The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a new five-year Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for Nigeria, committing about $650 million annually between 2025 and 2030 to drive economic transformation, build resilience, and promote broad-based prosperity. The Bank disclosed this in a statement published on its website on Thursday, stating that it will provide $2.95…
The Chief Imam of Uromi and President of the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Edo-Delta Chapter, Sheikh Murtadho Muhammad, has been reportedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen. The incident occurred at about 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Angle 90 area of Uromi, in Esan North-East Local Government Area of Edo Eyewitnesses said the Islamic…
Martins Vincent Otse, known widely as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has been arrested by the Nigerian police in Abuja. The arrest reportedly followed his public criticism of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) over alleged unauthorized transactions from his mother’s account. His lawyer, Barrister Deji Adeyanju, confirmed the development on Twitter on Friday, revealing that officers of the Nigeria…
The Minister of Works,David Umahi,has hailed President Bola Tinubu’s infrastructural strides, while congratulating the nation at 65. Umahi gave the commendation in his Independence congratulatory message on Wednesday in Abuja. He felicitated all Nigerians on the 2025 anniversary, adding that the anniversary is a celebration of the sacrifices and vision of the nation’s heroic leaders….
Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, the Etsu Nupe and Chairman, Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, has urged Nigerians to live in peace with one another to foster peace and national unity. Etsu Nupe made the call while addressing his people, shortly after the two Raka’at prayers at the Bida Eid praying ground on Sunday. The Royal…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has evacuated 140 tonnes of expired and unregistered drugs from Aba to its office in Anambra. Mr Omoyeni Babatunji, the Deputy Director in charge of Investigation and Enforcement, NAFDAC Federal Taskforce, South South and South East states disclosed this on Saturday. Babatunji, while briefing…
Nigeria’s government has underscored the link between drug trafficking and national insecurity, pledging stronger backing for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) as part of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. At a ceremony in Abuja on Wednesday, National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu said illicit drugs not only devastate communities through addiction but also…
At least five people have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in the northern West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said on Tuesday. The Israeli Army announced that a control room belonging to Palestinian militants in the refugee camp of Nur Shams had been bombed. According to Palestinian reports, a drone fired several shells…
The Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, on Monday explained how key beneficiaries of the fuel subsidy regime made governance difficult for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the first eighteen months of his administration. Bamidele, who represents Ekiti Central Senatorial District, also expressed optimism that the 2025 Appropriation Act would largely address Nigeria’s socio-economic…
A prominent civil society organisation in Zamfara State has criticised the state government over what it describes as a “shameful” failure to support the late Professor Roko during his lifetime. In a statement on Saturday, the group’s secretary, Muhammad Gummi, expressed deep disappointment at the government’s handling of the professor’s medical plight, calling the recent…
