Year: 2025

•Shettima says hunger unifies humanity •Pledges enhanced credit access, irrigation expansion, full-time rural jobs By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA—THE Federal Government, yesterday, announced fresh incentives to boost agricultural investment under President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. This is part of ongoing reforms to unlock Nigeria’s vast food production potential through new policies that serve as a … Continue reading “Food security: FG unveils new agric investment incentives”

By Dapo Akinrefon LAGOS — Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, on Monday led a delegation to visit leaders of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, in Lagos, ahead of the 2027 elections. Obi was accompanied by former LP governorship candidate in Lagos State, Mr. Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour; National Coordinator of the … Continue reading “2027: Peter Obi, Rhodes-Vivor visit Afenifere leaders”

…LG Chairman hails CSR, urges emulation By Chioma Obinna & Olasunkanmi Akoni IKEJA — The Chairman of Ikeja Local Government Area, Comrade Akeem Olalekan Dauda (AKOD), has commended Vanguard Media Limited for donating free eyeglasses to members of the Newspapers and Magazines Distributors’ Association of Nigeria (NDAN), Ikeja Zone, describing the gesture as “laudable and … Continue reading “Newspaper distributors rejoice as Vanguard donates eyeglasses”

Gov Alex Otti of Abia has given automatic employment to nine ex-National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members of Abia origin who received the Presidential Honours awards at the end of their service year. Otti announced the automatic employment while receiving the ex-Corps members, led by the NYSC Coordinator in the state, Mrs. Gladys Adama, in … Continue reading “Otti grants nine ex-corps members automatic employment in Abia”

By Olasunkanmi Akoni A fresh fire outbreak on Tuesday evening gutted a four-storey building, Emab Plaza, located behind Mandilas, Lagos Island. The incident was reported at about 9 pm, prompting the immediate dispatch of all fire crews from the Ebute Elefun Oniru Fire Stations of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service. The cause of … Continue reading “Fire guts another Plaza in Lagos Island”

The Coalition of Federal Pensioners of Nigeria has threatened a nationwide naked protest on October 6 if the government fails to implement pension increments and palliatives. The coalition’s National Chairman, Mr Mukaila Ogunbote, announced this during a news conference on Tuesday in Lagos. Ogunbote, who also chairs the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NIPOST Chapter, stated … Continue reading “Pensioners threaten nationwide ‘naked protest’ over unpaid benefits”