Abuja | Wednesday, 7 January 2026 The Budget Office of the Federation (BOF) has noted recent public commentary on the repeal and re-enactment of the 2024 and 2025 Appropriation Acts, including claims of a constitutional breach, fiscal illegality, and an alleged failure to provide access to budget documents. While publicContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The Federal Government says it has achieved notable progress in implementing the African Continental Free Trade Areas (AfCFTA) in 2025, boosting trade integration and private sector participation across Africa. Dr Jumoke Oduwole, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, disclosed this in a statement on Nigeria’s AfCFTA implementationContinue Reading
2026 MARKS THE BEGINNING OF A MORE ROBUST PHASE OF ECONOMIC GROWTH Fellow Compatriots, I welcome you all to 2026, with gratitude to God and confidence in our collective resolve that this new year will be a more prosperous one for our nation, our citizens, and all who call NigeriaContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN), in collaboration with the United States of America, has conducted precision strike operations against identified foreign ISIS-linked elements operating in parts of the North West. The Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Samaila Uba, disclosed this in a statement on FridayContinue Reading
By Tiamiyu Prudence Arobani Nigerians in the United States on Saturday rose above religious and ethnic affiliations in solidarity with the homeland amid Nigeria’s recent designation as a “Country of Particular Concern” by the U.S. The Nigerians, who trooped out in colourful outfits, converged on the Embassy of the FederalContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) In today’s fast-moving digital world, social media can feel like both a megaphone and a battlefield. TikTok skits, Instagram reels and anonymous comment threads have become places where people living with disabilities are mocked, impersonated or openly harassed. For many Nigerian womenContinue Reading
The International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria is to endow a prize at the University of Abuja in honour of its late treasurer, Rafat Salami. In a statement on Friday, IPI Nigeria said the prize to be endowed would be to instil in students of the institution the values that theContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The United Kingdom Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions (UK PACT) has unveiled a new project aimed at strengthening private sector capacity for climate and clean-air action in Nigeria. The initiative, tagged: “Transport Climate Action: Boosting Business Leadership for Clean Air in Nigeria,” was unveiled in Abuja onContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu has nominated the former Chief of Defence Staff, retired Gen. Christopher Musa, as the new Minister of Defence, a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Presidential spokesman disclosed on Tuesday in Abuja. In a letter to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Tinubu conveyed Musa’s nomination as theContinue Reading
By Nana Musa The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, says Nigeria is steadily advancing President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda through deeper participation in regional and continental trade systems. Oduwole said this during the inaugural African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Public–Private–Press (P3) Summit, in AbujaContinue Reading
