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Processing, packaging key to closing Nigeria’s N9trn food import gap
•As country spends N16trn on food imports in three years By Providence Ayanfeoluwa Nigeria’s huge food import gap presents a major opportunity for the domestic food processing and packaging industry
Marwa: A General Who Ages Backwards At 73
By Femi Babafemi Let me start with a confession that has become something of a running joke among those of us who work closely with Chairman/Chief Executive of the National
One million out-of-school children return to classrooms in 20 months —FG
•As Education Minister seeks deeper UNESCO partnership•Warns against leaving boys behindBy Joseph Erunke THE federal government has announced that more than one million out-of-school children have returned to classrooms in
TCN declares force majeure as tower on Kainji-BirninKebbi line collapses
By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has declared force majeure on the 330kV Kainji-BirninKebbi transmission line following the collapse of a transmission tower along the corridor.
RMAFC targets Chinese investors to boost Nigeria’s oil, gas revenue
By ObasEsiedesa, Abuja The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has commenced engagements with key stakeholders as part of plans to attract increased Chinese investment into Nigeria’s oil and
Rising Times for NGX
The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) has received a significant vote of confidence, with FTSE Russell confirming Nigeria’s return to Frontier Market status from September 21, 2026. The decision reverses the country’s
Aminu Atiku appointed Sarkin Zamfaran Zurmi
Governor Dauda Lawal yesterday approved the appointment of Alhaji Aminu Atiku as the new Emir and Sarkin Zamfaran Zurmi of the Zurmi Emirate Council. This appointment was announced by the
Igbo identity crisis: The DNA option (I), by Ochereome Nnanna
There is this Northern Muslim girl who has carved a niche for herself on social media by making candid comments on Nigeria’s major ethnic groups. She packages it as comedy
Canoe business booms at Ose-Ekwodu market in Onitsha
…As young men make brisk business to surviveBy Nwabueze Okonkwo At the waterfront of the popular Ose-Okwodu market, Onitsha, located at the bank of the River Niger, boat and canoe
Education as a common Northern responsibility: Revisiting the ICSA principle on the road to 2027 (1), by Usman Sarki
“Degeneration and advance are not fixed processes but recur in cycles in the history of every nation.” — John Buchan A most disconcerting phenomenon confronting Northern Nigeria today is the
