Abattoirs silently ravaging Nigerians, animal experts warn
•Create diseases, tumor, cancer, high BP, strokeBy Gabriel EwepuMeat has its primary source from livestock including cows, goats, sheep, poultry products, and among others. This important source of protein is now a dangerous means of deadly parasites causing terminal diseases which are contracted from animals slaughtered at the abattoirs by butchers and sold to Nigerians. […]
Don’t dismiss US 2026 Fiscal Transparency Report, BudgIT tells FG
By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief BudgIT, a civic-tech organisation promoting transparency and accountability in Nigeria’s public finance, has urged the Federal Government not to dismiss the United States Department of State’s 2026 Fiscal Transparency Report, which scored Nigeria low for the second consecutive year. The organisation made the call in a statement by its Country […]
US lifts 12-year entry restriction on Nigerian vessels
By Godwin Oritse The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has lifted the Condition of Entry (CoE) imposed on vessels arriving in the United States from Nigeria, ending a 12-year regime of enhanced security requirements on ships calling at Nigerian ports. The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, announced the development, describing it as […]
Why Tinubu must withhold assent to tobacco ammendment bill – Rights groups
The Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI), the Initiative for Community Development and Advancement of Social Orientation (ICODASO) and the Cedars Refuge Foundation have urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to refuse assent to the National Tobacco Control Act (Amendment) Bill 2025. The groups said that the amendments proposed by the promoters of the Bill, if passed into law, […]
Beyond the final whistle: Africa’s position in global sports hospitality strengthened by Integral
The just concluded FIFA World Cup marked another important chapter in the growth of sports hospitality across Africa, providing people with opportunities to experience the world’s biggest sporting event through premium and professionally managed hospitality services. At the centre of this experience was Integral, the exclusive sales Agent of On Location in Nigeria for the […]
Teaching Yoruba, History vital for national cohesion, cultural preservation — Adams, Ogun tourism commissioner
By Henry Obetta The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has called for the strengthening of Yoruba language studies in universities across the South-West and the reintroduction of History as a core subject in Nigerian schools. Adams made the call yesterday at the 2026 Kakanfo Festival in Ifo, Ogun State, stressing that teaching […]
