Following Nigeria’s designation as Africa’s Digital Trade Champion, a role that could help create over 10 million new jobs across the continent by the end of 2025, Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday reaffirmed the country’s commitment to leading Africa’s digital trade agenda under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Shettima, who was represented … Read more
The Federal Government has called on property owners along shorelines and waterways to regularize their ownership by obtaining proper legal documentation. The call comes in the wake of a landmark Supreme Court judgment in January 2024, which reaffirmed the Federal Government’s authority over waterfronts, shoreline areas, and waterway setbacks. The Director of Press and Public … Read more
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has raised an alarm that innocent children under five years in Bauchi State are suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) and are at the verge of dying unless urgent steps are taken by government to avert calamity. UNICEF has therefore taken the campaign about child welfare funding to the … Read more
To curb the incessant cases of accidents which occur during the transportation of petroleum products across the country, the federal government on Wednesday placed a ban on 60,000-litre fuel tankers from operating on Nigerian roads from March 1, 2025. Announcing the ban in Abuja, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), said the … Read more
Two people have reportedly lost their lives after a mid-air collision between two planes at Marana Regional Airport in Arizona. The Marana Police Department confirmed the crash, which took place near Tucson, and stated that both aircraft had occupants at the time of impact, according to Mirror. Eyewitnesses described seeing thick plumes of smoke rising … Read more
Resolved to promptly respond to Stakeholders’ feedback on the truck traffic situation along Apapa and TinCan Island Port Complexes, te Managing Director /CEO Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho paid an unscheduled visit to the Lagos Ports access road on Monday, February 17, 2025. Speaking during the spotlight check of critical operational arteries, Dantsoho … Read more
The National Intelligence Service (NIS) of South Korea has confirmed the arrest of K Jeff, a 59-year-old Nigerian drug syndicate leader, in a joint operation with Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. K Jeff, the mastermind behind a global drug trafficking and scam network, was nabbed last week. His organization, operating across Southeast Asia, Africa, … Read more
In renewed efforts to expand its global presence, the National Examinations Council (NECO) has accredited more schools in Equitorial Guinea to write the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). A statement signed by the Ag. Director, Information and Public Relations of NECO, Azeez Sani, yesterday, disclosed that the newly … Read more
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has announced a ban on 60,000-litre fuel tankers from operating on Nigerian roads, effective March 1, 2025, to mitigate truck-in-transit incidents. Speaking to journalists on Wednesday in Abuja, Ogbugo Ukoha, NMDPRA Executive Director, Distribution Systems, Storage, and Retailing Infrastructure, said the decision was made in response … Read more
Lawmakers of the Nigerian Senate on Wednesday, February 19, asked the Federal Government to immortalise the late leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF). The lawmakers made the appeal to the government during the plenary at the National Assembly complex. They urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to name a national monument after the … Read more