•Lists key drivers, blame high rates, policy gaps By Yinka Kolawole THE Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, has raised concern over the data generated by Vanguard Newspaper showing that banks’ credit to manufacturers contracted by 22.5 per cent, a development…
SpaceX founder Elon Musk has lost his trillionaire status after a decline in his aerospace company’s valuation, and new restrictions on his Tesla shares reduced his net worth. Mr Musk is now worth an estimated $962 billion as of Tuesday,…
Human rights activist and presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, is at the Federal High Court on Wednesday morning amid heavy presence of operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), who are fully armed and prevented lawyers, supporters and associates of…
The Lagos State Police Command arrested 36 suspects and recovered about 8,000 pieces of military camouflage uniforms, firearms, suspected illicit drugs, and other exhibits during a series of intelligence-led operations carried out across the state in June 2026. Commissioner of…
By Favour Ulebor, Abuja The Federal Government has received approval from 63 countries to accept ambassadors appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, while six other ambassadorial postings are still awaiting clearance from their host nations. In a statement on Tuesday,…
The police have confirmed eight deaths in a violent clash between crop farmers and cattle herders in Gulma Town, Argungu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. Reacting to the development, which occurred on Monday, the authorities have imposed a curfew…
In the last five years, a troubling pattern has emerged across Nigeria’s South-East. Violent crimes, political assassinations, communal killings, and controversial arrests are frequently and swiftly linked by security agencies to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed…
A resurgence of Lassa fever in Benue State has claimed the life of a medical doctor, Dr Vitalis Tersoo Azever, following complications associated with the viral disease. Azever, who was a staff member of APIN Public Health Initiatives (formerly AIDS…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has urged Nigerians battling drug dependence to seek help through its 24-hour counselling and referral service. The Secretary of NDLEA, Shadrach Haruna, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of…
Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola and renowned cleric Paul Enenche have been named among 10 “Models of Exemplary Fatherhood” in Nigeria. The Men of Valour, a Christian group based at the All Christian Gospel Centre, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, announced the…