A delegation of Qatari investors has pledged $300 billion in new investments for Nigeria, a move hailed by business leaders as a strong endorsement of President Bola Tinubu’s reform-driven economic agenda. The commitment was announced during a high-level business reception in Lagos on Saturday, attended by members of Future Union Group, Qatar, led by Sheikh…
The Super Eagles have safely arrived in Uyo after a mid-air emergency forced their aircraft to make an unscheduled return to Angola on Saturday during their journey from South Africa. The team’s ValueJet flight, which was carrying players, coaches, and officials from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), was en route from Polokwane to Uyo when…
Prominent Nigerian cleric and political commentator Pastor Tunde Bakare has denied mocking the African Democratic Congress (ADC) or victims of the 2006 ADC airline disaster, saying his reference to the tragedy during a recent press briefing was a metaphor about leadership, not a slight. Bakare, who leads the Citadel Global Community Church and chairs the…
The Kano Heads of Media Forum has urged residents to take the ongoing voter card revalidation exercise seriously, describing it as a crucial step toward credible elections and democratic stability in Nigeria. At a news conference on Sunday, the forum’s chairman, Ado Warawa, said revalidating permanent voter’s cards was not a bureaucratic task but a…
Nigeria’s Minister of Works, David Umahi, says the South-East region must wait until after 2031 to seek the country’s presidency, arguing that President Bola Tinubu should first be allowed to complete two full terms. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Umahi said it would be unfair for the South-East to demand…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Wednesday screened 176 exceptional underage candidates who excelled in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The screening, held simultaneously in Abuja, Owerri, and Lagos, was designed to identify outstanding candidates below the age of 16 who may be considered for admission into Nigerian universities for the…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has warned against arbitrary street naming within the territory, describing the practice as unacceptable and undignified. Wike issued the warning on Wednesday during the inauguration of a project to provide engineering infrastructure to outstanding layouts within Guzape, Asokoro District. He particularly cautioned the Chairman of…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Wednesday intensified its enforcement operations at River Park Estate, Abuja, halting what it described as illegal development on the property. The Director, Department of Development Control, Mukhtar Galadima, who led the operation, said the exercise targeted those defying a ministerial directive suspending further construction at the estate. He…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has declared that Nigeria has exited its phase of economic instability, assuring investors that “the most auspicious and convenient time to choose Nigeria as an investment destination is now.” Shettima stated this on Wednesday while declaring open the 2025 Bauchi State Investment Summit, in a speech delivered through his spokesperson, Stanley Nkwocha….
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria has expressed alarm over the rising HIV infection rate among adolescent girls and young women, disclosing that about 4,000 girls aged 15–24 contract HIV every week worldwide. This was contained in a statement issued by AHF Nigeria’s Senior Advocacy and Marketing Manager, Mr Steve Aborishade, on Wednesday in Lokoja,…
