By Elekwachi Chimezie In a society where children are highly valued and considered as products of “happy” marriage, the burden of infertility is considered very challenging to the couple, their family and friends, but appears worse on the women who are trying to conceive (TTC).  Among the factors that contribute to this burden of infertility […]

*Urges prudent use of oil windfall to rebuild buffers By Babajide Komolafe, Economy Editor The International Monetary Fund, IMF, has indicated plans to provide up to $50 billion in financial support to Nigeria and other countries affected by the biting impact of the ongoing Middle East crisis. Managing Director of the IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, disclosed this […]

It came as US officials discuss possible peace talks with Iran after US-Israeli strikes on Tehran on February 28 engulfed the Middle East in war.

By Yinka Kolawole Nigeria’s total public debt for federal and state governments rose by 10 percent, year-on-year, YoY to N159.27 trillion at the end of the fourth quarter of 2025 (Q4’25) compared to the N144.67 trillion recorded at the end of Q4’24, the Debt Management Office (DMO) has reported. According to DMO, the figure represents […]

Bwala argued that the ADC coalition lacks the political base needed to challenge the ruling party APC.

By Emeka Anaeto,  Business Editor World’s leading agricultural sector funding agency, the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) , an arm of the United Nations, is set to boost discussions on Nigeria’s agric and food sector at the upcoming 2026 Vanguard Economic Discourse.   The 2026 edition of the Vanguard Economic Discourse is scheduled to hold next […]

Iran is scheduled to play its three Group G matches in the United States — two in Los Angeles, one in Seattle — with their base for the tournament in Tucson, Arizona.

•As CPPE cautions against monetary policy tightening By Yinka Kolawole & Elizabeth Adegbesan The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, yesterday, said the country’s headline inflation rate recorded the first increase in 12 months to 15.38 percent in March 2026 from 15.06 percent in February 2026. This indicates a halt in the downward trend recorded in the past […]

The Former Parliamentarians Forum has defended the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, dismissing recent calls for his removal as “misinformed and dangerously reductive.”

Nnaemeka said the figures, while ambitious, reflect the early fruits of structural reforms aligned with the economic vision of Bola Ahmed Tinubu under the Renewed Hope Agenda.

…commends President Tinubu for giving C’River special attention …we are expecting massive defections – Akiba By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR A pro-All Progressives Congress (APC) group, the Prince Is Coming Movement, has declared that opposition parties, including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP), have lost relevance in Cross River State ahead of […]

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The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has charged the newly inaugurated board of the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) to enforce strict safety standards across Nigeria’s electricity value chain, declaring that safety in the sector is “not negotiable.”

The Nigerian Naira demonstrated a firming trend against the United States Dollar in the early hours of Thursday, April 16, 2026, as increased market supply and strategic policy measures continued to influence currency valuations.

By Peter Duru, Makurdi The National Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (N-HYPPADEC)  Thursday distributed over 90 power tillers to 24 cooperative groups in Benue State as part of efforts to enhance agricultural productivity. Speaking at the event in Makurdi, the Managing Director of N-HYPPADEC, Alhaji Abubakar Yelwa, commended Governor Hyacinth Alia for supporting initiatives that […]