By Esther Ososanya The federal government has issued an urgent flood warning for 19 states across the country, cautioning that torrential rains expected from August 5 to August 9 may trigger severe flooding in 76 high-risk locations. The forecast was issued on Tuesday by the National Flood Early Warning Systems Centre under the Federal Ministry …
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced a substantial reward for Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, following their historic win at the 2025 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket Championship. Each player will receive $100,000, while members of the coaching and technical staff will receive $50,000 each. Additionally, the entire team and coaching staff have been awarded the …
By Esther Ososanya The Executive Secretary of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), Mr Kamar Bakrin, has issued a clarion call to Nigerian farmers and private investors to take advantage of what he describes as a “golden window” for investment in the country’s sugar industry. Speaking during a courtesy visit by the All Farmers Association …
The Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Engr. Gbenga Komolafe, has refuted recent allegations claiming that a company was improperly awarded oil blocks just days after its incorporation during the 2024 Oil Block Licensing Round. Komolafe in response to a report suggesting that the NUPRC had violated its guidelines by …
Former Minister Says Move Could Jeopardise Second-Term Bid By Rafiyat Sadiq Former Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has cautioned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu against replacing Vice President Kashim Shettima as his running mate ahead of the 2027 general elections. Shittu, who served in the cabinet of former President Muhammadu Buhari, said any attempt to drop …
By Esther Ososanya Senegal’s Prime Minister, Ousmane Sonko, has unveiled a bold national recovery plan; it's believed it could reshape the fiscal future of West Africa. Unveiled in Dakar before cabinet members, policy experts, and civil society groups, the plan introduces sweeping reforms. It targets corruption in the power sector and imposes fresh taxes on …
Esther Ososanya ActionAid Nigeria has urged the Federal Government to suspend its proposed 5% surcharge on fossil fuel transactions, warning that the policy could damage the country's fragile economic recovery and worsen inequality. The new levy, introduced in Section 158 of the recently gazetted Nigeria Tax Act, is scheduled to take effect in 2026. It …
By Esther Ososanya Nigeria imported N146.11 billion worth of motorcycles in the first quarter of 2025, a surprising 24.4% increase from the N117.4 billion spent in the same period of 2024, according to the latest Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The motorcycles, identified by the NBS as …
By Esther Ososanya U.S. President Donald Trump has granted Mexico a crucial 90-day reprieve from sweeping new tariffs, offering a temporary lifeline for one of America’s biggest trading partners while ramping up pressure on other countries to strike last-minute deals ahead of a new trade deadline. The extension announced after a Thursday morning call between …
By Esther Ososanya U.S. job growth slowed sharply in July, with nonfarm payrolls increasing by just 73,000 jobs, well below the 110,000 forecasted by economists polled by Reuters. The shortfall is even more concerning when paired with a sharp downward revision of June’s data, which now shows only 14,000 jobs were added that month, compared to the previously reported …
