Reading Time: 2 minutesAkwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the development of the Ibom Deep Seaport, with discussions ongoing with prospective investors to advance the project towards implementation. The state government says it is seeking credible investors with the...

Reading Time: 2 minutesFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, arguing that the sharp devaluation of the naira has worsened poverty and reduced the purchasing power of Nigerians. Obasanjo made the remarks during a keynote interview at the ongoing Financial Times Africa...

Reading Time: 2 minutesZamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has urged Nigerians to promote unity and peaceful coexistence across ethnic and religious divides, while pledging support for the Igbo community’s business and welfare concerns. Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has called on Nigerians to live peacefully, support...

Reading Time: 2 minutesNigeria’s first confirmed Ebola patient is the wife of a diplomat who travelled to Kampala, Uganda, for a holiday, according to the Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Jean Kaseya. Kaseya says the 42-year-old woman, who resides in Abuja,...

Reading Time: 2 minutesNigeria says it has the capacity to contain the latest Ebola outbreak, drawing confidence from its successful response to the disease in 2014. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, gives the assurance following a meeting with the Chief of...

Reading Time: 2 minutesFive Arraigned Over Imo Kidnappings The State Security Service, SSS, has arraigned five men before the Imo State High Court over separate kidnapping incidents involving 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps members and four other victims. The defendants appeared before the court at...

Reading Time: 2 minutesFlamingos Revive World Cup Hopes   Nigeria’s Flamingos have revived their campaign at the 2026 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco after defeating Puerto Rico 2-0 in their second Group B match. Goals from Oluwakemi Adegbuyi and Precious Oscar secured Nigeria’s first...

Reading Time: 2 minutesKwara Supports 49,337 Farm Beneficiaries   The Kwara State Government has launched a new distribution of agricultural inputs, productive assets and processing equipment targeting 49,337 beneficiaries under the FADAMA CARES programme. The latest intervention brings the reported cumulative number of farmers and other...

Reading Time: 2 minutesJP Morgan Targets Nigerian Banking Licence American banking giant JP Morgan Chase & Co. is moving closer to securing a merchant banking licence in Nigeria after reportedly depositing 50 billion naira with the Central Bank of Nigeria. A Bloomberg report published on Tuesday,...