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When the federal government at the 2025 Forest Economy Summit announced plans to unlock $2 billion from Nigeria’s forest economy, it sounded like progress. The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, called for urgent action, warning that over 90% of our original forest cover is gone. Yet, I believe there is a contradiction at the heart of […]
The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A, Ikeja, of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Tuesday, announced the interception of firearms, ammunition and industrial drones in Ogun and Ondo States. Displaying the seized contraband, the Customs Area Controller, FOU, Mohammed Shuaibu, said 14 used JOJEF Magnum semi-automatic firearms designed in Italy, one used Mossberg pump […]
The All Progressives Congress Grassroots Governance Group (APC G3) has dismissed as baseless the threat by former Zamfara Central lawmaker, Senator Kabiru Marafa to reduce President Bola Tinubu’s votes by one million in the 2027 general elections. Marafa, who recently resigned from the APC, made the claim on Monday in a Channels Television’s programme, ‘Politics […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has condemned continued deaths of children from preventable diseases such as malaria, describing it as a profound failure of leadership and empathy in the era of artificial intelligence and space exploration. Obasanjo who stated this on Tuesday at the unveiling of the CARE 365 Health Hub in Abuja, maintained that it […]
Anambra State Commissioner of Information, Dr. Law Mefor has clarified that Governor Chukwuma Soludo has no immediate plan to adjust upwards the minimum wage of N82,000 being paid the civil servants in the state. Mefor, however, said that the governor would not hesitate to raise the minimum wage whenever it becomes necessary to do so. […]
Anambra State Commissioner of Information, Dr. Law Mefor has clarified that Governor Chukwuma Soludo has no immediate plan to adjust upwards the minimum wage of N82,000 being paid the civil servants in the state. Mefor, however, said that the governor would not hesitate to raise the minimum wage whenever it becomes necessary to do so. […]
A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kano State, Musa Ilyasu Kwankwaso has accused former Kaduna state governor, Mallam Nasiru El-Rufai of allegedly resorting to blackmail and lies against President Bola Tinubu in a desperate move to oust him in 2027. Kwankwaso stated this in a statement issued to journalists in Kano on […]
The English Football League (EFL) has confirmed that Grimsby Town have been fined £20,000 after fielding an ineligible player during their shock Carabao Cup second-round victory over Manchester United last weekend. According to the EFL, Grimsby registered the player at 12:01 pm on matchday, just one minute past the 12 pm deadline, making him ineligible […]
Minister of Works, Senator Engr. David Umahi has ordered immediate dispatch of engineers to a damaged bridge at the border of Edo and Ondo States of the Shagamu-Benin carriageway for urgent repairs. Umahi, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Barr. Orji Uchenna Orji said the Federal Ministry of Works was actively following […]
Chairman of Keystone Bank Limited, Lady Dr Ada Chukwudozie, has urged the next generation of Nigerian bankers to embrace integrity, innovation, and lifelong learning as the bedrock of success in today’s rapidly evolving financial landscape. She made the call while addressing over one thousand new inductees at the 2025 Chartered Banker Induction and Prize Awards […]