APC marks Yilwatda’s one year as chairman, eyes 2027 victory
By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto The All Progressives Congress (APC) has marked the first anniversary of Professor Nentawe Yilwatda as its National Chairman, saying the party has made progress in strengthening its internal structures and positioning itself ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement issued by the Chairman’s Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mallam […]
Crowd rallies for Mbah’s re-election as G-17 concludes LG tour in grand style
…Stakeholders, community leaders queue behind Mbah, Tinubu, APC candidates The tour of the 17 Local Government Areas (LGA) of Enugu State by the G-17 For Peter Mbah, a grassroots pollical moblisation group, came to a historic and colourful conclusion, weekend, as political leaders, party stakeholders, community leaders and teeming supporters trouped out in their thousands […]
High interest rate, FG borrowings drive rise in pension investments
By Peter Egwuatu Pension assets invested in the Federal Government of Nigeria, FGN, debt securities rose 17.5% Year-on-Year, YoY, to N17.479 trillion in May 2026 from N14.468 trillion in the corresponding period 2025, according to data from the National Pension Commission, PenCom. Financial analysts said the development is driven by high interest environment in the financial […]
Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, July 28, 2026
The naira opened trading on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, with a relatively narrow gap between the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) and the parallel market, as traders continued to monitor dollar liquidity and demand across the banking and Bureau de Change segments.
SEDC to launch agro-mechanisation programme in Enugu, inspects 4,000 hectares of land
By Anayo Okoli ENUGU — The South East Development Commission (SEDC) says it has concluded inspections of about 4,000 hectares of land in Enugu State ahead of the commencement of its agro-mechanisation programme aimed at boosting food production and enhancing food security. The inspection followed a series of stakeholder engagement meetings held across the state’s […]
Benue pensioners renew protest threat, demand payment of arrears, gratuities
The Concerned Pensioners Association of Benue State has renewed its demand for the payment of outstanding pension arrears and gratuities, accusing the state government of remaining silent more than one month after pensioners staged a protest in Makurdi over what they described as the violation of their rights.
