NSDC, Investors Seal Landmark Deal to Produce 400,000MT of Sugar Annually
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) has signed landmark agreements with four private operators to establish large-scale greenfield projects that will produce a combined 400,000 metric tonnes of sugar every year. The agreements, signed at the NSDC headquarters in Abuja, involve Brent Sugar (Oyo State), Niger Foods (Niger State), Legacy Sugar (Adamawa […]
Police Probe KWAM 1 Over Alleged Unruly Conduct at Abuja Airport
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigeria Police Force has opened an investigation into popular Fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde-Marshal, widely known as KWAM 1, following a petition from the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) over alleged unruly conduct at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. According to the NCAA, the incident occurred on 5 August 2025 and […]
Nigeria’s Non-Oil Exports Surges $3.23bn in First Half of 2025 — NEPC
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has reported a 19.59 percent surge in non-oil exports, reaching $3.225 billion in the first half of 2025, compared to $2.66 billion in the same period last year. Executive Director/CEO of NEPC, Nonye Ayeni, who disclosed this at a press briefing in Abuja on Friday, attributed […]
ITF Gets City & Guilds Accreditation for Artisan Training Exams
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has secured approval from the City & Guilds of London Institute, UK, as a certified examination centre. The move is set to give Nigerian artisans access to globally recognised qualifications. The approval, signed by City & Guilds CEO, Kirstie Donnelly, makes the ITF one of only six […]
Tinubu Approves ₦32,000 Pension Increase, Reforms for DBS Pensioners
By Oluwakemi Kindness Pensioners under the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS) are set for a significant boost in their monthly earnings as President Bola Tinubu has approved a ₦32,000 pension increase alongside a package of far-reaching welfare reforms. The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) announced the development describing it as a landmark step in protecting the […]
NDLEA Arrests Lagos Pastor for Alleged Cannabis Smuggling from Ghana
Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says a Lagos-based pastor accused of masterminding large-scale cannabis shipments into Nigeria has been arrested after months on the run. Prophet Adefolusho Aanu-Olasele, also known as Abbas Ajakaiye, founder of The Turn of Mercy Church, was detained on Sunday 3 August at his church in Okun […]
Agama Elected IOSCO AMERC Vice Chair, Vows Capital Market Reforms
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Nigeria, Dr. Emomotimi Agama, has been elected Vice Chairman of the Africa/Middle East Regional Committee (AMERC) of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO). By virtue of the election, Agama will also serve on the IOSCO Board the apex decision-making body of […]
Tinubu Appoints Speaker Abbas to Lead APC Bauchi Reconciliation Panel
By Oluwakemi Kindness President Bola Tinubu has appointed the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, as chairman of the presidential reconciliation committee tasked with resolving the protracted crisis within the Bauchi State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The high-powered panel, constituted to heal longstanding divisions ahead of the APC […]
Speaker Abbas Mourns Former ACF Chairman Audu Ogbeh
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has expressed deep shock over the passing of former Chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Audu Ogbeh, who died on Saturday at the age of 78. In a condolence message issued on Sunday through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa […]
NSIA Hands Over 90 Revitalised Fertiliser Blending Plants to MOFI
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) has formally handed over 90 fully operational fertiliser blending plants to the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) This marks the successful transition of the Presidential Fertiliser Initiative (PFI) after nearly a decade of unprecedented growth in Nigeria’s agricultural input sector. When the Federal Government launched the […]