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EU Allocates ₦900m To Tackle Malnutrition Crisis In North-East Nigeria
The European Union has announced the allocation of €500,000 (approximately ₦900 million) in humanitarian aid to address the growing malnutrition crisis affecting children and mothers in Nigeria’s northeastern and northwestern regions. In a statement released on Friday, the EU said the funding will be implemented through the Nigeria Red Cross Society and is expected to reach around 170,000 households across...
Lassa Fever Cases Surge In Nigeria As Death Toll Rises Despite National Response
Nigeria is witnessing a renewed surge in Lassa fever infections and fatalities, with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) reporting a rise in the number of confirmed cases and an alarming increase in the case fatality rate, despite ongoing public health interventions. In its latest Situation Report for Epidemiological Week 22 (May 26 – June 1) released...
Petrol Imports Falls 54% As Dangote Boost Supply
Nigeria’s reliance on imported petrol dropped significantly in the first quarter of 2025, with the country’s petrol import bill crashing by 54 percent year-on-year, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The sharp decline follows the increased domestic supply from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, which has begun operating at near-full capacity, reducing Nigeria’s dependence on foreign fuel...
FG Warn Public Against Civil Defence, Immigration Recruitment Racketeers
The Federal Government has warned Nigerians about the activities of recruitment racketeers while assuring that it would advertise available vacancies in the services under the Ministry of Interior whenever approval is obtained. The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB), in a statement by its Secretary, Maj. Gen. Abdulmalik Jibril (Rtd), on Tuesday, said its attention had been...
IPOB Leader Nnamdi Kanu Arrives at Federal High Court, Abuja (Video)
The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, on Friday, June 13, 2025, arrived at the Federal High Court in Abuja for continuation of his trial. https://youtu.be/3-YUhiE9oqc Kanu, who has been in custody since 2021, was brought to the court under heavy security as supporters and legal representatives gathered for the proceedings. The court session is expected...
BOI Discloses Impact Fund, Youth Bank
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank of Industry, Olasupo Olusi, has disclosed that the bank is set to unveil an Impact Fund and a Youth Bank to support enterprise development and drive youth-led industrialisation across Nigeria. Speaking during the recent inaugural Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Annual Lecture organised by Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Olusi...
I Won The 1999 Presidential Election, Not Obasanjo – Olu Falae
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation and 1999 presidential candidate, Chief Olu Falae, has claimed that he, not Olusegun Obasanjo, won the election that marked Nigeria’s return to civilian rule after years of military governance. Speaking during an interview on Arise TV’s Morning Show on Thursday, as part of Democracy Day programming, Falae alleged that the results of...
“FG Implements ‘Drill Or Drop’ Policy” – NUPRC
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission has told oil producers that it is set to implement the ‘drill or drop’ policy. The Chief Executive of the NUPRC, Gbenga Komolafe, disclosed this when he received a delegation from the Independent Petroleum Producers Group at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja recently. According to a statement by the NUPRC, Komolafe emphasised that oil and...
German Chancellor Merz Advice Israel, Iran To Avert War Escalation
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday urged both Israel and Iran to avoid any “further escalation” after Israel launched a wave of strikes on the Islamic Republic. Both sides should refrain from steps that could “destabilise the entire region,” said Merz, adding that he had been briefed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the raids and had convened a...
Abia Transport Unions Backs Otti Ahead Of 2027 Elections
The State President of the Cooperative Motor Union, Abia State, Mr Chukwuma Azode, has declared the unanimous support of all motor unions and transport operators in the state for Governor Alex Otti’s re-election bid in 2027. Azode made the declaration in Aba on Thursday during a Two-Million Man March organized by various transport unions in solidarity with Governor Otti’s road...
