FG Tightens Approval Process for Official Foreign Trips
The Federal Government has introduced stricter controls on official foreign travel by ministers, heads of government agencies and other appointees, requiring them to obtain prior...
Author : Alake Uri
N355.9bn NELFUND Loans Could Face Repayment Challenges, Think Tank Warns
About N355.87 billion in student loans disbursed by the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) could face significant recovery difficulties when repayment begins, unless the Federal...
FIFA, CAF to Visit Abuja as Nigeria Football Reform Review Continues
World football governing body, FIFA, and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) are set to send a joint delegation to Abuja to assess the ongoing...
Foreign Investors Take N266bn Out of Nigerian Equities in Three Years
Foreign investors have withdrawn a net N266.07 billion from Nigeria’s equities market in the first seven months of 2026, marking a sharp deterioration from the...
Nigeria Spends N952bn on Petrol Imports in Q2 2026 Amid Dangote-Importers Dispute
Nigeria spent N952.15bn on imported Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, in the second quarter of 2026, despite increased domestic refining capacity and an intensifying disagreement between...
Government Must Create Enabling Environment for Jobs — Oshun
Honourable Olanrewaju Moshood Oshun, a guest on the Ask the Expert segment of Trade FM’s Breakfast Business Briefing, has said Nigerians are not demanding too...
Lions Club Calls for Inclusive Literacy, Greater Investment in Nigeria’s Education
The First Vice District Governor of Lions Clubs International, District 404B6 Nigeria, Lion Matthew Ilemobayo Fapohunda, MJF, NLCF, has called for greater investment in education...
Indonesia market fire kills 11, including six childrenIndonesia market fire kills 11, including six children
ACCORDING TO PUNCH NEWSPAPER A fire in Indonesia’s easternmost Papua region razed a market on Monday and killed 11 people, including six children, police said....
26 states lean on FAAC as wage bills outstrip IGR
ACCORDING TO PUNCH NEWSPAPER At least 26 state governments could not generate enough internal revenue to cover their personnel costs in 2025, as they continue...
LAWMA sacks sweepers, arrests two over illegal dumping
ACCORDING TO VANGUARD NEWSPAPER The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has disengaged some street sweepers, their supervisors and the service provider after investigations linked them...