Businesses suffer as FG’s domestic borrowings surge 90% to N24.7trn
The federal government increased its borrowing from domestic investors by 90.5 per cent, year-on-year (YoY), to N24.7 trillion in the eight months to August 2026, against N12.98 trillion in the corresponding period of 2025 (8M’25).
Learning disabilities: ITF DG’s wife seeks early intervention
By Golok Nanmwa JOS — The wife of the Director-General of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF), Mrs Modupe Afiz Ogun, has raised concerns over the low level of awareness of learning disabilities in Nigeria, urging early identification and sustained support for affected learners. Ogun spoke on Monday while declaring open a three-day 2026 Teachers’ Professional […]
11.2m Nigerians battle diabetes as stakeholders seek safer sugar cuts
… NIFST, ISA call for science-based food reformulation, stronger local research By Chioma Obinna With an estimated 11.2 million Nigerians living with diabetes, food scientists and industry stakeholders have called for science-based measures to reduce sugar consumption without compromising food safety, quality or consumer choice. The stakeholders, under the Nigerian Institute of Food Science and […]
NICRAT, IAEA train health workers on nuclear medicine
By Chidinma Chukwu, Abuja The Federal Government has pledged to strengthen the capacity of healthcare workers in nuclear medicine as part of efforts to improve cancer diagnosis and treatment in Nigeria. The Director-General of the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT), Prof. Usman Malami Aliyu, made the commitment on Monday in Abuja at […]
Akure NBA chairman, Kekemeke, pledges reforms, welfare of lawyers
— Vows to tackle delays, poor facilities By Dayo Johnson Akure The newly inaugurated Chairman of the Akure Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Barr. Oju Kekemeke, has pledged to tackle systemic and infrastructural challenges confronting legal practice in Ondo State. Kekemeke said this during the inauguration of the new executive in Akure, the […]
Alia: Benue must convert potential into investment, jobs, prosperity
Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has challenged stakeholders at the Benue 2035 Economic Transformation, Capital Formation and Prosperity Summit to develop practical strategies capable of converting the state’s human and natural resources into investments, jobs and sustainable prosperity.
