Nigeria’s foreign trade reached a remarkable N36 trillion in the first quarter of 2025, as reported by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The statistics indicate exports totalled N20.598 trillion, while imports stood at N15.426 trillion, leading to a substantial surplus of N5.172 trillion. Dominating the export figures were crude oil sales at N12.955 trillion,…
The Nigeria Police Force has extended the deadline for tinted glass permit enforcement to August 12, 2025, following significant public feedback regarding the digital application process. Inspector General of Police Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun sanctioned the extension to allow for necessary system improvements, ensuring it is “user-friendly, secure, and accessible to all.” In a statement issued…
Nigeria’s state governors have paid heartfelt tribute to the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, who passed away in London on Sunday, describing his death as the loss of a true African statesman. In a statement signed by AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and governor of Kwara State, Buhari was praised not…
The National Chairman, African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of former deputy governor of Nasarawa State, Senator Solomon Ewuga. This is contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr Paul Mumeh in Kano on Wednesday. Ewuga, who died on Sept. 23 at the age…
Troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/ Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), and operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested two fake police officers with a Hilux load of cannabis in Taraba. In a statement on Wednesday by Lt. Umar Muhammad, Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations 6 Brigade Nigerian Army,…
Mr Felix Anosike, Port Harcourt Branch Manager, Bank of Agriculture (BOA) has called on politicians to create agricultural jobs, lure youths into farming to enhance food production. Anosike made the remark in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt on Tuesday while lamenting poor youth response to agriculture. He noted…
Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, has died A brief statement issued this afternoon by his longtime media aide, Garba Shehu, confirmed that the former leader passed away in a London clinic. Shehu’s statement, shared with the press, reads: “INNA LILLAHI WA INNA ILAIHIRRAJIUUN. The family of the former president has announced the passing on of…
Germany took a solid first step on Sunday in defence of their United Cup title with world No 2 Alexander Zverev and Laura Siegemund powering them past Brazil, who were knocked out of the mixed-team tournament. Zverev assured the win by dominating Thiago Monteiro 6-4, 6-4 after Siegemund began with a 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 victory…
The Nigeria Labourer Congress and Trade Union Congress in Zamfara have given the state government 14 days ultimatum to address the irregularities in the implementation of the N70,000 minimum wage. The leaders of Zamfara chapters of NLC and TUC gave the ultimatum at a news conference in Gusau on Wednesday, after an emergency meeting. The…
A suspected terrorist training camp in Nigeria’s northeast has been levelled by military airstrikes, following intelligence that insurgents were planning coordinated attacks on local communities. The air raid was executed on Monday by the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai, targeting a fortified terrorist enclave in Bukar Meram, a remote area near the Lake Chad…
