2027: Non-release of N371bn to INEC threatens polls
With 111 days to the January 16, 2027 presidential and National Assembly elections, concerns are mounting over the non-release of the balance of about N371 billion of the N873.78 billion budget projected for the polls, with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, warning that sustained funding is critical to effective planning, logistics and security.
UNICEF leads fresh push to make breastfeeding a shared responsibility in Benue
By Peter Duru, Makurdi For nursing mothers who gathered at Primary Health Centres, communities, marketplaces and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps across Benue State, the convergence provided opportunities to listen, learn and share their experiences of breastfeeding as the state joined the rest of the world to mark the 2026 World Breastfeeding Week. It provided […]
Agege stakeholders sue for peace amid political tensions
LAGOS — Traditional rulers, religious leaders and community stakeholders in Agege and Orile-Agege, Lagos State, have called for peaceful political engagement following recent political realignments in the constituency. The stakeholders made the appeal at a peace meeting on Sunday following the movement of former Agege Local Government Chairman, High Chief Ganiyu Egunjobi, and another APC […]
Berger Paints unveils cool comfort to tackle heat, rising energy costs
By Peter Egwuatu Berger Paints Nigeria Plc has unveiled Cool Comfort, a thermal paint solution designed to reduce heat absorption in buildings, as the company challenges stakeholders in Nigeria’s built environment to rethink how homes, workplaces and other structures are designed, finished and experienced. The new product, which can be applied to both interior and […]
Amaanah Non-Interest Finance Company set to Launch October 1,
By Babajide Komolafe Amaanah Non-Interest Finance Company, the first CBN licensed, Non-Interest Finance Company in Nigeria, is set to officially launch on Thursday, October 1, 2026, in Lagos, marking the beginning of a new chapter in the delivery of ethical financial solutions designed to help individuals and businesses access finance, build assets and pursue sustainable […]
Onuesoke calls for merger of oil and solid minerals ministries
By Ephraim Oseji Businessman and social commentator, Chief Chief Sunny Onuesoke has called on the Federal Government to merge the Ministry of Petroleum Resources with the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, arguing that Nigeria should adopt a more coordinated approach to managing its natural resources. Onuesoke said the argument for the merger becomes more important […]
