In a renewed effort to tackle national food insecurity, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, has pledged to make land in satellite towns available to farmers committed to full-scale agricultural production. Wike made the announcement on Monday in Kwali Area Council during the official opening of the A2 Junction–Pai community rural road, one of…
The Nigerian government has recorded a 40% rise in its quarterly revenue, reaching ₦6.9 trillion in Q1 2025, as part of a broader fiscal reform effort aimed at improving transparency, accountability, and economic growth. Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Wale Edun, revealed the figures at a public engagement session in Abuja, noting…
Kogi State Polytechnic, located in the central Nigerian city of Lokoja, has withdrawn 273 students from their courses due to continued poor academic performance, while six others have been expelled for involvement in examination fraud. The decision, announced on Monday, was made during the Academic Board’s 120th session. The board, chaired by the Polytechnic’s Rector,…
The Western Nigeria Security Network, Amotekun Corps in Ondo State, has arrested the suspected killer of Mr Nelson Adepoyigi, All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman in Ward 5, Ose Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adepoyigi was abducted by gunmen on Monday, May 13, while parking his vehicle…
The Chairman of Independent and Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), Dr Musa Aliyu, says the commission recovered more than N20 billion and other properties from corrupt individuals in 2024. Aliyu said this on Monday in Ilorin during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of a Conference of State Attorneys-General in…
Hearing in the contempt proceeding against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, over alleged disobedience to a Supreme Court judgment was, on Monday, stalled at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The development occured following an oral application by C.E. Odum, who appeared for the applicant, Melrose General Services Limited, seeking an…
Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has projected revenue generation of ₦1.28 trillion for 2025. The Managing Director of NPA, Mr Abubakar Dantsoho, made this known during the 2025 budget defence session organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Ports and Harbours, on Monday in Abuja. Dantsoho said that the new target represented a 40 per…
The National Orientation Agency (NOA), has commenced campaign on the causes and prevention of the diphtheria disease in Ebonyi communities following an outbreak in some states of the South-East geo-political zone. Mr Theophilus Nwokpor, the agency’s Director in the state told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakaliki on Monday that the campaign became…
Britain’s King Charles III met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at Windsor Castle, welcomed the leader to an audience, followed by lunch, at the royal residence to the west of London on Monday. Zelensky has travelled to the UK to meet Prime Minister Keir Starmer and discuss his country’s defences and new ways to increase pressure…
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Lateef Fagbemi has advised the ECOWAS Court to be mindful of the unique legal contexts of member states when issuing judgments. Fagbemi gave the advice on Monday, at the opening of the inaugural meeting of ECOWAS Competent National Authorities, held in Lagos, to address the enforcement of…
