FG targets N250bn savings in local paper production boost
By Nkiruka Nnorom The Federal Government has commenced moves to address fiscal and policy bottlenecks undermining Nigeria’s paper manufacturing industry, as part of efforts to boost local production, create jobs and reduce the country’s dependence on imported educational materials. Minister of State for Industry, Senator John Enoh, disclosed this during a factory tour and stakeholders’ […]
Phone-tapping charge: Court grants el-Rufai N100m bail, allegedly re-arrested by DSS
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja yesterday granted N100 million bail to the detained immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai
Obi emerges NDC’s sole presidential aspirant
The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has closed the sale of Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms for its 2027 presidential ticket amid indications that only 2023 Labour Party Presidential Candidate
Ebola fears: Nigerian scientists want emergency border surveillance
Nigeria’s medical scientists yesterday raised fresh alarm over the risk of Ebola slipping into the country
Cambridge, Alsama Project partner on innovative qualification for refugees, displaced youth
By Elizabeth Osayande Cambridge University Press & Assessment (Cambridge) and NGO Alsama Project have signed an agreement during the Education World Forum to collaborate on a new qualification for refugees and displaced young people that can be rolled out in Nigeria and worldwide. The newly proposed G12++ qualification seeks to address the educational crisis faced […]
N118bn saved, N19.72bn lost to Lagos fires in 2025 —Govt
By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — THE Lagos State government, yesterday, disclosed that properties valued at N118.32 billion were saved from fire incidents in 2025, while properties worth N19.72 billion were lost to various fire outbreaks across the state. The Commissioner for Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Relations, Mr Olugbenga Oyerinde, disclosed this during the 2026 ministerial press […]
