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The Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, has moved to douse the storm over the National Youth Service Corps uniform, insisting that the Federal Government has not approved Adire fabric to replace the corps’ iconic khaki, and that his earlier comments were misread. His clarification came only hours after an appearance on Channels Television’s…
A third evacuation flight carrying 271 Nigerians voluntarily returning from South Africa is scheduled to depart Johannesburg at midnight on Thursday, deepening a repatriation exercise triggered by rising anti-immigrant tension in the Southern African nation. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed the movement in a statement issued on Thursday by its spokesperson, Mr Kimiebi…
The familiar khaki that has clothed generations of Nigerian graduates on national service is set for retirement, as the Federal Government moves to replace it with locally produced Adire fabric under the most far-reaching reform of the National Youth Service Corps since the scheme was created in 1973. The Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele…
Nigeria has secured a fresh $1.25 billion financing package from the World Bank, aimed at deepening ongoing economic reforms, drawing private investment and accelerating job creation across Africa’s largest economy. The World Bank announced the approval on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, describing the facility as the anchor of its new Country Partnership Framework for…
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress for the 2027 election, has laid out a governance blueprint built around education, healthcare, and mass industrialisation, promising to place human capital development at the centre of any administration he leads. In a statement issued on Wednesday to mark the new month, Obi framed his…
The World Bank has approved a fresh $1.25bn loan for Nigeria under its Nigeria Actions for Investment and Jobs Acceleration programme, pressing ahead with the facility despite months of public unease over the country’s swelling debt profile and repeated calls for the Federal Government to curb external borrowing. The approval was announced in a…
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday admitted Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, to a fresh bail of N200 million, weeks after revoking his earlier release over his failure to appear for trial in the defamation case brought against him by the Department of State Services. Justice Mohammed Umar,…
The Federal Government has said it will engage South African authorities to secure compensation for Nigerians who abandoned businesses and other valuable assets while fleeing renewed anti-immigrant hostility, a move that signals a tougher diplomatic posture as the country’s evacuation programme stretches into its third week. Acting Nigerian High Commissioner to South Africa, Ambassador Alexander…
The Federal Government has approved the most far-reaching overhaul of the National Youth Service Corps since the scheme was created in 1973, extending the orientation programme from three weeks to six weeks, scrapping military drills and parades, and replacing the traditional Passing Out Parade with a graduation ceremony. The decision was taken on Monday, June…
Confidence within Nigeria’s fractured opposition found a loud voice over the weekend as Senator Seriake Dickson, National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), declared that President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) would suffer a heavy defeat in the 2027 general elections, provided the contest is conducted without interference. Speaking on…
