Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has launched a $1m climate-resilience project aimed at protecting vulnerable farming communities from the growing threats of floods, drought, soil degradation and post-harvest losses. The 12-month intervention, titled “Protecting Food Security Against Recurring Floods and Drought,” will initially be implemented in Bindawa, Bakori and Kafur Local Government Areas by Mercy […]

Arsenal are closing in on a new long-term contract for manager Mikel Arteta, with negotiations understood to have made significant progress in recent weeks. As reported by BBC Sport on Thursday, the club are increasingly confident that the Spaniard will extend his stay at the Emirates Stadium, despite his current agreement having just nine months […]

US President Donald Trump has promised a $5,000 federal “dividend” to every adult American if Republicans retain control of both chambers of Congress in November’s midterm elections. Trump made the pledge on Wednesday at the Republican Party’s first-ever midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, turning an election rally into a pitch that could put billions of […]

Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has officially unveiled the National Community Food Bank Programme for the South-East geopolitical zone. Tinubu performed the ceremony at the old Governor’s Lodge in Amawbia on Thursday, marking a major milestone in the Federal Government’s nationwide food security and social welfare drive. The South-East zonal food bank initiative is […]

Morocco has announced Casablanca as the venue for the 2030 FIFA World Cup final, despite the governing body, FIFA, yet to officially confirm where the tournament’s showpiece match will be played. According to Reuters, the President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, Fouzi Lekjaa, disclosed the plan on Thursday at a political party event in […]

Nigeria’s digital economy is pacing very fast as telecommunications operators added over 12.8 million new Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards to their networks within seven months, mirroring an insatiable appetite telephone services, especially for Internet connectivity that saw consumers devour 10.2 million terabytes of data over the same period. ​According to the latest industry statistics […]

Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) spent about N53.21 trillion on operational expenses, taxes and other obligations over the last 18 months. The expenditure, recorded between January 2025 and June 2026, highlights the enormous cost of running Africa’s largest national oil company despite record earnings from crude oil and gas operations. An analysis of the […]

The Nigeria Democratic Congress has called on the Benue State Government and security agencies to investigate the alleged blockade of its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and bring those responsible to justice. The party, in a statement issued on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director, condemned the incident, which it said prevented Obi from […]

France Football has announced the 30 nominees for the 2026 Ballon d’Or, one of the most prestigious individual awards in men’s football, with Paris Saint-Germain leading the club race on the shortlist. The nominees were announced on Tuesday, with the ceremony scheduled to take place in London on October 26. The shortlist features leading players […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested and brought back to Nigeria the suspected kingpin behind the 49.70kg heroin shipment intercepted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, in 2024. The NDLEA disclosed this in a statement signed by its Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, in Abuja on Wednesday. The suspect, 52-year-old Festus […]

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Tuesday affirmed the conviction and 490-year imprisonment handed down to a former Managing Director of the Nigeria Export-Import Bank, Robert Orya, over a N2.4bn fraud. A three-member panel of the appellate court, led by Justice Muhammed Danjuma, unanimously dismissed Orya’s appeal challenging the judgment of the Federal Capital […]

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, yesterday took a further dig at the economic policies of President Bola Tinubu when he described the massive flight of foreign portfolio investment from Nigeria as yet another damning vote of no confidence in the economic management of the current administration. In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant […]