NIP 2025: FG positions small businesses as engine of industrialisation
The Federal Government has unveiled measures aimed at making Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) the major beneficiaries of the Nigeria Industrial Policy (NIP) 2025,...
Author : Alake Uri
Oil price reverses gains, falls 0.8% despite escalating US-Iran hostilities
Global oil prices dipped slightly on Wednesday, with Brent crude falling 0.82 per cent to $84.24 per barrel from $84.94 recorded on Tuesday, as investors...
State Police: Govs can’t turn outfit into private army — Abbas
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, has defended the proposed State Police Bill, assuring Nigerians that the legislation contains constitutional safeguards to...
Food inflation still rising despite drop in headline rate
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate eased slightly to 15.91 per cent in June 2026, down from 15.93 per cent recorded in May, according to the latest...
Gunmen raid Kogi school, abduct principal, NECO official, students
The Kogi State Government has launched a multi-agency security operation following the abduction of school officials and students during an attack on Government Secondary School,...
Poverty threatens 79% of Nigerians despite reforms – World Bank
The World Bank has revealed that 79 per cent of Nigerians are either living in poverty or remain vulnerable to falling into it, despite nearly...
Labour Party denies missing INEC candidates’ upload deadline
The Labour Party has refuted claims that it failed to submit the names of its presidential and vice-presidential candidates before the Independent National Electoral Commission’s...
Pilot Banned From Nigerian Airspace Over Asaba Airport Incident — NCAA
The Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Chris Najomo, has confirmed that the pilot involved in the recent incident at Asaba...
1,327 Nigerians Return from South Africa as FG Concludes Evacuation Programme
A total of 1,327 Nigerians have voluntarily returned from South Africa under the Federal Government’s evacuation programme, following the completion of the fifth and final...
Indigenous Fabrics Can Drive Global Luxury Fashion, Says FACHRIS Creative Director
The Creative Director of FACHRIS, Joseph Oluchukwu Praise, has urged greater appreciation and investment in Nigeria’s indigenous fabrics, describing them as valuable cultural assets capable...