Meta Platforms, TikTok and YouTube will go on trial this week over claims that their platforms fuel youth addiction and harm mental health. The case marks a new phase in the debate over children’s screen time and social media use. The bellwether trial will take place at the California Superior Court in Los Angeles County. …
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has ordered the closure of the Onitsha Main Market for one week over failure of traders to stop observing sit-at-home on Mondays. Justifying his action, Soludo, in a statement posted on his X handle on Monday, January 26, described the persisting Monday sit-at-home as “economic sabotage.” The governor, who …
Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has officially joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). The move was formalized on Monday, January 26, 2026, at a ceremony held at the Coronation Hall of the Kano State Government House. This comes three days after Yusuf announced his resignation from the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP), a platform …
The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned hearing in the final forfeiture proceedings over a London property linked to the late Jeremiah Useni, former minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to February 25. In 2025, the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) filed an ex parte application seeking an interim forfeiture and preservation order …
Twenty-one members of the Kano State House of Assembly have formally defected from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers announced their defection on Monday, days after Abba Yusuf, governor of Kano State, officially resigned from the NNPP. Yusuf’s resignation followed shortly after his meeting with President Bola …
Unilever Nigeria Plc is grappling with at least six major issues that are shaping its financial stability and business strategy, according to its latest financial disclosures. The challenges include rising costs, currency risks, restructuring efforts, and market concentration, as shown in the company’s unaudited results for the year ended December 31, 2025. It revealed that …
Nigeria’s digital economy faces a growing threat from a shortage of skilled manpower, putting an estimated $11 billion in annual industry revenue at risk. Experts warn that the skills gap also threatens Nigeria’s goal to increase the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector’s contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to 21 per cent by 2027. …
The Federal Government has launched a project to include 14 million smallholder farmers in the cassava bioethanol value chain. The aim is to cut fuel import costs and strengthen Nigeria’s bioeconomy. Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, announced the project in a statement signed by the ministry’s Director of Information and …
Nigeria’s exports to Africa surged in the first half of 2025, reaching N4.82 trillion, a 14 per cent increase from N4.21 trillion in the same period of 2024. West Africa continued to dominate as the main market, absorbing over 62 per cent of Nigeria’s continental exports. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs …
Nigeria’s participation in the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) recorded a sharp decline in the first half of 2025. The value of cross-border transactions processed through the platform fell by 53 per cent to N5.6 billion, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Financial Stability Report for June 30, 2025. The number of …
