The Concerned Youth of Nsukka Local Government Area have issued a statement regarding recent reports circulating on social media. In the statement released on Wednesday, the group encouraged residents and stakeholders to remain calm and to allow the Local Government Chairman, Engr. Jude Asogwa, to continue focusing on ongoing development projects across Nsukka. The youths […]

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) has announced the successful completion of its five-year Strengthening Nutrition in Priority Staples (SNiPS) Project, implemented across four Nigerian states—Benue, Oyo, Kaduna, and Nasarawa—and sixteen local government areas, with a total investment of approximately $10 million. The project focused on improving nutrition outcomes, enhancing agricultural productivity, and strengthening […]

At the Africa Blockchain Festival in Kigali, where I hosted my first panel session, the conversation centered on a challenge every African business

Nollywood actor, producer, and entertainer entrepreneur. Usman ADEYEMI popularly known as Uzee Usman has continued to attract global recognition for his outstanding contributions to filmmaking and his unwavering commitment to promoting peace and cultural harmony through the creative industry. Uzee, who has built a reputation as one of Nollywood’s strongest voices for unity and social […]

The Speaker of the Nigerian Youth Parliament (NYP), Rt. Hon. Aliyu Zakari Idris, says the Executive Governor of Katsina State, Dr. Dikko Umar Radda, has approved the hosting of members of the Nigerian Youth Parliament for their Second Plenary Sitting, scheduled to hold from 30th November to 4th December 2025. According to the Speaker, the […]

Bitcoin has climbed back above $91,000 following a brief rebound from last week’s lows near $81,000, bringing a modest rise in buyer activity

By Juliet Umeh  The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, Dr. Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, has called on Nigerian youth to take the frontline role in shaping Africa’s digital transformation, stressing that the continent’s future prosperity depends on how effectively Nigeria builds and protects its digital capabilities at home. The three-day conference, organized […]

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The first lady of Ogun State and founder of the Ajose Foundation, Mrs. Bamidele Abiodun has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Dr. Mojisola Florence Akinsanya, a highly respected development expert, gender specialist and former Executive Director of the Ajose Foundation. Mrs. Abiodun in a statement she personally signed, described […]

By Rotimi Sulyman Once upon a time, in the early 1990s when legend extra stout came into Nigerian stout market, the markers had an exhibition stands at a trade fair held then in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital where they offered that booze in question free to visitors into alcohol drinking. Then, i was in […]

Itsekiri women under the aegis of  Voice of Warri kingdom Women Initiative, has called  for  a more robust relationship between Ugborodo community  and Chevron Nigeria limited under an arrangement tagged Open camp policy.

By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has directed immediate selection and sponsorship of indigent youths for degree programmes in high-value fields, including Piloting, Aeronautical Engineering and related disciplines. He gave the directive on Thursday during a meeting at the Government House in Maiduguri when he received Mr. Isaac Balami, the […]

In what can be described as a win for Nigeria’s beauty, wellness, and women’s empowerment ecosystem, Hajiya Rahma Adam Mohammed, CEO of Amaryadotcom and Founder of HER360, has been named one of Africa’s Global 100 Most Impactful Leaders by the Pan African Youth Leadership Foundation (PAYLEF).  The high-level recognition was presented at the 2nd Edition […]

By Nnasom David The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Public Health, Dr Uju Rochas-Anwukah, says Nigeria needs stronger collaboration with donor organisations and development partners to effectively tackle malnutrition and meet national nutrition targets. She spoke in Abuja on Thursday at the Alive & Thrive Nigeria Project closeout and dissemination event organised […]

By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA – OVER 100 organic fertilizer producers under the auspices of the Organic Fertilizer Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria, OFPSAN, yesterday, called for inclusion in the Federal Government’s Presidential Fertilizer Initiative, PFI, to boost healthy food production and consumption. The call was made at a press briefing held in Abuja,which was […]

By TOOCHUKWU OBIOTIKA In the 1960s and ‘70s, during Nigeria’s earliest attempts at nation-building, many Christian leaders discouraged their members from taking active roles in politics. To the fathers of faith in that era, African politics was too dirty, too manipulative, too immersed in struggle and moral compromise. Political engagement, they believed, would stain the garments […]