By Kayode Adebiyi The Minister of Livestock Development, Alhaji Idi Maiha, says Nigeria is prioritising the issue of food security and global competitiveness as well as transforming the country’s livestock industry. Speaking at the 2025 Animal Science Meeting and Industry Exposition in Abuja on Tuesday, the minister said thatContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI), has urged Nigerian leaders to learn from years of poor resource management that caused repeated poverty even during times of oil boom. The IMPI said this in a policy statement signed by its Chairman, Dr Omoniyi Akinsiju on Friday inContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon Nigeria has secured a seat at the Total Official Support for Sustainable Development Goals (TOSSD) as a major player, says Dr Yusuf Yakub, the Director-General of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC). Yakub made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) whileContinue Reading
By Zakari U. Mijinyawa This opinion challenges recent Western claims that Christians in Nigeria are facing genocide. It argues, based on international law, ICC findings, and human rights research, that Nigeria’s violence arises from terrorism and ideological extremism, not a coordinated plan of religious extermination. The piece urges precision inContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC) says Nigeria remains committed to the sustainable development ideals of the Total Official Support for Sustainable Development (TOSSD) through Technical Aid Corps (TAC) scheme. The Director-General of NTAC, Dr Yusuf Yakub, said this in statement signed by Nkem Anyata-Lafia, Special AssistantContinue Reading
Comments at the Launch of the ACIN 2025 World Report on Religious Freedom in the World. A Plea & Testimony from Nigeria By Matthew Hassan Kukah, Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Nigeria, Delivered at the Augustinianum Hall, on October 21st, 2021, Vatican City. 1. I want to thank Aid toContinue Reading
By Kayode Adebiyi Vice-President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria is now best-positioned to lead the intra-African trade and investment revolution. He said this was because the Federal Government was removing investment bottlenecks and boosting ease of doing business. The Vice President stated this at the opening of the Pre-Investor Forum ofContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie Nigerian organisations experienced 4,388 cyber-attacks per week in the first quarter of 2025, the Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has said. Fagbemi disclosed this at the Annual Cybercrimes Awareness Campaign and the second National Consultation on the Cybercrimes Legal Framework in Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Federal Government on Tuesday deployed 12 Technical Aid Corps (TAC) volunteers to Sierra Leone and Uganda. Dr Yusuf Yakub, the Director-General of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC) disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the volunteers comprise ofContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Minister of Works, David Umahi, has called on Nigerians at home and abroad to stop de-marketing the country, urging them to rather promote national unity, optimism and patriotism. Umahi, who stated this in interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, decried whatContinue Reading
