•Chief Emeka Anyaoku Elderstatesman and former Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, will tomorrow, Thursday, May 1 (May Day) 2025 in Lagos, unveil a high level Convening Committee to coordinate proposed National Political Summit of Nigeria scheduled to hold on May, 28 and May 29, 2025. The Frontier reports that The Patri...
The Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has identified betting platforms, fintech platforms, the use of wire transfers and crypto exchanges, and spare part businesses, among others, as channels used in moving proceeds of Kidnapping for Ransom (KFR) in and out of the country. Other channels include livestock, the use of cash in moving KF...
•Medical consultants The Nigerian Technical Aid Corps says it is deploying 35 medical professionals to Zanzibar, Tanzania, to bridge both the educational and professional gaps in that country. The Director General, NTAC, Dr Yusuf Yakub, speaking at the deployment of the professionals comprising nurses and doctors, said on today in Abuja, that ...
•Trump and Tinubu The United States government has said that corruption remains a substantial barrier to trade and investment in Nigeria. In its latest 2025 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers, the Office of the United States Trade Representative said corruption and lack of transparency in tender processes are of great con...
•Deportees The UK government has deported 43 individuals, including failed asylum seekers and convicted foreign offenders, to Nigeria and Ghana. Among those removed were 15 failed asylum seekers and 11 foreign national offenders who had completed their prison sentences. Seven individuals also chose to leave the country voluntarily. This flight...
•Peter Obi Labour Party’s presidential candidate in 2023, Peter Obi, has blamed poor leadership for the rising poverty levels in Nigeria. He lamented that, in comparison, Nigeria has more poor people than China, Indonesia, and Vietnam combined, reports Channels TV. Obi made this assertion while delivering a lecture titled “Politics and Change ...
No fewer than 11 million persons are currently living with diabetes in Nigeria, with many more remaining undiagnosed. A medical expert at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano State, Zubairu Iliyasu, disclosed this while delivering a keynote address at the 14th Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the Association of Clinical En...
•Bismarck Rewane The Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Derivatives Company, Bismarck Rewane, has emphasised the need for Nigeria to adopt a pragmatic and balanced approach to managing its fragile economy. Speaking on Channels Television today, the financial expert cautioned against drastic expenditure cuts, highlighting the importance o...
•Nigeria’s female relay team The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has confirmed that the country’s contingent will compete in the men’s 4×100 metres, women’s 4×100 metres, 4×400 metres mixed relay and the newly introduced 4×100 metres mixed relay, making up four of the six events at this year’s 2025 World Athletics Relays. The World Athle...
•Dele Momodu and Tinubu The Publisher of Ovation magazine and former presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dele Momodu, has advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to not turm Nigeria into dictatorship. Momodu made the call during an interview on Channels Television last night. He was discussing the defection of Delta State ...