President Bola Tinubu has endorsed the $3.1 billion African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Customs Modernisation Project, describing it as a transformative initiative capable of accelerating economic growth and trade across Africa. Tinubu gave the endorsement during a meeting with Saleh Ahmadu, a trade, revenue and security strategist whose company, Bergmans Security Consultants and Supplies …
The Presidency has blamed contractors handling the Benin-Agbor-Asaba Expressway for the poor condition of the road, following reports that commuters were stranded for several days. Speaking in a televised interview on Wednesday, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, said the Federal Government had responded swiftly to the situation after …
The Nigerian Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA) has announced a three-day nationwide warning strike beginning next Tuesday, following the Federal Government’s failure to conclude negotiations on the welfare and conditions of service of medical lecturers. Fourteen branches of the association voted in favour of the industrial action, which NAMDA said would be total …
About 17,000 Nigerians, mostly victims of attacks by insurgents in the North-East and other parts of the country, remain missing, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has reported. The figure was released ahead of the International Day of the Disappeared, observed annually on August 30, highlighting the continuing struggle of families searching for …
European football nations are set to withdraw their threat to boycott FIFA competitions after receiving assurances from the world football governing body, according to Sky News. The development follows weeks of tension between UEFA and FIFA president Gianni Infantino over a controversial proposal that threatened to deepen divisions within world football. UEFA made the boycott …
The United States has warned that disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz could worsen food insecurity in Nigeria and other parts of sub-Saharan Africa by triggering fertilizer shortages and higher energy costs. Speaking at a United Nations Security Council Open Debate on Food Insecurity in New York, Amb. Jennifer Locetta, Alternative Representative for …
The Coalition for Whistleblower Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) has condemned the alleged assault, harassment and destruction of the mobile phone of the Editor of Pinnacle Daily, Sunday Michael Ogwu, by police operatives during a demolition exercise in Lugbe, Abuja. The coalition said that Ogwu was flogged with an electric cable after he attempted to …
Hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Nigerians could lose access to life-saving food, healthcare, nutrition and disease-control services before the end of 2026, as the United Nations warns that the country’s humanitarian response is facing a $159 million funding shortfall. The warning comes at a dangerous moment for millions already battling food insecurity, malnutrition, displacement and …
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has projected that Nigeria’s inflation will remain elevated in the second half of 2026, averaging 15.5 percent for the period and the full year. The projection is contained in the NESG’s 2026 outlook report, titled “Turning Potential into Progress.” According to the group, persistent insecurity in major farming communities, …
Millions may be carrying the virus without knowing it, raising fresh concerns over late diagnosis, preventable transmission and the growing burden of liver cancer. For millions of Nigerians, Hepatitis B may be a health threat they cannot see, feel or immediately recognise. An estimated 18.2 million Nigerians are living with chronic Hepatitis B, yet …
