The Federal Government says it has launched several intervention programmes to ease the ongoing food crisis and boost agricultural productivity across the country. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, stated this on Monday in Akure during the distribution of farm inputs to local farmers. Kyari explained that the programmes aim to tackle the …
Ghanaian police rescued 57 Nigerians trafficked into the country and arrested five suspects running a cybercrime and human trafficking network, authorities confirmed Thursday, October 23. On Wednesday, October 22, the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) raided a building in a suburb of Accra, where victims aged 18 to 26 were forced to participate in online romance …
In the shifting landscape of Nigeria’s investment economy, a silent revolution is underway. It is not powered by oil rigs or government budgets but by data, digital innovation, and private capital that are redefining how Nigerian startups grow, scale, and survive. For the first time in decades, private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) have …
Nigeria’s Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has declared that solving Nigeria’s health crisis is not a matter of technical capacity but political will, calling on state governors, development partners, and the media to take shared responsibility in driving real change. Speaking at a High-Level Health Media Dialogue held in …
Fifteen years after Nigeria obtained a $460 million loan from China to install CCTV cameras across Abuja, the House of Representatives has launched a fresh investigation into the failed project. The lawmakers say the country continues to repay the loan, even though the cameras were never installed. Reps Move to Revisit $460m CCTV Project The …
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has announced a record ₦1.86 billion recovery from the disposal of forfeited assets in 2024, the highest sum ever recorded since the Commission was established. The disclosure was made at the 2025 meeting of the Asset Disposal Committee in Abuja, following the presentation of a …
Nigeria has produced one of its youngest commercial pilots, 18-year-old Mohammed Aminu Sani, who recently earned a U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Commercial Multi-Engine Pilot License from Phoenix East Aviation (PEA) in Daytona Beach, Florida. Sani completed the intensive training programme in just 10 months, passing every stage without a single checkride failure, a rare …
The National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA) has disbursed ₦22.48 billion to low-income households in Katsina State under the Renewed Hope Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) scheme. The payment is part of a national initiative that has already reached over 5.4 million households, delivering ₦344 billion in 2025 alone. According to the agency, the goal is …
The Federal Government has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Kingdom of Denmark to deepen cooperation on digital transformation and innovation, aimed at fostering inclusive economic growth. The agreement was signed in Lagos during the NORDIC-Nigeria Connect Conference with the theme, “Forging Partnerships for Sustainable Impact”. The conference also witnessed commitments from …
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has taken a major step toward modernizing its operations with the launch of a new digital portal designed to streamline the process of obtaining drug integrity tests and visa clearance certificates. Unveiled on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, in Abuja, the platform called the Drug Integrity Test and Visa …
