Business Day
Gombe pledges support for new army formations
By Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe GOMBE — Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has pledged the state government’s support for the accelerated take-off of newly established Nigerian Army formations in the
FRSC denies 50 recruitment slots for Gombe lawmaker
By Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has dismissed as misleading a viral social media publication alleging that the member representing Balanga/Billiri Federal Constituency of Gombe State
MTN MIP: Media practitioners urged to strengthen cross-border reporting
By Moses Nosike African journalists need to look beyond crisis-driven coverage and tell more stories about the people and institutions building connections across borders, fellows at the 2026 MTN Media
Kalu urges WTO action on food security, investment
By Gift Chapi Odekina, Abuja Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has called on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to deliver concrete outcomes on food security and
West African Youths seek greater role in governance
By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Confederation of West African Youths has called for greater youth participation in governance, accountable leadership and policies capable of creating more economic opportunities for
Lagos APC targets millions of votes for Tinubu, Hamzat
By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Friday inaugurated its campaign council for the 2027 general elections, with party leaders setting
‘Creditably Well’ Wrong
Ebere Wabara “ON behalf of Cossel Construction Company Nigeria Limited, I warmly felicitate with His Excellency….” Delete ‘with’. (Congratulatory advertorial in a national newspaper—name withheld!–August 5) Wrong: “Shoot at sight
Cells that cheat Death: New clue to why some cancers return
By Sola Ogundipe Scientists at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science have uncovered a cellular mechanism that could deepen understanding of tissue regeneration while offering clues to why some cancers return
NDC: Appeal Court protected Nigeria’s democracy – Dickson
By Henry Umoru ABUJA — National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Senator Seriake Dickson, has described the Court of Appeal’s decision upholding the party’s registration as a protection
Jonathan seeks uniform civil service salaries, structures
By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenagoa Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called for the harmonisation of structures and salary scales across Nigeria’s federal and state civil services. Jonathan made the call in
