ECOWAS Startup Awards: Can $65,000 Help Create Jobs?
ABUJA, Nigeria – Sixty young entrepreneurs arrived in Abuja with ideas, pitches and ambitions; by the time they left, three had won a combined…
Month: October 2026
Nigeria Plans Satellite Assembly Lab to Boost Local Space Manufacturing
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria is planning to establish an end-to-end satellite assembly, integration and testing laboratory as part of efforts to build domestic capacity…
NSCDC Arrests 24-Year-Old Over Telecom Mast Vandalism in Anambra
ANAMBRA, Nigeria – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Anambra State Command, has arrested a 24-year-old man over alleged vandalism and theft…
Ekiti Rolls Out 15 CNG Buses, Targets 50% Transport Fare Cut
EKITI, Nigeria – The Ekiti State Government has begun a pilot scheme to cut transport fares by 50 per cent with the deployment of…
Public Servants Begin Three-Day Warning Strike Over Economic Hardship
ABUJA, Nigeria – Public servants across Nigeria’s federal, state and local governments have begun a three-day warning strike over economic hardship and the Federal…
Nigeria @66: Can Economic Recovery Deliver Shared Prosperity?
LAGOS, Nigeria – Nigeria’s economy is showing clearer signs of recovery, but millions of households and businesses are yet to experience that improvement in…
Independence Day: Adamawa Govt Visits Hospital Patients, Offers Support
ADAMAWA, Nigeria – The Adamawa State Government has taken its 66th Independence Anniversary celebration to hospital wards in Yola, providing cash and essential items…
NYSC DG Calls for Unity, Service on Independence Day
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has urged corps members and personnel to renew their commitment to national…
Alausa Calls for Greater Investment in Education on Independence
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, has called for sustained investment in education, technical skills and innovation, saying the…
NSCDC Deploys 275 Personnel for Independence, Zamfara Anniversary
ZAMFARA, Nigeria – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed 275 personnel across Zamfara State to provide security during Nigeria’s 66th…