FATF grey list exit, game-changer for infrastructure financing in Nigeria – ICRC D-G

By Okeoghene Akubuike Nigeria’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list is a significant milestone that strengthens the country’s financial credibility. Dr Jobson Ewalefoh, the Director-General of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) made this known in a statement issued by Mr Ifeanyi Nwoko, Acting Head, MediaContinue Reading

Governance must evolve, experts say

By Rukayat Moisemhe Governance must evolve into a dynamic framework that adapts and leads, shifting from compliance checklists to strategic guidance, experts have said. They spoke at the ICSAN Lagos Chapter 2025 Annual Summit held on Thursday in Lagos. The summit had the theme: ‘Governance Redefined in a Business Environment:Continue Reading

Nigeria, largest aquaculture producer in sub-saharan Africa- Group

By Felicia Imohimi WorldFish, an international non-governmental organisation, says Nigeria’s aquaculture sector produces about 500,000 metric tonnes of fish annually, making the country the largest aquaculture producer in sub-Saharan Africa. Dr Charles Iyangbe, Country Representative of WorldFish Nigeria, disclosed this at the 40th anniversary celebration of the Fisheries Society ofContinue Reading

NSE advocates stronger local content policies to boost Nigeria’s economy, create jobs

By Angela Atabo The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has called for a more robust implementation of local content policies to stimulate the nation’s economy, create jobs, and drive industrialisation. The engineers made the call at the 2025 Annual Workshop of the Nigerian Content Development Committee (NCDC) in Abuja. TheContinue Reading

Agribusiness: FG empowers retirees on entrepreneurship skills development

By Doris Esa The government has trained and empowered its retired officers in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, on entrepreneurship skills development and agro- allied enterprises. Dr Marcus Ogunbiyi, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, stated this at the 5th Edition of the Entrepreneurship SkillsContinue Reading

Group tackles northern youth group over ultimatum on NSA

By Sumaila Ogbaje A civil society organisation, Inclusive Citizens’ Advancement Network (Inc-CAN), has criticised a seven-day ultimatum issued by a North-East youth group to President Bola Tinubu to probe the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA). The organisation described the ultimatum as an “empty outburst” and a distraction comingContinue Reading

Credible national identity system key to development, says Tinubu

By Muhyideen Jimoh ‎President Bola Tinubu says his administration is committed to delivering a credible, secure, and verifiable national identity management system as a foundation for Nigeria’s developmental goals. ‎Tinubu stated this on Thursday at the State House during the launch of the NINAuth App, a mobile-based identity authentication applicationContinue Reading