ABUJA, July 24, 2025 – The Federal Government has announced an ambitious plan to create over two million jobs through the construction of 77,400 housing units across the country, in a move aimed at addressing both unemployment and the nation’s housing deficit. This initiative was revealed as part of the Renewed Hope Cities and Estates
ABUJA, July 24, 2025 – The Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Senator John Owan Enoh, has officially inaugurated the newly constituted Governing Board of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), marking a significant step in revitalizing Nigeria’s automotive sector. At the ceremony held in Abuja, Senator Enoh emphasized the critical
LAGOS, July 24, 2025 – Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has launched a landmark ₦500 billion Offtake Guarantee Fund under the ‘Produce for Lagos’ initiative, aimed at boosting food security, supporting local agriculture, and strengthening the state’s supply chain. Speaking at the launch event in Lagos, Governor Sanwo-Olu described the fund as a strategic intervention
LAGOS, July 24, 2025 – Fitch Ratings has noted that Emerging Nations Group (ENG) recently completed a successful tender offer to repurchase $150 million out of its $300 million Eurobond, marking a strategic move to reduce external debt exposure and improve its credit profile. According to the agency, the buyback was executed at a slight
PORT HARCOURT, July 24, 2025 – The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) has announced that it has planted approximately 1.3 million mangrove seedlings across various shorelines in Ogoni land as part of its ongoing environmental restoration efforts in the Niger Delta. The initiative, which is a core component of the broader United Nations Environment Programme
ABUJA, July 24, 2025 – The Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Kemi Nandap, has disclosed that the service’s legal department is actively pursuing disciplinary action against officers implicated in the illegal issuance of Nigerian green passports to foreign nationals. Speaking in Abuja, CG Nandap confirmed that internal investigations had revealed serious breaches involving
LAGOS, Nigeria – July 23, 2025 One of Nigeria’s largest Islamic organizations is launching a career empowerment platform to integrate graduates of religious studies into the nation’s modern economy, tackling the growing marginalization of scholars educated in Arabic and Islamic traditions. The Nasrul-Lahi-l-Fatih Society (NASFAT) announced the Career Empowerment in Arabic and Islamic Learning Initiative
A former student of Fountain University, Osogbo, Dr. Habeeb Olufowobi, has made Nigeria proud by winning a prestigious $600,000 research grant from the United States to develop cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions for autonomous vehicles. The breakthrough achievement highlights the quality of education at the Osun State-based institution, with university authorities using the milestone to encourage
KANO, Nigeria – In a major enforcement operation, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) yesterday sealed off a warehouse in the Sabon Gari area after discovering a staggering 88,560 litres of potentially explosive chemicals stashed on the premises. The Kano State Coordinator of the agency, Mr. Shaba Muhammed, revealed that the
Authorities in Israel have apprehended an elderly woman suspected of plotting to assassinate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu using an explosive device, a development that has stirred security concerns within the country’s political corridors. The arrest, which was officially confirmed by Israeli police on Tuesday, July 23, adds a dramatic twist to the already charged
