Despite billions spent annually on welfare schemes, a new World Bank report has revealed that less than half of Nigeria’s social safety-net benefits reach the poor.
In its latest publication, The State of Social Safety Nets in Nigeria (November 2025),...
The Onne Multipurpose Terminal (OMT) has achieved a major milestone with the arrival of MSC Dorine V, the first vessel under MSC’s Iroko Service to sail directly from China and the Far East to Nigeria.
The Liberian-flagged ship, operated by...
Four years into the federal government’s “Decade of Gas” initiative, Nigeria’s goal of becoming a gas-powered economy by 2030 remains distant.
Despite vast reserves, weak policy execution, poor infrastructure, and low domestic gas use continue to stall progress.
Speaking at the...
The Nigerian stock market closed on a bearish note, losing N4.6 trillion on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, amid sell-offs in heavyweight stocks.
The selloffs affected stocks including Academy Press, Custodian Investment, Dangote Cement, Deap Capital Management, Oando, and 56 others.
The...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended its governorship candidate in last Saturday’s election in the state, Jude Ezenwafor, over alleged sabotage.
The State Executive Committee (SEC) of the PDP in Anambra State announced this at the end of its...
The Department of State Services (DSS), on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, filed a criminal charge against a 27-year-old man, Innocent Onukwume, for allegedly advocating a coup in the country.
The DSS, in the six-count charge filed at the Federal High...
The naira depreciated to N1,440.89 against the United States dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) on Tuesday, November 11, 2025.
The naira, however, appreciated to N1,462 per dollar in the parallel market on Tuesday, from N1,465 per dollar...
The 21st All Nigeria Editors Conference (ANEC) will hold at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, from Wednesday, November 12, 2025.
Expected at the two-day conference are President Bola Tinubu, who will declare it open at State House Conference Centre,...
The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have recovered cocaine worth $235 million (Over N338 billion) in Lagos State.
The 1,000 kilograms of cocaine was recovered from a container at the PTML Terminal of Tincan Island Port...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has announced it will fully enforce the ban on the production and sale of alcoholic beverages in sachets and small bottles by December 2025.
The announcement was made by...
