By Patricia Amogu The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting farmers in boosting productivity, food security, and nutrition across Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa. Head of IITA Abuja Station, Dr Beatrice Aighewi, stated this during the IITA Farmers’ Day on Innovation for Nutrition and FoodContinue Reading
By Alex Enebeli The Enugu State Government and the World Health Organisation (WHO), have reiterated their commitment to make Enugu State polio free through various interventions. They stated this during an event to mark 2025 World Polio Day in Enugu on Friday with the theme “End Polio: Every Child, EveryContinue Reading
By Aderogba George Comrade Onyebuchi Eze, the newly elected Chairman of the Forum of National Youth Leaders of Political Parties in Nigeria (FNYLPPN), has pledged to provide responsive leadership. He said the forum under his watch would serve as a watchdog on government policies and speak out whenever necessary. Eze,Continue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development and the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP) have raised concerns over the lack of full implementation and domestication of the 1992 Urban and Regional Planning (URP) Law. They said this at the National Colloquium on the Implementation ofContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye Nigeria is to host the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) Professional Championships in October 2026, marking its first professional bodybuilding event, which will include the launch of a national Fitness and Bodybuilding League. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the international professional bodybuildingContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Forum of Former Deputy Governors of Nigeria (FFDGN) on Monday inaugurated a 14-member Renewed Hope Agenda Peer Review Group (RHAPRG) to review the implementation of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. The inauguration, which coincided with the Forum’s General Meeting and Congress in Abuja, was aimedContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The ECOWAS Court has called for stronger collaboration between its College of Judges and support staff to enhance shared commitment to excellence, professionalism, integrity and effective justice delivery. Justice Ricardo Gonçalves, the Court’s President, stated this at the court’s 2025 Judicial Retreat with the theme, “Efficiency andContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The National Examinations Council (NECO) has established a new Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Centre in London, United Kingdom. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday by the acting Director, Information and Public Relations of the council, Azeez Sani. SaniContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has welcomed the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) formal removal of Nigeria from the list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring, known as the “grey list”. Mrs Hakama Sidi-Ali, CBN’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications, said this in a statement on Saturday inContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye The Cross River Government says it will host an international investment summit in London from Nov. 17 to Nov. 19, aimed at attracting global investors and engaging the diaspora in sustainable development. The summit, themed “Unlocking Opportunities and Driving Sustainable Growth with the People’s First Agenda ofContinue Reading
