EconomyInternational
WEF 2026: Shettima urges Africa to build prosperity through local production
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has called for homegrown solutions to Africa’s economic challenges, stressing that sustainable growth, development...
ITF
ITF denies artisans’ payment fraud, says delay is “cleaning a mess”
The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has denied allegations of fraud and deliberate non-payment of artisans under the Skills-Upgrading Programme for...
Education
TETFund Allocates N6.452bn for 2026 Tertiary Education Intervention
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has announced its 2026 intervention cycle, with a total allocation of N6.452 billion to...
Agriculture
Food Security Is Now a Macroeconomic and Security Issue for Nigeria – Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima has said Nigeria no longer treats food security as a narrow agricultural matter but as a...
ChallengeNews
Commonwealth Adopts Nigeria’s NextGen Innovation Challenge
The Commonwealth of Nations has formally adopted Nigeria’s NextGen Innovation Challenge for rollout across its 56 member countries, marking a...
Livestock
FG Targets $74bn Livestock GDP in 10 Years
The Federal Government has unveiled plans to significantly boost the contribution of Nigeria’s livestock sub-sector to the nation’s Gross Domestic...
NJFP
NJFP 2.0 Approves Fellows!
Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme (NJFP) 2.0 has commenced the approval of fellows. This approval is for candidates who completed their...
International
Nigeria, Netherlands to deepen ties in trade, energy, agriculture
Nigeria and the Kingdom of the Netherlands have renewed efforts to deepen bilateral relations across key sectors such as trade...
Finance
Parallex Bank seeks dismissal of FHT Mega Express suit over ₦7bn freeze
Parallex Bank Limited has asked the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, to dismiss a suit filed...
Economy
FG says over 100,000 vehicles run CNG, targets one million by 2027
The federal government, through the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (PiCNG), says more than 100,000 vehicles and 4,600 tricycles,...
Federal Job
FG Releases Full List of 774 National Health Fellows for Cohort 2
The federal government has released the full list of 774 National Health Fellows selected from across the Federation, marking a...
Federal Job
FG to Release Full List of National Health Fellows Cohort 2
The federal government has welcomed another cohort of National Health Fellows as the list of selected Fellows was released on...
Humanitarian Aid
Aid cuts push 1.2 million in Northeast Nigeria into Hunger: WFP
The World Food Programme has warned that aid cuts have pushed 1.2 million people in Northeast Nigeria deeper into hunger....
Training
NCDMB launches electrification training for 6 graduates
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), in partnership with Renaissance Africa Energy, Beam Energy, and Hamaston Limited, has...
New Tax Laws
Nigerians to pay 7.5% VAT on mobile transfers, USSD and POS fees
Nigerians will start paying a 7.5 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) on fees of selected banking services from January...
Education
T-TAI reaches 30,000 youths, drives digital learning growth in 2025
The Teens Awareness Initiative (T-TAI) says its programmes reached over 30,000 children and young people across Nigeria in 2025, with...
EconomyInternational
Explainer: What Nigeria–UAE CEPA means for trade, jobs, and investment
The Federal Republic of Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates formally signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement CEPA aimed at...
NYSC
Plateau Governor seeks support for NYSC youth empowerment
The Plateau State Governor, Caleb Muftwang, has appealed to stakeholders at all levels to join hands with the National Youth...
EducationLoan
NELFUND disburses N162bn student loans to 864,798 beneficiaries
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund has disbursed more than N161.97 billion to tertiary institutions for tuition fees and student upkeep,...
BusinessInternational
Nigerian-made products to enter UAE without customs duties
Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed a new trade partnership that allows Nigerian-made products to enter the...
