Agro exports crash 31% as port delays, pesticides trigger global rejections
Nigeria’s agricultural exports suffered a sharp 31.2 per cent decline in the first quarter of 2026 (Q1’26) as prolonged port delays, excessive pesticide application, outdated chemical preservatives and failure to obtain required phytosanitary certification combined to trigger increasing rejection of the country’s farm produce in international markets.
Atiku didn’t do much to secure ADC presidential primary — Babachir Lawal
The former SGF said he and other party members had expected a keen contest among the leading aspirants and were particularly impressed by the efforts of former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi.
‘Kidnappers want colleagues released; not N1bn, Sharia’ – Oyo principal
She said she and other captives were shown media reports alleging that the abductors were demanding money and the introduction of Sharia law in the country
‘Boko Haram killed my husband, molested me’; Ngoshe abductees recount ordeals
‘The experience is horrible and inhuman. I was seriously molested sexually. I prayed for even my enemies not to fall prey to Boko Haram terrorists’
NLC, TUC threaten nationwide strike over worsening insecurity
The labour centres issued the warning during a joint media briefing on the sidelines of the ongoing 114th International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland.
Xenophobic attacks: Nigeria reschedules airlifting of citizens willing to leave S/Africa
The federal government has rescheduled the airlifting of the first batch of Nigerian citizens wanting to leave South Africa following the recent wave of xenophobic attacks against Blacks in the country.
2027: Iyabo Obasanjo dumps APC, cites disrespect, maltreatment by party leadership
The US-based Associate Professor of Epidemiology faulted the consensus arrangement that produced Senator Solomon Adeola as the APC’s governorship candidate in Ogun State, describing the process as inconsistent with the party’s established guidelines.
2027: Why we want Tinubu’s job— Atiku, Obi, Olawepo-Hashim, others
WITH the conclusion of primaries, Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election is shaping up to be one of the most consequential and unpredictable contests since the return to civilian rule in 1999. Economic hardship, persistent insecurity
FBI offers N250m reward for information on wanted fraudster behind $1.2b scam
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced a reward of up to $150,000 (about N250 million) for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Herbert Leon Kimble, a convicted fraudster accused of orchestrating a massive healthcare fraud scheme that generated more than $1.2 billion in fraudulent Medicare charges. According to information […]
Court declares National Assembly’s N110bn SUV, allowance schemes unlawful
Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has, in a landmark judgment, declared unlawful the National Assembly’s controversial N110 billion vehicle and allowance schemes, ruling that the spending of N40 billion on 465 vehicles for lawmakers and N70 billion …
2027: Atiku knocks Babachir over ethnic profiling, describes him as tribal bigot
Atiku also cited his facilitation of scholarships for some of the released Chibok schoolgirls at the American University of Nigeria as evidence of his commitment to action over rhetoric, saying several of the beneficiaries had since graduated and rebuilt their lives.
