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The Federal Government is seeking $78.5bn in private-sector investment to finance 65 projects across key sectors of the Nigerian economy, with the initiative expected to generate an estimated 366,763 jobs. The investment opportunities were presented by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, and the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, at the ongoing IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok. According to the Federal […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed confidence in President Bola Tinubu’s record and reforms as it inaugurated its Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 general election in Abuja on Wednesday. The event, held at the State House Conference Centre, attracted party leaders and political figures from other parties, including Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike of the Peoples […]

Stakeholders have raised concerns over weak investigation and prosecution of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) cases in Kaduna State, warning that poor institutional coordination and inadequate support for survivors are undermining access to justice. The Executive Director of the CLEEN Foundation, Peter Maduoma, stated this at a two-day policy dialogue in Kaduna on gaps in the implementation of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Law. Represented by the foundation’s Senior Finance […]

A Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri has sentenced a 37-year-old woman, Fatima Sanda, to two years’ imprisonment for procuring a 16-year-old girl for sexual exploitation. The conviction was secured by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), which disclosed that the court also ordered Sanda to pay ₦500,000 in compensation to the victim. According to NAPTIP, the offence contravenes Section 16(1) of the Trafficking […]

The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has assured Nigerians that the Nigeria Police Force will build on lessons from previous elections to ensure professionalism before, during and after the 2027 general elections. Disu gave the assurance while speaking with journalists at the launch of The Origin of Women in Nigeria Police Force, a book written by 96-year-old retired Deputy Commissioner of Police, Stella Okuyiga, in Rivers State. He said the […]

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) and the Nigerian Navy have continued round-the-clock underwater search and recovery operations at the site of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) ATR 42-500 aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State. The NSIB disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, saying the multi-agency team had recovered additional aircraft components to support the ongoing investigation into the October 5 accident. The bureau said specialist divers were using […]