By Adeola Akinbobola The Executive Director, Trustlink Insurance Brokers, Mr Amos Odeh, has raised concerns that insurance penetration in Nigeria remains below one per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Odeh made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday.Continue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern over the growing number of Nigerian children lacking the skills required to secure employment and participate in the rapidly evolving economy. UNICEF’s Chief of Lagos Field Office, Celine Lafoucriere, raised the concern on Wednesday in Ede, Osun, duringContinue Reading
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) welfare flight has airlifted a total of 332 military personnel in and out of the North-East theatre as part of routine troop rotation and welfare support.Continue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja The University of Ghana says it is advancing public health and environmental policymaking across Africa through its Air Sensor Evaluation and Training (Afri-SET Project). Dr Allison Hughes, Afri-SET Project Facility Manager at the University, disclosed this when a team of Climate Beyond Borders Caravan (CBBC), an initiativeContinue Reading
By Oluwaseun Nubi Residents of Ijede and surrounding communities in Ikorodu have commended the Police Command in Lagos State for the deployment of the ‘Command Sweepers Squad’, saying it is prompt response to security concerns in the area. The residents, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) onContinue Reading
By Deji Abdulwahab Abuja, June 2, 2026 (NAN) Flynas, a Saudi-designated Nigerian Hajj carrier, says it will begin to transport Ogun and Kebbi states pilgrims back to Nigeria on Thursday. This is announced in a statement signed by Mr Mahmood Muhammad Abande of the Flynas Media Office on Tuesday. Abande notedContinue Reading
By Mercy Omoike and Nefishetu Yakubu The International Organization for Migration (IOM), a United Nations agency, on Tuesday in Lagos received 180 Nigerian migrants, including women and children, from Libya. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the returnees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos,Continue Reading
By Patricia Amogu The Renewable Energy Association of Nigeria (REAN) and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) have strengthened collaboration to accelerate renewable energy development and support Nigeria’s clean energy transition. This is contained in a statement by REAN’s Head of Communications, Mr Oisereime Lloyd-Dietake, following a high-level stakeholder engagementContinue Reading
By Mercy Omoike/Nefishetu Yakubu The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has called for stronger collaboration among governments, law enforcement agencies and international partners to combat human trafficking. Officials of the organisation made the call during a question-and-answer session at an ongoing three-day training programme for journalists on TuesdayContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The Association of Indigenous Contractors of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has appealed to the Minister of the FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, to approve payment of outstanding certified contracts executed under the National Shopping procurement framework. The association made the appeal in a statement signed byContinue Reading
