The prices of cowpea and beans in Nigeria have significantly decreased in 2025. A 100kg bag now sells for between N80,000 and N120,000, a notable drop from the peak of N240,000 in 2024. Kabir Shuaibu, President of the Cowpea and Beans Farmers, Processors, and Marketers Association of Nigeria (C&BFPMAN), attributed this price drop […]
FCTA staff have begun a protest at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja, citing various grievances. The workers, represented by the Joint Union Action Committee, are demanding action from the FCT administration. Their concerns include unpaid salaries and allowances, lack of access to the salary portal, and deductions for national housing funds. The […]
As we begin this crucial meeting, I do so with a deep sense of humility, responsibility, and loyalty to our great party — the All Progressives Congress (APC) — and to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR. In accordance with the constitution of our party and […]
Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has been granted bail on self-recognition by the Federal High Court in Abuja. She was arraigned on six counts bordering on alleged cybercrime against Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello. The lawmaker pleaded not guilty to the charges and was accompanied to court by […]
Tension erupted at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Secretariat in Wuse Zone 5, Abuja, as security agents manhandled and arrested Thomas Ibu, a staff member in the party’s Publicity Department. The incident occurred ahead of the party’s 100th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, amid escalating crisis within the PDP over the position of […]
Tension erupted at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Secretariat in Wuse Zone 5, Abuja, as security agents manhandled and arrested Thomas Ibu, a staff member in the party’s Publicity Department. The incident occurred ahead of the party’s 100th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, amid escalating crisis within the PDP over the position of […]
The Anambra State Commander of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Ibadin Judith-Chukwu, has raised concerns over the escalating human trafficking crisis within the state. Judith-Chukwu expressed the alarm over a troubling phenomenon in the region, where young individuals are consensually cohabitating with the sole intention of producing infants for […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is poised to welcome at least five more governors into its fold, according to Dr. Ijeoma Arodiogbu, the party’s National Vice Chairman (South East). This development comes on the heels of recent high-profile defections from the opposition, including Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno and Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori. […]
Clinical lecturers at the University of Calabar (UNICAL) have resumed academic and medical duties following the suspension of a 17-day strike that disrupted both classroom instruction and healthcare services at the university’s teaching hospital. The lecturers, under the umbrella of the Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), embarked on an indefinite industrial […]
The U.S. Senate on Sunday moved one step closer to voting on President Donald Trump’s sweeping and controversial spending proposal, dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which promises a dramatic reshaping of America’s fiscal landscape but has deeply divided lawmakers including within Trump’s own Republican Party. The bill, which seeks to cement Trump’s legacy […]
