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Nigeria is seeking to replicate Indonesia’s leap into a $1.4 trillion economy as the Tinubu administration pursues its own $1 trillion target. Senator Abubakar Bagudu, the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, revealed this strategy following a visit from the Indonesian Ambassador, Bambang Suharto, in Abuja. The government intends to weave Indonesian developmental lessons into…
Only 10.5 per cent of Nigerian women in the workforce hold wage or salaried positions, according to the latest World Bank gender data. While female labour participation is high at 80.7 per cent, the vast majority of women are trapped in low-quality, informal roles. This structural imbalance leaves millions without income security or social protections….
Narcotics agents in Edo State have intercepted a massive haul of “skunk” cannabis as part of a renewed crackdown on regional trafficking hubs. On Monday, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) confirmed the seizure of 125 bags of the illicit weed, weighing a total of 1,378kg. The operation took place in the Igbanke community…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to court for failing to investigate the alleged illegal alteration of the Electoral Act and recent tax reform laws. In a suit filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, the rights group claims that key provisions were surreptitiously “doctoring”…
US President Donald Trump has issued a 48-hour deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face “all-out hell” through overwhelming military action. The ultimatum, posted on Truth Social on Easter Sunday, follows six weeks of a joint US-Israeli campaign that has rattled global oil markets and left thousands dead. Trump’s warning coincides…
Russia has launched its largest evacuation of personnel from Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant after a US-Israeli projectile struck near the facility on Saturday morning. The Russian state nuclear agency, Rosatom, moved 198 workers by bus toward the Iranian-Armenian border just 20 minutes after the explosion. This marks the third withdrawal of Russian staff from…
Governor Caleb Mutfwang has promised that the perpetrators of the recent deadly assault on Jos will be hunted down and brought to justice. Speaking on Friday, the governor described the attack as a disturbing shift in violence, moving from remote rural fringes into the heart of the state capital. The killers reportedly used deception to…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Professor Shu’aibu Aliyu as the Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF). The academic replaces Ahmed Galadima Aminu, who resigned to pursue a governorship bid in Adamawa State for the 2027 elections. This change at the helm of the PTDF signals a shift towards research-driven leadership in Nigeria’s…
Russia has vowed to sustain its energy support for Cuba following the arrival of 730,000 barrels of crude in Matanzas. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova described the island as Russia’s “closest friend” in the Caribbean, insisting that Moscow has no right to abandon its ally. The shipment, delivered by the tanker Anatoly Kolodkin, ends a…
Global mobile money transactions hit a historic $2tn in 2025, doubling in value in just four years. According to the State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money 2026 by the GSMA, the sector has transitioned from a niche tool for the unbanked into a mainstream financial ecosystem. While it took two decades to reach…
