By Yinka Kolawole The Federal Government has positioned Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) as the biggest beneficiaries of the Nigeria Industrial Policy (NIP) 2025, with a package of low-cost financing, preferential government procurement, industrial clusters and digital transformation initiatives aimed at accelerating industrial growth and reducing the country’s dependence on imports. The policy, unveiled […]

By Yinka Kolawole Manufacturers in Nigeria are increasingly selling products below production cost in a desperate bid to clear nearly N2 trillion worth of unsold inventory, underscoring the severe cost pressures and weak consumer demand confronting the country’s industrial sector. Findings by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) show that while manufacturers have recorded modest improvements […]

IN a bid to galvanize the Nigerian economy, the Nigeria Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, NACCIMA, Tuesday, signed a strategic tripartite Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with China’s Linyi Wholesalers Federation and TTC Hydra Limited at the ongoing NACCIMA Infrastructure Conference, INFRACON 2026, in Abuja.

The naira traded relatively stable against the United States dollar in the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) on Thursday, July 16, 2026, while the parallel market continued to quote the greenback at a premium over the official rate.

The Founder and General Overseer of All Christians Fellowship Mission (ACFM), Rev. Dr. William Okoye, is dead.

Africa is set to play a critical role in the global economy over the next 50 years as its population expands, particularly with the extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), according to James Mbugua, Editor of The Nairobi Law Monthly. Mbugua said the AGOA extension would further bolster businesses across the continent, […]

How one World Cup semifinal became a masterclass in leadership, belief, championship mentality By Paul Lucky Okoku When an entire city dared to dream There are football matches. Then there are football moments that quietly become history. They begin like every other game—with a whistle, a ball, and twenty-two players. Yet somewhere between hope and […]

By Onyeka Ezike King Dr. Izonebi Alfred, fondly called Jking, the indescribably talented Nigerian highlife musician, is poised to shake the music world with six new songs. These six songs — ‘Biri Bein Ghan’, ‘Chief Adowei Binaebi’, ‘Chief Boro Opudu’, ‘Hon. Seles Saboh’, ‘Traditional Series (Bini Ebi)’ and ‘Izon Fiye’ — are thematically and instrumentally […]

South Sudan is stepping up efforts to attract fresh investment into its energy industry as the government seeks to rebuild oil production, strengthen domestic fuel security and position the country as one of Africa’s leading frontier markets.

‎‎The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has called for stronger collaboration among governments, corps employers and other stakeholders to improve the welfare and workplace experience of corps members across the country.

Gunmen on Tuesday attacked Government Secondary School, Olowa, in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, abducting four students, the principal and a National Examinations Council, NECO, ad-hoc staff.

..’How we freed 4,000 inmates in one day’ By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has disclosed that 93 percent of inmates in Nigerian custodial facilities are state offenders, with only 7 percent held for federal offences, adding that a significant proportion of these inmates do not require incarceration in the first […]

By Chidinma Nwafor In Nigeria, thousands of children living with neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, ADHD, Down syndrome, and other related conditions continue to struggle in silence. Some of them have been labelled “stubborn,” “antisocial,” “slow learners,” and mentally unstable. Yet behind these labels are innocent children with unique abilities and amazing […]

A Nigerian doctoral student at the University of Florida, United States, Dorcas Sunday, has called on the Federal Government to make research and effective communication the cornerstone of agricultural policies, arguing that evidence-based interventions are critical to tackling food insecurity and restoring farmers’ confidence to return to their farms.

AS humanitarian and security crisis deepen in Sudan, a former and renowned Nigerian Ambassador to the Republic of Sudan, Amb Suleiman Dahiru, and Amnesty International Nigeria, Wednesday, called on Nigeria and the international community to push for ceasefire.