Indications emerged, yesterday, that the Federal Government and the Organised Private Sector, OPS, may be on collision course  over the proposed increase in the levy employers pay to the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, under the Employees’ Compensation Scheme, ECS.

A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit instituted by Samuel Anyanwu seeking recognition as the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

FOLLOWING the dispute over the rotational chairmanship of the Oyo State Council of Obas between the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, yesterday, urged the monarchs to work together to address insecurity in the South West and advance its development agenda.

Qatar Stars League side Al Ahli SC have confirmed the signing of former Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong,

In 2019, Abdullahi received the US International Religious Freedom Award in recognition of his decision to risk his life to protect others during the violence.

Another headline states that the Federal Government intends to reduce its dependence on borrowing, increase investment in the economy, and tap more into domestic resources to drive growth, according to the Finance Minister, Wale Edun, at the 56th World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

The monarch made the call while reacting to the Saturday’s gruesome killing of a housewife, Fatima Abubakar and her six children in the state.

By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor Local refineries and gas processing plants, led by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and NLNG Limited, supplied 87% of Nigeria’s domestic Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas, in 2025, significantly reducing the country’s dependence on imports. Findings by Vanguard showed that the sharp rise in domestic supply marked a major […]

Melah faulted the installation of Danladi Sanusi as Mai Tangale, claiming the decision did not reflect the wishes of the majority of the Tangale people.

The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), has described the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Nigeria as a major strategic milestone in Nigeria’s economic transformation agenda. Recall that UAE and Nigeria recently has signed the CEPA deal which is aimed at eliminating tariffs on […]

The Nigerian Naira maintained a stable trajectory against the United States Dollar during the mid-week trading session, reflecting the positive sentiment surrounding the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) 2026 macroeconomic outlook.

The federal government has unveiled the Nigerian Industrial Policy (NIP) aimed at driving value addition, industrial growth, employment creation across the country, and ensuring that the manufacturing sector contributes up to 25 percent to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Minister of State for Industry, Senator John Enoh, stated this at the soft launch of the […]

By Yinka Kolawole The federal government, through the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, has highlighted some of the incentives in the new tax laws aimed at boosting the manufacturing sector in Nigeria. Speaking at a stakeholders engagement with the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) themed, “From Legislative Assembly to Factory Floor: What the […]

Entire households were abducted. Families such as the Jonathan household had 12 members kidnapped; the Amos family 13; Markus/Makudi 10; Ishaya and Danisa seven each

By Babajide Komolafe Businesses across key sectors of the   economy are grappling with prohibitive borrowing costs as maximum lending rates charged by banks rose   to as high as 46 per cent. Vanguard analysis of banks’   deposit and lending rates published by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)   show that while prime lending rates largely hovered between […]