UNICEF warns two in three babies risk malnutrition; Shettima urges mothers to treat breastfeeding as an investment in Nigeria's future The Federal Government has expressed concern over Nigeria's poor breastfeeding practices, revealing that only 36 per cent of mothers initiate breastfeeding within one hour of birth, while just 29 per cent exclusively …
FCT minister says commercial tricycles, motorcycles pose security risks; vows to remove beggars and destitutes from the capital. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has reaffirmed that commercial tricycles, popularly known as Keke Napep, and commercial motorcycles (Okada) will not be allowed to operate within the Abuja city centre, …
For years, Nigerian soldiers battled terrorists, bandits and insurgents while earning less than the national minimum wage. The Federal Government has now doubled the least-paid soldier's salary to ₦100,000 and is pushing for another increase. But will better pay translate into better security? As dawn breaks across Nigeria, thousands of soldiers leave …
After about 19 months of waiting, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has released the final list of 3,852 successful candidates for its 2024/2025 recruitment exercise. The service received 573,680 applications. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this on Tuesday during a press briefing in Abuja, while announcing a major reform that will make recruitment …
After billionaire Elon Musk claimed Nigeria recorded more births in 2025 than the entire European Union, Pinnacle Daily examined the data behind the debate. The findings suggest the country's biggest challenge may not be population growth, but where people live and where opportunities exist. When billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk posted that Nigeria recorded …
Five-year package to strengthen vaccine delivery, expand routine immunisation and support primary healthcare reforms as Nigeria records fourfold increase in PHC utilisation. The Federal Government has secured a five-year support package worth nearly $500 million from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to strengthen routine immunisation, improve vaccine delivery and accelerate reforms in Nigeria's primary …
New policy affects business and tourist visa applicants from 30 African countries as Washington tightens immigration controls over visa overstays and identity verification concerns. The United States has commenced the implementation of a permanent Visa Bond Programme requiring certain business and tourist visa applicants from Nigeria and 29 other African countries to pay refundable …
Tuition fees for Medicine, Engineering, Nursing, and Law have climbed into the multi-million-naira range, raising concerns about access to higher education and the future of Nigeria's skilled workforce. For decades, education has been regarded as Nigeria's most reliable ladder out of poverty. Today, that ladder is becoming increasingly difficult to climb. A Pinnacle Daily …
The United Kingdom Government has opened applications for the 2026 Chevening Scholarships, offering fully funded master's degree opportunities at universities across the UK to emerging leaders and professionals from around the world. In a statement issued on Monday, the UK Government said applications for the prestigious scholarship programme will run from August 4 to October …
WTO DG backs state's $100 million investment fund and urges focus on industrialisation, special economic zones and the blue economy. Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has declared that Delta State has the potential to emerge as Nigeria's next major industrial and economic hub alongside Lagos, urging the state to …
