A Jigawa State farmers' and herders' special court has ordered nine cattle herders to pay N500 million as compensation to farmers whose crops were destroyed in the Birnin Kudu Local Government Area of the state. The ruling was delivered on Tuesday by Yusuf Abubakar, who based his decision on relevant provisions of the Penal Code, …
President Donald Trump has said the United States (US) is seeking to take control of Greenland because of its critical strategic importance to American and global security. He argued that neither Denmark nor the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is capable of defending the vast Arctic territory against emerging global threats. He said this during …
Access ARM Pensions said it has surpassed the ₦4 trillion mark in assets under management (AUM). The company, a subsidiary of Access Holdings, revealed this in a statement on Wednesday. The milestone highlights its strong growth momentum following the October 2024 merger of Access Pensions and ARM Pensions. The combined entity’s AUM surged by over …
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed January 26 to deliver a ruling on the final forfeiture of a London property linked to the late Jeremiah Useni, former minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The court fixed the date after no individual or representative of Useni’s estate appeared within the statutory 14-day period …
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled that the Nenadi Usman-led national caretaker committee of the Labour Party (LP) is the authentic leadership of the party. Delivering judgement on Wednesday, Peter Lifu, the presiding judge, directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise the Usman-led faction of the party. The judge reaffirmed the …
Nigeria’s cocoa sector recorded a remarkable 62.25 per cent increase in export earnings during the first three quarters of 2025, underscoring the crop’s pivotal role in the nation’s agricultural trade and highlighting its resilience amid evolving global market conditions. A review by Pinnacle Daily of the National Bureau of Statistics’ ‘Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics’ …
The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by Samuel Anyanwu seeking to be recognised as the national secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mohammed Umar, the presiding judge, struck out the suit on Tuesday after U. C. Njemanze-Aku, counsel to Anyanwu, informed the court that his client’s tenure as PDP …
The United States Mission in Nigeria has condoled with the family of Abubakar Abdullahi, the Imam, who gained national and international acclaim for sheltering about 300 Christians during the 2018 attacks in Plateau State. Abdullahi, the late chief imam of Nghar village in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau, died at the age of …
The indigenous energy firm says plans are underway to supply processed gas to NLNG Seplat Energy PLC, a Nigerian independent energy company, says it has achieved first gas at its 300 million Standard Cubic Feet per day (MMscfd) ANOH gas plant located in the Niger Delta. In a statement released on Tuesday, January …
BUA Cement has restated its move to increase its total production capacity to 20 million metric tonnes per annum (mtpa). This expansion is part of the company’s strategic goal to address Nigeria's infrastructure deficit and lower the cost of cement through increased domestic supply. BUA Chairman Abdul Samad Rabiu said part of the expansion plan …
