Reading Time: < 1 minuteNigeria’s drive towards self-sufficiency in military equipment production is receiving renewed attention, 61 years after the establishment of the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria, DICON. DICON-D7G has unveiled plans to expand indigenous defence manufacturing, attract foreign investment and create approximately 7,000 employment...

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe industrial future of Akwa Ibom State is attracting renewed attention as the Federal Government and private investors pursue major projects around the Ikot Abasi industrial corridor. At the centre of this development is the Liberty Oil and Gas Free Zone, an initiative...

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Nigerian Senate has called on the Federal Government to renegotiate the Bilateral Air Services Agreement, BASA, between Nigeria and China to secure direct flight opportunities for Nigerian airlines. The lawmakers want Nigerian carriers to enjoy reciprocal access to the Chinese aviation market,...

Reading Time: 2 minutesFormer Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, says political stakeholders across the South-West have agreed to put aside internal disagreements and work together in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. Mimiko made the declaration on Tuesday, November 3, 2026,...

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has uncovered a suspected illegal oil refinery allegedly operated by Chinese nationals in the Ogere area of Ogun State. The discovery followed an intelligence-driven operation conducted on Saturday, October 31, 2026, by operatives of the EFCC...

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has acknowledged progress in Nigeria’s economy under President Bola Tinubu, saying the administration deserves credit for taking the country away from the brink of economic collapse. However, the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria...

Reading Time: 2 minutesFormer Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, SAN, is leading efforts by the All Progressives Congress to strengthen its political structures across the South-West ahead of the 2027 general elections. Fashola, who serves as the South-West Zonal Coordinator for Stakeholders’ Mobilisation in the APC...

Reading Time: < 1 minuteNigeria’s U-17 women’s national team, the Flamingos, are preparing for a crucial showdown against Brazil as both countries battle for a place in the final of the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. It is a high-stakes encounter between two football nations...