The Managing Director of the Nigeria Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC), Hon. Yazid Shehu Danfulani, has called on farmers, agribusiness owners, and stakeholders across the agricultural value chain to take advantage of agricultural insurance schemes designed to protect their investments and strengthen the nation’s agricultural sector. Hon. Danfulani stated that the initiative is in line with […]

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has raised concerns over the sharp decline in bank credit to the manufacturing sector, warning that the development could undermine industrial growth, worsen unemployment and jeopardise the implementation of the Nigeria Industrial Policy (NIP) 2025.

By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo KADUNA — The District Head of Makarfi, Alhaji Adamu Abdullahi, has said the reconstruction and modernization of General Hospital, Makarfi, by the Kaduna State Government has ended more than four decades of neglect and significantly improved healthcare delivery in the area. The traditional ruler said the intervention has enhanced access to quality […]

This week we’ll start off with a bit on Westminster-style parliamentary politics. This, since Peter Obi, the NDC presidential candidate, has advised President Bola Tinubu to take a leaf out of the political book of British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who yesterday announced his resignation from office. The resignation was a long time coming. […]

The Federal Housing Authority (FHA), in partnership with Greenpasture Dynamic Land & Homes Limited, has commenced the construction of 216 housing units in the Wasa District of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as part of efforts to address Nigeria’s housing deficit.

The Benue State chapter of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) has suspended an aspirant, Engr. Benjamin Akaakar, from the party, for one month. The decision was reached during an emergency meeting of the State Working Committee held on June 23, 2026, at the party’s state secretariat. In a statement issued by the Benue State Publicity […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, and the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, have stressed that the role of traditional institution is critical in maintaining peace, development, security and fostering unity across communities. The duo however, commended traditional rulers in the […]

Police in Lagos, yesterday, dispatched particles recovered from the explosion, which took place in Oke Mushin area of the state, to Force Headquarters, Abuja, for more forensic analysis. 

The United States has sanctioned a Lagos-based ISIS financier,, Mukhtar Adamu Muhammad, 35, and three bureaux de change linked to him for allegedly moving funds for the group, as part of a sweeping action targeting ISIS financial networks across Europe, the Middle East and West Africa.

Civil servants under the umbrella of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council, JNPSNC, Trade Union Side have called on the federal government and state governments to approve and implement a 400 per cent increase in the current N70,000 national minimum wage to cushion the devastating effects of the country’s economic hardship.