Edugist, an African education newsroom and innovation lab, has launched a dedicated journalism beat on foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN) to strengthen accountability and address the growing crisis of children leaving primary school without basic reading and counting skills...
The Initiative for Positive Influence on African Youth (IPIAY) has conferred a prestigious double honour on the Deputy Vice-President (DVP) of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), Dr. Titilayo Fowokan, recognizing her as 2026 Pan-African Golden Woman of the Ye...
High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, has declared support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election, saying the president means well for Nigeria and deserves another four years to consolidate his administration’s reforms.
A shortage of anti-snake venom drugs in parts of Nigeria is claiming lives, with four people reportedly dying from snakebite envenomation in one week at a hospital, a medical expert, Dr. Nandul Durfa, has disclosed.
Lagos risks losing more of its historic buildings to neglect and demolition unless the government strengthens conservation policies, enforces protection measures and commits adequate resources to maintaining the structures, stakeholders in the built environment have warned.
Edo State chapter of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the state government and the All Progressives Congress (APC) of intimidating its party members ahead of 2027.
The Kogi State House of Assembly has directed the management of the Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, and the Kogi State Polytechnic in Lokoja to halt the implementation of the new increment of school fees in their respective institutions.
The Managing Director of DICON-D7G, Mr. Osman Chennar, has called on the federal government to intensify support for local defence manufacturing and technology transfer to reduce Nigeria’s reliance on imported military equipment.
L–R, Aminu Yakubu, Ethics Advisor for the National Cancer Biobank Network (NCBN) initiative; Dr Margaret Mendie-Sawyerr, Head of Strategy Development and Partnership, NICRAT; Dr Titilola Ibiyemi, Chief Medical Director, Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta; Dr Jumi Popoola, Chief Sci...
The Chairman, Board of Directors of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Senator Dayo Adeyeye, has declared that Nigeria does not need a tourist president who runs to Dubai whenever there is a crisis.
First HoldCo Plc’s 9 months 2026 performance marks an important transition: the Group is moving from balance sheet repair toward a more resilient, capital-supported growth phase. The headline is compelling — profit before tax rose 60.8% year on year to N911.2 billion, while profi...
Senate has begun legislative moves to transform the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) into a full-fledged regional university to provide specialised training in legislative practice, democratic governance, and institutional development across West ...
The federal government has taken a firm step towards facilitating the rapid industrialisation of the South-east zone of the country by establishing a regional gas distribution network.
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Competition (FCCPC) has tasked electricity distribution companies (Discos) to be transparent in executing investments by consumers and communities in electricity distribution infrastructures within their respective coverage areas.
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has accused former Rivers State governor, Chibuike Amaechi, of presiding over questionable expenditures involving billions of naira.
The British High Commission in Nigeria has reaffirmed the UK’s commitment to supporting Nigeria’s digital transformation agenda following a successful suite of events and engagements during a recent visit by the British Standards Institution (BSI) to Nigeria.
The Association of Asset Custodians of Nigeria recently held its flagshipAnnual Nigerian Investors Day in London, attracting a global audience who had the opportunity of gaining critical insight into Nigeria’s economic reforms. Presidentof the association, Mr. Babatunde Majiyagbe...
The Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters has screened and cleared the President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Eze Anaba, and 15 other nominees for appointment to the governing board of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).