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 …
Sahara Upstream honors late executive with deployment of new vessel, cutting turnaround times and supporting production growth. In a major move to expand its marine logistics capacity, Sahara Upstream has deployed a new 380,000-barrel Medium Range (MR) crude oil tanker, the MT D Adesanya, to boost crude evacuation operations at Oil Mining Lease …
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 …
The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has given the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), and other defaulting agencies 72 hours to appear before it over their failure to honour invitations to a public hearing on …
Vice President Kashim Shettima has defended the economic reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu, saying the administration deserves commendation rather than criticism for measures taken to stabilise the country's economy. Shettima spoke on Monday at the Delta State Economic and Investment Summit in Asaba, where he highlighted what he described as improvements in Nigeria's economic …
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 …
