80% of businesses owned by women lack access to formal credit — FG
•Gender gap in financial inclusion has widened — SEC By Obas Esiedesa The Federal Government has disclosed that over 80 per cent of women-owned businesses in Nigeria operate without access to formal credit, limiting their ability to scale and contribute optimally to economic growth. The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, HajiyaImaanSulaiman-Ibrahim, made the disclosure […]
FG backs youth-led Geneith health competition to drive nationwide campaign
By Esther Onyegbula In a decisive move to strengthen Nigeria’s fight against malaria, the Federal Government has formally endorsed a youth-driven national initiative, the Geneith Health Competition (GHC), as part of activities marking World Malaria Day 2026. The approval, granted through the Department of Public Health under the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, […]
Workers trapped as Mali violence worsens humanitarian crisis — Labour
By Victor Ahiuma-Young Organised labour in Africa has raised the alarm that Mali is facing a deepening crisis, as a wave of coordinated terrorist attacks across key cities—including Bamako, Gao, and Mopti—continues to destabilise the country and threaten the wider Sahel region. Under the aegis of the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union […]
WITNESS trains Kwara judges on AI
By Elizabeth Osayande A global human rights organisation, WITNESS, has convened a landmark judicial workshop in Ilorin, Kwara State, to equip the Nigerian bench with the necessary skills to navigate the difficulties of Generative Artificial Intelligence and audio-visual evidence. The two-day session, which was the first of its kind in the country, brought together the […]
Ekiyor unveils programme for Bomadi- Patani federal constituency
By Jimitota Onoyume Prominent leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Bomadi- Patani federal constituency and other parts of the state were on ground when a leader of the party in Delta state, Dr Chief Chris Ekiyor, formally declared his aspiration in Patani local government area to represent the federal constituency in the House […]
Lagos 2027: Adeoye slams Hamzat’s endorsement
… says move to perpetuate APC’s incompetence By Ebunoluwa Sessou A leading aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Lagos State, Prince Laja Adeoye, has slammed the series of endorsements of Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and other APC chieftains. Adeoye, in a statement issued on Tuesday, described the move […]
Ex-Agege council boss declares bid for Lagos Assembly seat
By Ebunoluwa Sessou The immediate past Vice Chairman of Agege Local Government Area in Lagos State, Gbenga Abiola, has declared his intention to contest the Agege Constituency I seat in the Lagos State House of Assembly in the 2027 general elections. Abiola, who also served as Sole Administrator of the council, made the declaration on […]
Contractors urge IOCs, others to meet obligations to NDDC
By Jimitota Onoyume A group,NDDC Contractors , has enjoined multinational oil companies and others yet to comply with their financial obligation to the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to do , urging the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission and the Federal Inland Revenue Service to enforce the timely compliance. The body in a statement made […]
Rhythm Without Borders: The Six Artists Defining SIINKO’s Sound
By Taylor Victor The independent music industry in Africa is constantly changing; today, labels are discovering, innovating and shaping African sounds. The Nigerian record label and music distribution company, SIINKO (founded in 2021 by music executive Chinedu Ezionu, popularly known as Gax), has joined the new movement of independent music labels in Africa. SIINKO has managed […]
Need for special prisons for terrorists
The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation led by Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has delivered a defining moment in Nigeria’s war against terrorism. In four extraordinary days, ten ebullient judges secured 386 convictions from 508 terrorism cases at the Federal High Court in Abuja. With phase ten scheduled for June, the Federal Government has made […]
Adeleke’s campaign council dismisses financial-opacity claims
The Imole Campaign Council (TICC) has dismissed claims of financial opacity in Osun State, under Governor Ademola Adeleke’s administration, stating that the report just released by civic organisation BudgIT Nigeria, which scored 100% in the 2025 Third Quarter Fiscal Transparency Report, showed Adeleke’s exceptional commitment to openness, financial transparency and accountability. In a statement on […]
