By Okeoghene Akubuike African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed a hosting agreement with the Government of St Kitts and Nevis for the fifth edition of the AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF2026). This is contained in a statement issued by Vincent Musumba, Communications and Events Manager, Afreximbank onContinue Reading
Troops of 82 Division, Nigerian Army, under Operation UDO KA, uncovered an improvised explosive device and recovered ransom cash during operations in Enugu State.Continue Reading
By Martha Agas The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with an Indian company, Rashmi Metaliks Group in Kolkata, for an investment of one billion dollars over a three-year period. The Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Audu, who led the Nigerian delegation, signed the agreement followingContinue Reading
Commodity By Okeoghene Akubuike The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the All-commodity group import index on average increased by 0.11 per cent in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2025. The NBS said this in its Commodity Price Indices and Terms of Trade for Q4 2025 released in AbujaContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye The Nigerian Heart Foundation (NHF) has unveiled a month-long nationwide awareness programme to promote its Heart Mark Logo initiative, aimed at reducing the growing burden of cardiovascular diseases in Nigeria. The Executive Director of NHF, Dr Kingsley Akinroye, at the unveiling of the first Nigeria HeartContinue Reading
By Ephraim Sheyin Mr Sunday Dare, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Communications, has accused former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of playing politics with the recent air strike on Jilli Market in Borno. Dare’s accusation made in his X handle account @sundaydareSD, also questioned Atiku’s patriotism. In theContinue Reading
By Deji Abdulwahab The Federal Government says Jilli axis where the Nigerian Air Force carried out a precision counter-terrorism strike has been designated a high-risk zone with clear security advisories restricting civilian presence. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, said this in a statement in AbujaContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu The International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) on Tuesday mobilised parents across Edo to take the fight against human trafficking into homes and communities. The centre during an engagement with Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) executives from 40 schools, said this became imperative as traffickers now target familiesContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu A former presidential aide, Dr Ughogho Garrick, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has formally declared to contest the Egor/Ikpoba-Okha Federal Constituency seat at the 2027 general elections. Garrick anchored his campaign on decentralised power, youth empowerment, and aggressive attraction of federal projects. Declaring on Tuesday inContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye A political support group, Bola Ahmed Tinubu Ideological Group (BAT-IG), has urged the President not to support underperforming office holders ahead of 2027 elections. The group, which backs President Tinubu’s re-election bid, made the appeal in an open letter signed by its convener, BamideleContinue Reading
