The Presidency has announced that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will meet with United States President Donald Trump in the coming days to address renewed allegations of Christian genocide in Nigeria. The statement comes after Trump accused the Nigerian government of failing to stop attacks on Christians and hinted at possible military action to, in his …
The Federal Government has inaugurated a Government-Private Sector (GPS) Dialogue Series aimed at strengthening collaboration with the private sector to accelerate economic growth and expand financing opportunities for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). The initiative, launched on Saturday at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Ikeja, Lagos, forms part of the Renewed Hope Agenda and seeks …
The World Customs Organisation (WCO) has commenced a two-week intensive technical training for officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) at its headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s Advance Ruling system and enhancing capacity in Renewable Energy Classification and the Green Harmonised System (HS) initiative. The programme is supported by the German Development …
In today’s economy where billion-dollar tech fortunes emerge overnight, another quieter reality exists: millions of workers across low-income nations survive on salaries that barely cover food and transport. Despite working full-time, they remain trapped in poverty. For many, salaries run out before the month begins, for others, survival means choosing between transport fares and meals. …
Western nations have begun moves to evacuate their citizens from Mali as a deepening fuel blockade threatens to paralyse the country, ignite public anger, and weaken the ruling military junta’s grip on power. The United States on Thursday ordered non-essential embassy staff and family members to leave the country, joining Germany, Italy, and other Western …
Former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa (retd.), on Friday declared that he is exiting military service with pride, honour, and a clear conscience after decades of service to Nigeria. Speaking during his Pulling Out Parade in Abuja, Musa said he gave his “all” to the defence of the nation and expressed gratitude …
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has disclosed that Nigerians have lost an estimated N300.2 billion to Ponzi and illegal investment schemes in recent years, sparking intensified enforcement and heightened investor-protection efforts. AbdulRasheed Dan-Abu, Head of Fintech and Innovation at the SEC, revealed the figure during the Commission’s 2025 Journalists Academy in Abuja on Thursday. …
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has decorated the newly appointed service chiefs with their elevated military ranks, formally empowering them to take full command of the nation’s Armed Forces. In the ceremony, held in Abuja, Gen. Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede was elevated from lieutenant general to general and confirmed as chief of defence staff. Chief of Army …
An early-morning fire on Thursday damaged part of the popular Jabi Lake Mall in the Federal Capital Territory, sparking panic among security personnel and responders. The fire, which reportedly started around 3:00 a.m., gutted the Adidas sports store within the complex. Firefighters from the Federal Fire Service, the Berger Fire Department, and the FCT Fire …
The United States and China have struck a fragile truce in their long-running trade war, with President Donald Trump announcing tariff reductions in exchange for renewed Chinese cooperation on fentanyl control, agricultural trade, and rare earths supply. Speaking to reporters after face-to-face talks with President Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, Trump hailed the meeting …
