Nigeria is spending over $10 billion annually on food imports, despite vast arable land and a youthful population, Agriculture and Food Security Minister Abubakar Kyari said on Tuesday. Addressing the First Bank of Nigeria Agric and Export Expo in Lagos, Kyari lamented the country’s dependence on imported staples, ranging from wheat and rice to sugar,…
Almost 9,000 students at federal universities in Nigeria’s North-West zone have so far benefitted from the government’s new student loan programme, as President Bola Tinubu’s administration seeks to expand opportunities for higher education. The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), launched last year, is targeted at students from low- and middle-income families struggling to meet tuition…
Authorities in Nigeria’s capital have launched a renewed crackdown on vandalism of public infrastructure, warning drivers who damage streetlight poles that they risk arrest and prosecution. The Federal Capital Territory Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) raised concern over the rising number of cases in which motorists—often in hit-and-run incidents—destroy critical…
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has urged Nigeria’s two major political parties, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to take immediate legal action to prove that they are not terrorist organisations. Falana’s call follows a ruling by the Federal Court of Canada which classified the APC and PDP as…
The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Osun State chapter, has cautioned against alleged attempts to fast-track hearings in the ongoing local government crisis using vacation judges, warning that it will resist any move to subvert justice. The union’s state president, Dr. Kehinde Nathaniel Ogungbangbe, made this known on Monday during a press conference…
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Tokyo, Japan, to participate in the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9). Presidential spokesperson, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, said the President’s aircraft touched down at the Haneda International Airport at 12:50 a.m. local time on Tuesday. Tinubu was received at the Presidential Wing of the airport by Amb….
A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has congratulated former Military Head of State, retired Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), on his 84th birthday. In a statement issued on Monday in Lagos, George described Babangida as a patriot, visionary, and selfless leader who contributed immensely to Nigeria’s political…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that at least 69,376 Nigerians pre-registered online on the first day of the nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, which commenced on Monday, August 18, 2025. According to INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, the registration portal went live at 8:30…
The Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, Mr. Lere Olayinka, has denied claims that the Minister awarded N5 billion in new contracts. In a statement issued Monday in Abuja, Olayinka described the reports circulating on social media as “baseless and without…
Nigeria has taken another step toward strengthening its gas supply chain with the commissioning of a new 40,000 cubic meters (CBM) Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) vessel in Ulsan, South Korea. President Bola Tinubu, represented by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, inaugurated the carrier on Monday, affirming his administration’s resolve to…
