Hussaini Ibrahim in Kano The Kano State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Yusuf, has confirmed the death of 35 chickens due to bird flu in Gwale Local Government Area. Speaking on Wednesday, Yusuf assured residents that the situation is under control as the Ministries of Health and Agriculture collaborate to contain the outbreak and prevent…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Lagos State Manager for the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Dr. Olubunmi Kole-Dawodu, has revealed that over 50 million informal businesses operate in Lagos. Speaking at the Stakeholder’s Forum on Economic Data Performance on Wednesday, Dr. Kole-Dawodu highlighted the sector’s vital role in driving the local…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Wednesday released its December 2024 Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, shedding light on the price changes affecting goods and services across Nigeria. This critical economic tool monitors inflation and provides insights into economic trends nationwide. According to the NBS, “The CPI process combines economic theory, sampling, and statistical…
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, has responded to concerns over alleged misrepresentation of figures in the Board’s 2025 budget proposal. Speaking at an event in Abuja on Tuesday, Oloyede clarified that reports claiming JAMB spent large sums on items such as fumigation and meals in 2024 were…
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi has announced an ambitious revenue target of ₦6.58 trillion for 2025, following a record collection of ₦6.1 trillion in 2024. Mr. Adeniyi disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja while updating the public on the activities and achievements of the Nigeria Customs Service for the…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Nigeria has received a 32-ton shipment of rice from Thailand, offering temporary relief as the nation grapples with a worsening food crisis. This shipment, the first of its kind in a decade, arrived in Lagos on Saturday, facilitated by DUCAT, a logistics company. According to DUCAT, the rice export was made…
Nigeria’s national power grid faced its first significant failure of 2025, leaving the entire country in darkness merely ten days into the new year. This latest incident adds to a worrying trend, being the 13th grid failure in 13 months. Power generation reportedly plummeted from 2,111.01 megawatts at 2 pm to a mere 390.20 MW…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has praised the repatriation of $52.88 million in recovered assets linked to former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, by the United States government. CISLAC’s Executive Director, Auwal Musa Rafsanjani in a statement on Saturday, commended the collaboration between the Nigerian and US governments,…
Indication emerged Saturday that the United Nations, UN is considering global recognition for quantum mechanics as countries push for declaration of International Year of Quantum Science and Technology in 2025. There are a lot of conversations around the global recognition of quantum mechanics, said a report. The hope is that complex problems will be solved…
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