By Nefishetu Yakubu The Senate Committee on Finance has given the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority a two-week ultimatum to reconcile its financial records or face legislative sanctions. The chairman of the committee, Sen. Sani Musa, issued the directive on Wednesday in Abuja during an investigative hearing onContinue Reading
By Eniola Elewude The Federal Government and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) have mobilised stakeholders to advance policy, institutional and regulatory reforms to unlock Nigeria’s irrigation potential and boost food security. They made the call on Wednesday in Abuja at the Validation and Reform Pathways Co-Creation Workshop on EnablingContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Founder and General Overseer of All Christians Fellowship Mission (ACFM) and former Chaplain of the Aso Villa Chapel, Rev. William Uzochukwu Okoye, has died. A statement signed by Rev. Godwin Tsee on behalf of the Board of Trustees and National Executive Council of the mission saidContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu A former National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, says democracy extends beyond periodic elections and must be anchored on the rule of law, strong institutions and internal party democracy. Ganduje stated this on Wednesday in Abuja at the public presentation ofContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) By 6 a.m., the Post Office motor park in Ilorin was already awake. Commercial buses revved impatiently as conductors shouted destinations to Osogbo, Iwo and Ibadan, while hawkers threaded through commuters balancing baskets of bread, soft drinks and sachet water. A fewContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The outgoing President of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN), Mrs Yetunde Ilori, has urged her successor to maintain collaboration among industry stakeholders and continue the reforms started by previous administrations. Ilori gave the advice in Lagos during her virtual valedictory news conference, where she reviewedContinue Reading
By Abdulrahman Yahaya Kylian Mpappe said he and his France teammates did not perform well to progress to the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final after their 2-0 defeat against Spain on Tuesday. France went into the game as the favourite but Didier Deschamps’ men were completely outplayed by a betterContinue Reading
By Abiodun Lawal The Ogun Government, with support from the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), has convened stakeholders to advance sustainable skills development, employment and enterprise initiatives across the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that over 70 people attended the third Ogun Partners’Continue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike Nigeria’s headline inflation rate dropped slightly to 15.91 per cent in June 2026, from 15.93 per cent in May, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) . The NBS said this in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report for June 2026 released in AbujaContinue Reading
By Joan Odafe The Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN) has called for the review and re-enactment of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) Act and the Nigerian Tourism Development Authority (NTDA) Act. According to FTAN, ambiguities in the NIHOTOUR and NTDA acts have fuelled disputesContinue Reading
