NSITF Urges Staff to Improve Service Delivery, Public Trust
By Chinedu Echianu The Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Oluwaseun Faleye, has urged staff to improve service delivery and strengthen public trust through consistent professionalism and customer care. Faleye gave the charge on Tuesday in Abuja, while flagging off the 2026 Customer Service Week celebration at the Fund’s headquarters. He […]
Abuja Hosts Six Nations for T20 World Cup Qualifier
By Arinzechi Chukwunonso Nigeria will host six African nations for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Africa Qualifier C in Abuja by October, 2026, with two qualification slots for the next stage at stake. The tournament will feature hosts Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia, Lesotho, Mozambique and The Gambia, competing in a round-robin […]
Reps Seek Single-Digit Interest Loans for Nigerian SMEs
By Mardiyyah Abubakar The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to establish an emergency funding scheme offering small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) loans at single-digit interest rates to reduce borrowing costs and support business growth. The lawmakers also called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to review lending policies and risk-pricing measures […]
Oyebanji Sacks Ekiti Agency DGs, Technical Advisers
By Mardiyyah Abubakar Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji has sacked all Directors-General (DGs) of government agencies and Technical Advisers ahead of his second-term inauguration. The governor ordered the affected officials to hand over their responsibilities immediately and submit their handover notes to the Office of the Secretary to the State Government. Oyebode disclosed this in […]
Abbas Proposes 100-Day Plan to Fast-Track Pending Bills
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has proposed a 100-day legislative programme to accelerate work on pending bills and committee reports as the Tenth National Assembly enters its final phase. Abbas announced the proposal on Tuesday while addressing lawmakers at the resumption of plenary after the House’s 2026 annual […]
Nigeria, AfDB to Review Projects, Tackle Delivery Delays
By Oluwakemi Kindness Nigeria and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have agreed to review the Bank’s project portfolio in the country to identify implementation bottlenecks and accelerate delivery. The Federal Ministry of Finance disclosed this in a statement following a meeting between the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, and […]
Drug Resistance Linked to 64,500 Deaths in Nigeria
By Julian Osamoto Antimicrobial resistance was linked to an estimated 64,500 deaths in Nigeria in 2019, as health, agriculture, livestock and environment ministers called for coordinated action to curb the misuse of medicines and prevent the spread of drug-resistant infections. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, gave the figure […]
Illegal Arms Threaten Nigeria’s 2027 Elections, IGP Warns
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has warned that cross-border arms trafficking threatens Nigeria’s 2027 general elections, calling for stronger regional cooperation to disrupt illegal weapons supply networks. Disu spoke on Monday in Abuja while opening a five-day weapons identification and tracing programme involving 12 African countries. He said illegal weapons could […]
FG, World Bank Push for Better Returns on Public Spending
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Federal Government and the World Bank Group have stressed the need for public spending to deliver measurable economic and social benefits, identifying power infrastructure and human capital as investment priorities. The position followed a meeting between Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele, Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Olayemi Cardoso and World Bank Group […]
NCPC Boss Condoles Families of 25 Air Force Crash Victims
By Chinedu Echianu The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Bishop Stephen Adegbite, has expressed condolences to the families of 25 military personnel who lost their lives in a plane crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State, on October 5, 2026. Adegbite described the incident as a tragic loss to the Nigerian Air Force […]