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The Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP), a World Bank–assisted project, says it is working towards improving rural infrastructure and road construction in Taraba State. Abishag Danagbu, the state RAAMP project coordinator, stated this at yesterday’s…
Enko Capital, an Africa-focused alternative asset manager, has raised $100 million to address Africa’s structural credit gap and support economic growth, job creation, and sustainable development. With $1.3 billion in assets under management (AUM), the company announced the…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, has nullified the July 2024 local government chairmanship and councilorship elections, which produced the current administration in the state’s 13 LGAs. The court, headed by Justice H.I.O. Oshomah, held…
A United Kingdom (UK)-based researcher, Dr Obinna Ogbonnia, has expressed concern that teachers in Ebonyi State do not receive adequate empowerment and training for career growth and called for collection action to actualise the goal. Ogbonnia, a lecturer at Swansea…
Minister of Marine and Blue Economy Adegboyega Oyetola has reaffirmed the federal government’s unwavering commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s indigenous shipping industry, declaring that efforts to reposition local operators for global competitiveness will not be abandoned.…
The Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, has fixed the trial of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for alleged cybercrime for November 24, 2025. The case was fixed for Monday, October 20, for the commencement of trial, but the trial judge, Justice Mohammed Umar, was not in court due…
Stakeholders have called for action on mental health as a cross-cutting priority to address what they described as the worsening mental health indices in Nigeria. At Abuja’s 4th edition of The Intersect Consortium’s flagship, The Conversation Conference, they highlighted the…
Stakeholders have called on rural farmers to adopt digital technology to drive modern farming practices for higher productivity and food security in Nigeria. At the unveiling of Trecco, a digital agriculture platform in Abuja yesterday, Emmanuel Abuhson, CEO of Trecco Agro…
Participants at the maiden edition of the Girls’ Education Summit have advocated for enshrining safe spaces in secondary school curricula to enhance girl child education in Kaduna State. Safe spaces are environments free from violence, discrimination, harassment and fear…
Thirteen new emirates and one chiefdom have been created in Bauchi state, bringing the number of the six existing emirates and chiefdoms to 20. Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed assented to the Bauchi State Chieftaincy and Deposition Law and Matters Related Thereto, 2025, on…
Enugu State Government has demolished yet another building used for kidnapping in the state, an action it said is in line with the laws of the state. Security agencies had, during the week, rescued a kidnap victim at the demolished property, a bungalow at Umueze Awkunanaw in…
To promote peace and stability in Kebbi State, the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) and the National Orientation Agency (NOA) have joined forces to mitigate hate speech and political bitterness. The collaboration came during a joint meeting organised by the NOA Kebbi state…
President of the Nigeria Academy of Pharmacy and CEO of Business School Netherlands International, Prof. Lere Baale, has called for a transformative shift in how Nigeria funds and manages its healthcare sector to achieve universal health coverage and economic competitiveness.…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said that he would use 20 days to showcase the administration’s achievements in the education sector and silence online critics. Wike made the declaration yesterday after commissioning a new engineering…
Governor of Zamfara State Dauda Lawal says malnutrition is not only a health crisis but an economic barrier and threat to human capital development. Speaking when he launched the Zamfara State Nutrition 774 Initiative yesterday, Governor Lawal said the inauguration of the…
President Bola Tinubu has sent heartfelt condolences to the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Abba Moro, and his family over the death of his son, Victor Moro, and grandson, Abba Moro Jr. In a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, the President commiserated with the family,…
The Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has urged the international community against designating Nigeria as a “Country of Concern”, saying that while the nation faces a severe crisis of religious freedom and security, such a move would undermine…
1: I want to thank Aid to the Church in Need for their kind invitation to me to speak in response to the release of their biennial report on, Religious Freedom in the World. The report itself is a huge document of 1248 pages. It covers the state of Religious Freedom around…
