The Federal Government has announced plans to relaunch the Renewed Hope National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (RH-NHGSFP) on May 29, 2025, to coincide with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s second anniversary in office. The initiative aims to provide one nutritious meal daily to at least 10 million public primary school pupils, while simultaneously boosting local […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has confiscated banned and hazardous pesticides worth over ₦800 million across four states in southwest Nigeria—Ogun, Ondo, Osun, and Oyo. The agency disclosed this in an official statement, highlighting that the raids were part of its intensified efforts to sanitize the agrochemical […]
Nigerian Breweries Plc has inaugurated the Maltina Skills Acquisition Centre in Kakuri, Kaduna State. The facility is a flagship initiative under the company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) program, aimed at reducing unemployment and boosting entrepreneurship across Nigeria. The center, a state-of-the-art vocational training hub, is designed to offer young people and women practical skills […]
The Federal Government has described the current annual electricity cost of ₦47 billion as “unsustainable,” justifying the approval of a ₦10 billion solar power installation project for the Aso Rock Presidential Villa. The solar project, which forms part of the 2025 Appropriation Act, was approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and is aimed at […]
President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero has decried the impact of skyrocketing electricity and telecommunications tariffs on Nigerian workers, stating that the increases have effectively swallowed the entire minimum wage, leaving many workers struggling to survive. Speaking at the Trade Union Congress (TUC) delegates conference in Abuja, Ajaero lamented that the […]
The Member representing Ihiala Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Dr. Paschal Agbodike, has empowered over 2,000 constituents across several communities in Anambra State. The program, which took place over the weekend, featured the distribution of various empowerment items valued at millions of naira. Beneficiaries received laptops with printers, sewing machines, grinding machines, educational […]
The Nigerian naira continued its upward momentum in the parallel foreign exchange market, appreciating to ₦1,600 per US dollar on Thursday, a notable improvement from ₦1,610 recorded the previous day. This gain comes amid sustained interventions by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and ongoing reforms aimed at stabilizing the foreign exchange market. Market watchers […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the arrest of 27 impersonators and the delisting of four Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres amid ongoing efforts to uphold the integrity of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The board’s spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, made this known in a press statement on Friday, stating that […]
The 2023 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is committed to handing over the mantle of leadership to the next generation of Nigerians. Jandor stated this while speaking at a political forum in Lagos, where […]
The Labour Party (LP) is facing one of its most turbulent periods since the 2023 general elections as droves of high-profile defections continue to rattle its ranks. With at least seven members of the House of Representatives already gone and whispers of more departures on the horizon, tension is running high within the party. Lawmakers […]
