•Food import share shrinks as total imports jump 28% By Babajide Komolafe Nigeria’s spending on food imports declined by 7.4 per cent, year-on-year to $2.34 billion in 2025, signaling a moderation in the country’s dependence on imported food products despite a  sharp increase in overall import expenditure. Data on food imports obtained from the Central Bank […]

By Efe Onodjae  The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dayo Mobereola, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to strengthening regional maritime integration, cooperation and capacity development across Africa. Mobereola made the pledge while receiving the Honorary Consul of Liberia in Lagos, Dapo Akinosun, at the NIMASA headquarters in Lagos. He described the engagement […]

By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled Nigeria Payments System Vision (PSV) 2028, for a more efficient, innovative and financially inclusive framework in the country. Unveiling the new vision in Abuja, yesterday, the Governor of the CBN, Mr. Olayemi Cardoso vowed to use the framework to accelerate the […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA – A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and former Organising Secretary of the party for the South-South zone, Dr. Blessing Agbomhere, has hailed Governor Monday Okpebholo’s administration for what he described as “unprecedented” developmental strides across Edo State since the governor assumed office in November 2024. Agbomhere, who is […]

The Indigenous Ijaw and Urhobo people of Warri Federal Constituency, yesterday, staged a peaceful protest over the delay of the implementation of the Supreme Court ordered fresh delineation of Warri Federal Constituency by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, just as they condemned the alleged interference of the Presidency in the matter.

THE Court of Appeal in Lagos has struck out an application by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, paving the way for the enforcement of a judgment ordering the reinstatement of a former employee, Mrs Annastasia Anukwa, whose dismissal was declared unlawful.

AS part of activities marking the Nigerian Navy’s 70th anniversary, President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to strengthening the Navy’s operational capabilities, describing it as the most formidable naval force in Africa.

THE Osun State government, yesterday, summoned an emergency meeting over rising security threats facing schools in parts of the state.

The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, MOSOP, says the dialogue opportunity offered by the Office of the National Security Adviser, NSA, to resolve the Ogoni conflicts could be a turning point for the Ogoni people to resolve over 33 years conflicts with the Nigerian oil industry.

Nigeria’s oil and gas regulatory operations have come under threat nationwide as workers of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), under the aegis of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), embarked on an indefinite nationwide strike.

The management of Corpran International Limited, has dismissed allegations surrounding the development of the Nigeria Police Housing Scheme in Mbora District, Abuja, describing claims by a former legal representative of the company (names withheld) as false, malicious and misleading.

Ayegunle Bunu community in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State was yesterday, thrown into panic, following a bandit attack that left one person dead and more than 30 others abducted

By Providence Ayanfeoluwa The Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Minister of Finance, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, Former Governors of Edo State, Adams Oshomole, Ogun State Ibikunle Amosun, among other dignitaries, yesterday, scored Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigerian, ICAN for its role in producing professionals that have contributed to the development of the Nigerian […]

The group said Obi’s emergence followed a period of political uncertainty during which questions were raised about his ability to secure a platform for the election.

The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Mohammed Matawalle, has expressed confidence that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s achievements over another four years would take Nigeria to unprecedented heights, surpassing the records of previous administrations. Matawalle stated this during a special prayer session held at the Maradun Emirate Palace in Zamfara State shortly after Juma’at […]