LASWA Completes Africa’s First Ferry Safety Programme, Trains 50 Professionals
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has completed the third module of Africa’s first Ferry Safety Development and Mentoring Programme, training…
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Borno Police Arrest Five Over Alleged Sale of Dead Cattle Meat
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – The Borno State Police Command has arrested five suspected members of a syndicate allegedly involved in processing and distributing meat from…
FG: Only 29% of Nigerian Babies Are Exclusively Breastfed
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government has launched a nationwide campaign to improve child nutrition after revealing that only 29 per cent of Nigerian…
Alausa Orders Universities to Expel Students Linked to Kidnapping
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government has directed vice chancellors, rectors and provosts of tertiary institutions across Nigeria to immediately dismiss any student found…
World Bank Appoints Mulyani to Lead IDA22 Funding Drive for World’s Poorest Countries
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Bank Group has appointed former Indonesian Finance Minister Dr. Sri Mulyani Indrawati as Independent Co-Chair of the International Development…
NYSC Makes NERD Clearance Mandatory for 2026 Batch ‘B’ Mobilisation
ABUJA, Nigeria – The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has introduced National Electronic Registration Database (NERD) clearance as a compulsory requirement for mobilisation, warning…
Nigeria Can No Longer Delay Energy Reforms – Petroleum Engineers Warn
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Nigeria Council has called for urgent, practical reforms to strengthen Nigeria’s energy sector, urging government,…
The Fuel Nigerians Can’t Buy: Inside the CNG Crisis
ABUJA, Nigeria – At dawn, commercial drivers lined up outside Abuja’s handful of compressed natural gas (CNG) refuelling stations, hoping to fill their cylinders…
Groups Warn National Assembly Against Bills They Say Threaten Democracy
ABUJA, Nigeria – A coalition of more than 100 Nigerian, African and international civil society organisations has urged the National Assembly to halt consideration…
NAFDAC Cracks Down on Sachet Alcohol to Protect Children
ABUJA, Nigeria – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says its nationwide enforcement against sachet alcohol and alcoholic beverages…