Alake disclosed that efforts to strengthen regulatory frameworks have faced backlash, including threats to his life.

By Abel Daniel Lafia—No fewer than nine people have been confirmed dead, eight of them gruesomely slaughtered, while six others remain missing following a coordinated armed attack on Nindama village in Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Eyewitnesses said the attackers invaded the community in the early hours of Friday, October 10, at about […]

By Marie-Therese Nanlong Jos – The Plateau State Emergency Management Agency, PLASEMA in collaboration with other partners have reaffirmed the commitments to build a more resilience State as the stakeholders came together to mark the 2025 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) with a public awareness road walk in Jos. The event held on […]

By Henry Obetta A Nigerian research scientist, Stella Babatope, has vowed to make contributions in biofunctional therapeutics and cancer pharmacology. According to her, she is leading pioneering studies that would transform scientific understanding of pancreatic and colorectal cancers. Giving further details, Babatope said her innovative research integrates molecular biology, pharmacology, and translational medicine to develop […]

By Jeff Agbodo ABAKALIKI—The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested a middle-aged man, Mr Chukwuma Onwe, a native of Nwezenyi Igbeagu in Izzi Local Government Area, for allegedly selling his five-day-old baby boy for ¦ 1.5 million. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the arrest in a statement, disclosing that the baby […]

By Esther Onyegbula Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested four suspected cultists following a raid on a criminal hideout in the Tedi area of Ojo, Lagos. According to a statement from the command, the suspects — Mathew Edafewotu (27), Alfred Collins (20), Alfred Emmanuel (22), and Obioha Kosi (22) — were apprehended […]

ABUJA—President Bola Tinubu has celebrated his son, Seyi Tinubu, on his 40th birthday, describing him as a man who has turned life’s challenges into opportunities and shown leadership from an early age. In a heartfelt message on Saturday, the President commended Seyi’s determination, creativity, and service-oriented spirit, noting that his journey reflects focus, courage, and […]

According to PAREF, Komolafe’s appointment “is a significant step for Africa’s energy governance,” adding that “it validates Nigeria’s post-PIA reforms.

In an agribusiness landscape long shaped by informality and fragmented trade, Gbenga Eyiolawi is pursuing a quieter but more deliberate transformation. Through Titan Farms Nigeria, he is advancing a vision of food distribution built on structure, coordination and long-term systems thinking. It is an approach that industry watchers say is steadily redefining how producers connect […]

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – THE Management of Muyi Line on Monday cleared the air on the purported obstruction of traffic flow in its area of operations in Uselu in Benin City and alleged attack on the Egor local government area chairman, Osaro Eribo while enforcing traffic regulation. A statement by Onemolease Godfrey on […]

…UNDP, GEF, and Environment Ministry partner to accelerate net-zero transition By Joseph Erunke, Abuja Nigeria has taken a bold step toward achieving its 2060 net-zero emissions target with the official launch of the Net-Zero Nature-Positive (NZNP) Project, a transformative initiative aimed at tackling climate change, restoring degraded ecosystems, and promoting inclusive green growth. The project, […]

By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA – AS Nigeria joins the rest of the world to commemorate 2025 World Handwashing Day, the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Engr Joseph Utsev, Monday, urged Nigerians to adhere strictly to handwashing with soap as critical disease prevention measure. Utsev made the call at a press briefing to mark the […]

The Ondo state government has distributed 5000 sanitary pads to girls in selected secondary school girls across the state.

Minister of Works, David Umahi, has called on Nigerians at home and abroad to stop de-marketing the country, urging them to promote national unity, optimism and patriotism. Umahi, who stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Abuja yesterday, decried what he described as a growing culture of negativity and […]

Hamas said it had finished preparations for freeing its remaining living hostages, which Israel expects to take place today (Monday, Oct. 13), fulfilling a key step in Donald Trump’s Gaza plan hours before he hosts a peace summit in Egypt. Under the US president’s proposal, once the Palestinian militants have handed over the hostages, Israel […]