By CATHERINE AGBO A new report by SBM Intelligence on the economics of kidnapping has revealed that Nigeria’s kidnap-for-ransom economy rose to new levels, with citizens paying at least ₦2.56 billion between July 2024 and June 2025 to secure the release of abducted relatives and community members. This marks a 144 per cent increase, year-on-year, […]
GOVERNOR Sheriff Oborevwori has expressed satisfaction with the efforts of the World Bank, the Federal Government, and State Governments in sustaining NG-CARES, initially designed as an emergency intervention to cushion the socio-economic shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic. He made the expression in Asaba during the South-South Zonal Independent Verification Agents (IVAs) Performance Review Meeting of […]
By KABIR YUSUF THE Kano State Government has denied that an official diverted ₦6.5 billion from its treasury, describing reports on the matter as “falsehoods” sponsored by political opponents to discredit Governor Abba Yusuf’s administration. The government’s reaction follows ongoing investigations into the ₦6.5 billion controversy by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences […]
By KUMBI ABOLUWADE THE Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended train operations on the Abuja-Kaduna route till further notice. NRC Managing Director Kayode Opeifa announced this while briefing journalists in Abuja, hours after the incident. Opeifa said that some technical staff of the corporation, alongside the Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) and other relevant agencies, […]
By BELOVED JOHN THE Japanese government has denied the President Bola Tinubu administration’s claim of a newly created visa category allowing skilled Nigerians to relocate to Japan. It said, through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, that the claim of inclusion of immigration measures or special visas for Nigerian citizens in the new ‘JICA Africa Hometown’ initiative […]
By BAMIDELE OGUNWUSI NIGERIA’S revenue-sharing pool reached a historic milestone in August 2025, as the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) disbursed about ₦2.0 trillion to the three tiers of government — the highest monthly allocation so far this year which analysts linked to fiscal reforms by the Tinubu administration and oil windfall. The figure, which […]
ATHLETES from across Nigeria are set to arrive in Asaba, the capital of Delta State, today for the 9th edition of the National Youth Games. This marks the third consecutive time that Delta State is hosting the Games, following five successful editions held at the University of Ilorin in Kwara State. The inaugural edition took […]
THE Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Warri Zone, has uncovered an illegal baby factory operating under the guise of a medical hospital along Orhuwhorun Road in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State. According to Vanguard Newspaper,, the Chairman of the NMA Warri Zone, Dr. Djebah Bright, said the shocking discovery was made during the association’s routine […]
By PATIENCE ALIYU PLATEAU State Government on Monday enjoined residents to pay their taxes regularly so that the government can embark on projects to make life more comfortable for them. Governor Caleb Mutfwang gave the advice in Jos, during a summit on the Administration of Property and Land Related Taxes organised by the State’s Internal […]
By RUKAYAT MOISEMBE THE Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) on Monday kicked against the reintroduction of the four per cent Free on Board (FOB) charge by the Nigeria Customs Service, which took effect on 4 August. Mr. Segun Ajayi-Kadri, the Director-General of MAN, said in Lagos that the move contradicts the government’s widely publicised suspension […]