Nigeria experienced a staggering 20,472 fatalities and injuries resulting from 5,291 separate incidents of violence between 2020 and 2024. Presenting its annual violent conflict report 2025, Nextier – a non-governmental organization – said its Violent Conflicts Database revealed that Nigeria recorded 43 incidents of terrorism and 1,306 bandit attacks in 2024. Nextier Managing Partner, Dr […]
Nigeria spends about $10 billion annually on raw material imports despite having many of these resources in abundance, the Minister of State for Industry, Trade, and Investment, Senator John Owan Enoh, has revealed. The minister also disclosed that the country loses an estimated $25 billion annually due to the underutilisation of its manufacturing sector, primarily […]
The Senate is set to receive the report on the revised N54.2 trillion 2025 budget estimates today or tomorrow, according to Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. Giving the indication, yesterday, while addressing the red chamber after the debate on a bill proposing the establishment of a Federal University of Agriculture in Abak, Akwa Ibom State, Akpabio […]
The Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, Aboki Danjuma, has assured residents of Orsu Local Government Area of their safety and urged those who fled due to insecurity to return home. Danjuma gave the assurance on Tuesday while leading a tactical unit on a clearance operation across Orsu as part of a peace-building initiative aimed […]
Clinical lecturers at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, have begun an indefinite strike over the non-payment of their salaries under the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS). In a statement signed by the Chairman, Dr. Ruth Ilori, and Secretary, Dr. Abraham Akinbola, on Wednesday, the lecturers condemned the salary shortfall, describing it as unfair, […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has warned candidates registering for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry to avoid unauthorized registration centres, cautioning that patronizing such centres could result in the invalidation of their registration. JAMB’s Public Relations Officer in Jigawa State, Mukarram Adamu, issued the warning in a statement on Tuesday […]
Legal practitioner and a shareholder of MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, Emeka Nnubia, has appealed the judgment of a Federal court in Lagos, on the powers of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to prevent anti-competitive practices. In the judgment delivered on February 7, 2025, the court affirmed the FCCPC’s powers to prevent anti-competitive […]
At 83.2 per cent, Millennials and Gen Zs are increasingly dominating the number of Africans abroad remitting money to the continent. Africa’s leading payments technology company, Flutterwave, revealed that Africans between ages 18 and 34 abroad had increased and had continued to support families at home. This is contained in its Send App 2024 Remittance Industry […]
Jordan’s King Abdullah II faces a tense meeting with Donald Trump at the White House Tuesday as he leads opposition from Arab nations to the US president’s controversial Gaza takeover plan. The talks come a day after Trump said he could “conceivably” halt billions of dollars in US aid to both Jordan and Egypt if […]
The Federal Government of Nigeria has pledged to take diplomatic action and engage with relevant authorities to address the suspension of the drop box service for Nigerians renewing their US visas. The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, Oluwole Oke, revealed this when he featured on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme […]
