the country’s health landscape in ways that demand urgent attention. From cholera outbreaks after floods to malaria […]

NDLEA Smashes Drug Cartel, Arrests 3 Kingpins, Intercepts N5.3bn Cocaine

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has smashed an international organised criminal group (IOCG) operating between Nigeria, UK, Brazil, Australia, and the United Arab Emirates. The NDLEA swooped on the syndicate after a two-week-long intelligence-led operations across parts of Lagos, which led to the arrest of three leaders of the cartel and intercepting large […]

Tinubu Hails VP Shettima, Iyabo Masha On NES Fellowship Honour

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Vice President Kashim Shettima and other distinguished Nigerians on their conferment as Fellows of the Nigerian Economic Society (NES), recognising their outstanding contributions to economic policy, research, and development. In a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu noted that the conferment on Monday, September 8, is a testament […]

Adeyanju Condemns DSS For Targeting Sowore’s Social Media Account

Human rights activist and lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has condemned the Department of State Services (DSS) for allegedly targeting the X (formerly Twitter) account of Sahara Reporters publisher and activist, Omoyele Sowore. In a statement on Sunday, Adeyanju described the DSS move as “unacceptable” and an attack on democracy. ‘I Won’t Delete It,’ Sowore Responds To […]