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Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to a “Zero-Reject Policy” as part of efforts to expand non-oil export revenue and strengthen agribusiness. Speaking at the First Bank Agric and Export Conference in Lagos on Tuesday, themed “The Fundamentals of Building a Non-Oil Export Driven Economy,” Kyari said the era […]

African Reinsurance Corporation (Africa Re) has reported strong financial results for the first half of 2025, seeing gross premium up 15.31 percent on portfolio expansion, disciplined underwriting and strong investment returns. The Corporation in statement said the performance is underpinned by continued growth in premium income, resilient underwriting performance, and a solid investment return despite ongoing […]

…rolls out tech-driven visa processing platform The Federal Government has unveiled a new technology-driven visa processing platform, Asfar.NG, designed to simplify international travel for Nigerians, curb the menace of fake passports, and provide stronger protection for citizens abroad. Speaking at the unveiling ceremony in Abuja, on Tuesday, Yusuf Tuggar, Minister of Foreign Affairs, described the […]

Adeyemi A. Ademola is reimagining how Africans can live better through The BIG BUILD Company’s progressive housing concept, championing spaces that grow with people’s progress and potential. For over a decade, Adeyemi A. Ademola watched a strange pattern unfold: friends earning more money, yet moving into smaller homes. Progressing from spacious old flats in Surulere […]

Lagos, Nigeria – August 13, 2025 – Nigeria’s leading talk radio platform, Nigeria Info, has retained its radio commentary rights for the English Premier League (EPL) in Nigeria, extending its exclusive partnership with global EPL commercial radio broadcast rights owners talkSPORT for the next couple of seasons in the Nigerian territory. This renewed deal ensures […]

Leeds United made a remarkable return to the Premier League with a 1-0 victory over Everton at a raucous Elland Road. Lukas Nmecha struck the decisive goal from the penalty spot six minutes from time after Everton captain James Tarkowski handled Anton Stach’s shot. The forward coolly converted, sparking wild celebrations in front of a […]

The Chartered Institute of Financial and Investment Analysts, Nigeria (CIFIAN) has called on the Federal Government to urgently align its sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax policy with broader public health objectives and Nigeria’s industrial development goals. The Institute warns that steep tax increases, if implemented without a coherent framework, could harm the country’s sugar economy, undermine […]

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Folajimi Oyekunle, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has been declared the winner of the Ibadan North Federal Constituency By-election held on Saturday by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC Abiodun Oluwafemi Oluwadare of the University of Ibadan, professor and the Returning Officer of the Ibadan North Federal Constituency By-election, made the declaration at […]

Nigeria is said to have recorded one of the most significant breakthroughs in the war against terrorism with the capture of the leaders of Ansaru and Mahmuda. Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser to the president on information and strategy,  stated this on his X handle, citing a briefing on Saturday evening, by Nuhu Ribadu, the […]