By Olajide Idowu Osogbo: Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun says his administration has planted 400,000 cocoa seedlings since 2023. This is contained in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Malam Olawale Rasheed, on Friday in Osogbo. According to the statement, the governor made this known while receiving a reportContinue Reading
FlowerbudNews/ Hon. Francis Barthlomew Chima, widely known as OmoBarca, has been honoured with the prestigious Hero of Our Time Award by The Mirror Newspaper in recognition of his remarkable contributions to business, philanthropy, and grassroots development. The award ceremony, held on April 23, 2023, at the LCCI Conference and ExhibitionContinue Reading
The Association of Tourist Boat Operators and Water Transporters of Nigeria (ATBOWATON) has intensified efforts to strengthen security on Nigeria’s coastal waterways through renewed collaboration with police authorities in Lagos and Ogun States. This move was highlighted during a courtesy visit by executives of ATBOWATON to the office of theContinue Reading
The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has accused former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of deploying sophistry to whitewash his abysmal record on the privatisation of Government Owned Enterprises (GOE). In a statement by its Chairman Emeka Nwankpa and Secretary Dapo Okubanjo, the group said the former Vice President’sContinue Reading
A human rights lawyer, Maxwell Opara, has prayed the Federal High Court in Abuja to restrain the Nigerian military from further reintegrating repentant insurgents into the society. Opara also sought an order of mandatory injunction compelling the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) to initiate and pursue criminal prosecution ofContinue Reading
By Chinenye Nwaogu Nigeria’s current debt crisis is not an accident of history; it is the cumulative outcome of policy choices, structural weaknesses, and a persistent failure to align borrowing with productive growth. To understand the depth of the crisis, one must return to the early 2000s—a period thatContinue Reading
A1 Info.Tech Targets Training 5,000 Nigerians in Mobile Phone Building, Repair By Afusat Agunbiade-Oladipo A Non-Governmental Organisation, A1 Info.Tech says it plans to train at least 5,000 Nigerians yearly in mobile phone building, repair and related technology skills to reduce unemployment and promote entrepreneurship. The CEO of the Foundation, OgbeniContinue Reading
Customs, Army strengthen ties against smuggling along waterways April 22, 2026, The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Western Marine Command, and the Nigerian Army have strengthened collaboration to intensify crackdowns on smuggling along the nation’s southwestern waterways. The Customs Area Controller of the command, Comptroller Patrick Ntadi, said this duringContinue Reading
Customs export rose to N6.03bn in first quarter – Lilypond Command April 23, 2026, The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Lilypond Export Command, has recorded N6.03 billion in Nigeria Export Supervision Scheme (NESS) revenue in the first quarter of the year. The ControllerContinue Reading
