Nigeria has received another vote of confidence from the international financial community as Fitch Ratings revised the country’s Long-Term Issuer Default Rating Outlook from Stable to Positive while affirming its ‘B’ rating. The Federal Government said the decision reflects growing confidence in Nigeria’s economic reforms and signals that the...
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The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has commenced the establishment of Innovation Hubs in 45 beneficiary tertiary institutions across Nigeria’s six to geopolitical zones in the country. The hubs are expected to strengthen research, promote technological innovation and accelerate the commercialisation of locally developed products. The initiative is part...
Concern Nigerian Youths for Good Governance (CNYGG) has defended the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), urging Global Integrity Watch (GIW) to avoid what it described as political interference over audit-related allegations against the commission. The group said accountability should be pursued fairly and in line with due process rather...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that “bloody thieves” and “lunatics” like former Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, will never be allowed to attain the presidency of Nigeria. Speaking to Journalists after a brief meeting with FCT Area council chairmen in Abuja, Wike launched...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has said Nigeria will deepen the implementation of the Nutrition 774 Initiative with practical lessons from Ethiopia’s experience in tackling malnutrition, strengthening food systems and coordinating nutrition interventions across different levels of government. The Vice President said the knowledge gained from the three-day Nigeria–Ethiopia Nutrition...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has criticised Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, over his recent claim that he won the last presidential poll despite admitting he had no evidence to support it. The council described Obi’s comments as misleading and accused...
Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has warned that attempts by northern political leaders to reclaim the presidency in 2027 could reignite separatist agitations in southern Nigeria, arguing that the prospect of continued southern leadership has helped ease calls for secession. Sani said the expectation that President Bola Tinubu...
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said Nigeria’s economy is now on a stronger footing following the economic reforms of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, with the country entering a new phase focused on growth, investment, jobs, nd shared prosperity. Idris said this on Thursday in a...
In an aggressive bid to unlock billions in untapped wealth, has embarked on a mega-infrastructure campaign designed to turn its agricultural sector into a primary economic powerhouse. By resolving critical supply chain gaps and logistical bottlenecks, the country aims to de-risk agribusiness, attract significant investment, and ensure long-term food...
The media office of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic policies, saying they have worsened poverty and hardship across the country. The criticism followed comments by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication, Daniel Bwala, during an interview on Channels Television,...
Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has condemned what it described as the Federal Government’s apparent neglect and inadequate response to Nigeria’s worsening insecurity, warning that the continued killings, kidnappings and destruction of livelihoods pose an existential threat to the country. The forum called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other...
The Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers (NSChE) on Friday conferred its Honorary Fellowship on top energy industry leaders, including Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), Adeleye Falade, at a ceremony held in Lagos. See photos below:
Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited will forgo its petrol retail profit margin for 30 days and sell fuel at cost as the Federal Government introduces fresh measures to ease the impact of rising petrol prices on Nigerian households. The decision, backed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is aimed...
Minister of Education, Dr. Olatunji Alausa, has called for a stronger role for the education sector in tackling child malnutrition, identifying school feeding, school health, nutrition education and improved access to quality education as key interventions under the Nutrition 774 Initiative. Dr. Alausa made the call at the Ethiopia–Nigeria...
Nigeria’s widely reported improving Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth is coming under increasing scrutiny as businesses and households continue to contend with high production costs, weak purchasing power and structural constraints that limit the extent to which headline economic growth is felt across the wider economy. The National Bureau...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has rejected the Federal Government’s 30-day petrol discount, describing the measure as inadequate relief for Nigerians facing rising living costs. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director, stated this in a statement issued on Thursday. Director was reacting to the announcement by the Federal Government...
The arrest, on Tuesday, by Germany security agents of August Hanning, a forner head of Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND), for alleged espionage and leaking official secrets, has sent shock waves across Nigeria, especially amongst citizens and security agents leaking official secrets. Hanning, who served as head of BND...
Federal Government, state governments and international development partners have begun moves to strengthen Nigeria’s agricultural sector through the implementation of a new 10-year framework aimed at transforming Africa’s food systems. The stakeholders met in Maiduguri, Borno State, during the Annual Community of Practice (CoP) Meeting on the domestication and...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Mallam Nafiu Baba-Ahmed, describing him as a respected lawyer, scholar and advocate of peace whose contributions to Nigeria will not be forgotten. In a condolence message on Thursday, Obi sympathised with the Baba-Ahmed...
The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has urged exporters to move beyond the shipment of raw commodities and embrace value addition to earn better returns in the international market. The Council’s North-Central Zonal Coordinator, Mrs Juliet Omonke, gave the charge in Jos on Tuesday on the sidelines of a...