Stakeholders Blame Structural Challenges for Rising Foreign Presence in Nigeria’s Logistics Sector
By Our Correspondent National News Stakeholders in Nigeria’s freight forwarding and logistics industry have expressed concern over the growing influence of foreign companies in the sector, attributing the trend to longstanding structural weaknesses rather than nationality. The Registrar of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN), Kingsley Igwe, said the increasing […]
Adeleke Rejects Intimidation Ahead of Osun Governorship Election, APC Demands SSG’s Resignation
By Our Correspondent National News Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has declared that neither intimidation nor external interference will stop the people of the state from exercising their democratic rights in the August 15 governorship election. The governor made the declaration on Thursday following the arrest and subsequent release of the Secretary to the State […]
Police Arrest Suspected Bandits’ Arms Supplier, Recover 115 Rounds of Ammunition in Benue
By Ter Atii National News The Benue State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old man suspected of supplying ammunition to armed bandits during a stop-and-search operation in Guma Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Peter Aondona, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Makurdi, stating that the […]
Budget 2026: MDAs Allocate Nearly N400bn for Mosques, Palaces, Community Projects
By Ahmed Yusuf National News More than 70 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government have earmarked close to N400 billion in the 2026 budget for the construction and rehabilitation of mosques, traditional rulers’ palaces, community halls, village market squares and other civic projects, raising concerns among economic experts over spending priorities. A […]
Police Release Osun SSG as Investigation Into Alleged Electoral Offences Continues
By Happy Bayo National News The Osun State Police Command has released the Secretary to the Osun State Government (SSG), Teslim Igbalaiye, barely 24 hours after he was arrested during a police operation at his residence in Osogbo. His release was confirmed on Thursday by the spokesperson for the Imole Campaign Council, Pelumi Olajengbesi, who […]
Army Launches Probe Into Leaked DSS Intelligence Memo on Planned Adamawa, Borno Attacks
By Daruba Farouk National News The Nigerian Army has commenced an internal investigation into the leak of a classified intelligence report issued by the Department of State Services (DSS), which warned of planned attacks by suspected Boko Haram insurgents and armed bandits in parts of Adamawa and Borno states. According to security sources, the investigation […]
South Africa’s Consul-General Calls for Healing, Stronger Nigeria Relations Amid Xenophobia Concerns
By Reborn Jude National News South Africa’s Consul-General in Lagos, Professor Bobby J. Moroe, has called for healing, reconciliation and renewed cooperation between Nigeria and South Africa following recent incidents of anti-migrant violence and attacks on foreign nationals in parts of South Africa. Speaking at the Nigeria-South Africa Chamber of Commerce Breakfast Forum in Lagos, […]
Tinubu Rules Out Ransom, Prisoner Swap With Kidnappers, Terrorists
By Friday Temitope Eugenia National News President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s policy of refusing to negotiate with terrorists, kidnappers and other violent criminal groups, insisting that his administration will neither pay ransom nor release detained criminals in exchange for abducted victims. The President made the declaration on Thursday while receiving a […]