Vice President Kashim Shettima has said Nigeria will accelerate work on a National Food and Nutrition Bill, as part of efforts to protect nutrition financing, strengthen accountability, and sustain interventions across successive administrations. He noted that the proposed legislation would strengthen the Federal Government’s Nutrition 774 Initiative and deepen...
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), under the leadership of its Chairman, Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, has continued to deepen its commitment to an inclusive electoral process with the commencement of a National Inclusive Voter Education Training for its Gender and Inclusivity staff. The two-day training, supported by...
Lagos, Nigeria, October 7, 2026: Newsrooms, especially in Africa, must quickly transit to strategic knowledge creation to survive the disruption from the fast-coming zero-click era. Dr Maxwell Amuchie, publisher and CEO of the Sundiata Post Media Ltd, said this at the training session, Day-One of the Guild of Corporate...
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has urged candidates of the NDC in Lagos State to see public office as a responsibility to serve the people rather than an opportunity to enjoy privileges. Obi gave the charge on Tuesday during a dinner organised for Lagos...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called for a major improvement in Nigeria’s cancer care system, urging the government to establish fully equipped specialised cancer centres across the country’s six geopolitical zones to save more lives. Obi made the appeal on Wednesday after spending time with...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as the head of the Nigerian delegation to the Nigeria-Ethiopia Nutrition Leadership Exchange Forum, which holds from October 7 to 9, 2026. His media aide, Stanley Nkwocha, announced this in a statement issued via his verified X handle on...
President Bola Tinubu has said Nigeria will no longer remain an exporter of raw materials and an importer of finished goods, declaring that the country must become Africa’s industrial hub. Tinubu stated this on Tuesday October 6 in Lagos while addressing the 6th Adeola Odutola Lecture and Presidential Luncheon...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced a massive drop in the nation’s reliance on crude revenues, signaling a decisive shift toward a diversified economy that his administration intends to push even further. He noted that, driven by the Renewed Hope Agenda, the administration has built a diversified, high-growth economy—unlocking...
Senator Henry Seriake Dickson has welcomed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC’s) upload of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) logo after a court order, urging candidates to begin campaigns and avoid internal divisions. The founder and leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, has congratulated...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to lead a historic government-to-government peer exchange focused on accelerating nutrition delivery. The Vice President is attending the forum on the invitation of the deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia, H.E. Temesgen Tiruneh, who is championing the country’s multi...
For years, digital entertainment and sports prediction platforms across Africa operated in a gray regulatory space. Rapid smartphone adoption and the widespread rollout of mobile money services caught many regional authorities unprepared. Early legislation, often drafted in the pre-internet era to oversee physical casinos and street-corner betting shops, could...
Kano State Police Command has arrested a chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Aminu Warkal, over an alleged display of a firearm during a political rally in the state. Warkal was invited for questioning after a viral video surfaced showing him allegedly holding what appeared to be a...
For generations, Nigerians have repeated the familiar saying: “A teacher’s reward is in heaven.” It is a phrase intended to celebrate the selflessness, patience and sacrifice of those who dedicate their lives to educating others. But in today’s Nigeria, the saying raises an uncomfortable question: Must a teacher’s reward...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, on his 70th birthday, describing him as a loyal ally, accomplished journalist and outstanding public servant whose contributions have continued to shape Nigeria’s development. In a statement released on Monday to mark Alake’s birthday, the...
Three years ago, Mary-Brenda Akoda watched helplessly as an elderly loved one suffered a stroke and waited endlessly for an MRI scan that never came in time. The queues were long, the patient’s condition worsened, and before doctors could get the images needed for treatment, he died. That painful...
Federal Government has moved to fast-track the deployment of Mary-Brenda Akoda’s Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technology into Nigerian hospitals, following the recognition of her innovation as the winner of the $100,000 2026 Nigeria Prize for Science and Innovation (NPSI) sponsored by Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG). The...
Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has said the Federal Government remains committed to strengthening the teaching profession, improving teachers’ welfare and equipping educators to meet the demands of a rapidly changing world. Alausa stated this on Monday at the 2026 World Teachers’ Day commemoration and President’s Teachers’ and...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Campaign Council has called on security agencies to investigate an alleged threat by the Edo State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Jarrett Tenebe, over comments linked to the 2027 presidential election. The opposition campaign council also condemned the reported attack on ADC...
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has advocated for a conducive business environment for Nigerian women to ply their trade, saying the nation owes them an economy worthy of their labour. He noted that women should be given more space for their ambition to flourish unlike in the past when...
I am honoured to chair this important gathering devoted to ethics and integrity. I commend Verbatim Magazine and its partners for doing something that Nigeria urgently needs: making integrity visible and making honour answerable to character. For too long, our national conversation on corruption has concentrated almost entirely on...