Nigeria’s poverty rate climbs to 63% despite easing inflation — World Bank
Poverty in Nigeria rose to 63 per cent in 2025 despite a slowdown in inflation, underscoring the limited impact of recent macroeconomic improvements on household welfare, the World Bank has said.
DEATH AT NIS APTITUDE TEST: Educationists make case for unemployed youths
Over 50 per cent of the Nigerian youth population is unemployed. A recent survey puts the figure at 54 per cent. This figure was reduced by about 16 people over the weekend, not as a result of job provision, but by the claws of death at the recent Nigerian Immigration Service recruitment exercise. Blame it on unemployment, experts say, and they could not be farther from the truth
Freight forwarders raise alarm over uncleared cargoes
THE National Council of Managing Director sof Licensed Customs Agents (NCMDLCA), has said that if the current crisis rocking the port industry is not attended to, it will lead to massive port congestion.
Amosun assures OSCOTECH of govt support
Ibikunle Amosun has assured the students and management of Ogun State College of Health Technology (OSCOTECH), Ilese-Ijebu of government support in its quest to blaze the trail in the training of middle-level manpower in the health care sector in Nigeria
ERC condemns NANS’ participation in National Conference
The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) has called upon all students’ unions across tertiary institutions in the nation to condemn the participation of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) at the ongoing national conference.
Minister, Pacesetters Academy make case for school sports
The Minister of Sports, Dr. Tamuno Danagogo, has called on parents to encourage their wards to take active part in school sports.
