By Salisu Sani-Idris Vice-President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria is harmonising its laws to make cross-border commerce more seamless, secure, and scalable. Shettima said this on Monday while inaugurating the oversight committee for the Fourth African Union (AU) Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Forum, in Abuja. The News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Raji Rasak Dr Emmanuel Ahmadu, a Nigerian Mental Health Advocate based in the U.S., has joined the Collegiate Mental Health Advisory Board Committee under the Ohio Program for Campus Safety and Mental Health (OPCSMH). Ahmadu, who failed the West Africa School Certificate of Education 17 times, disclosed this inContinue Reading
By Kayode Adebiyi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) released the results of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) a few days after the Computer-Based Test (CTB) was written across the country. The results indicate that more than 1.5 million candidates who satContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, Andrey Belousov, has expressed the preparedness of Russia to provide the necessary military assistance to the Armed Forces of Nigeria. Belousov gave the assurance when the Chief of Defence Staff of Nigeria (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, paid him aContinue Reading
By Aisha Cole The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has denied allegations of corruption, insisting that misapplication of budgetary provisions is impossible under its strict regulatory framework. NPA’s General Manager, Corporate and Strategic Communications, Ikechukwu Onyemekara, said this in Lagos. Onyemekara stated that the Authority’s budget and spending undergo close monitoringContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam Alfa Designs Nigeria Ltd., a leading oil and gas company, says it is set to deploy Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) cascade to proximity areas to spur its availability in the country. The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr Quadri Fatai, disclosed this in anContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday inaugurated 39 new members of its Board of Trustees (BoT). The BoT Chairman, Sen. Adolphus Wabara, while inaugurating the new members at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, said that they were nominees of states and zones. Wabara said that theContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu The Federal Government has announced that gender mainstreaming will be a key guiding principle in its ongoing labour reforms. Minister of Labour and Employment, Mr Muhammad Dingyadi, made this known while delivering the keynote address at the 2025 Senior Officers’ Conference of the Ministry of Labour andContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye Nigeria held their nerve to secure a place in the semi-finals of the CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, defeating defending champions Senegal 3-1 on penalties. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this was after a goalless draw in regulation and extra timeContinue Reading
By Ginika Okoye Some victims of Ponzi schemes have lamented their losses on their investment worth billions of Naira. Some of the victims, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, also appealed to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to step up actions againstContinue Reading
