Nigeria’s non-oil exports surged 19.6% in the first half of 2025, reaching 3.23 billion Dollars, up from 2.7 billion Dollars a year earlier. Export Promotion Council chief Nonye Ayeni credited the growth to strong global demand for cocoa, urea, and cashew nuts, as well as regional trade deals and government […]
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Nigeria Customs Service Seizes Contraband Worth ₦10 Billion at Apapa Port
The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted 16 containers loaded with contraband worth over ₦10 billion at Apapa Port. Comptroller-General Adewale Adeniyi says the haul includes arms, ammunition, expired drugs, prohibited foods, and used clothing. Items seized include two pump-action rifles, a pistol, over 100 kilograms of Canadian cannabis, seven containers […]
Nigeria records 155 Lassa fever deaths in 2025 despite drop in case
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, says Lassa fever cases are declining, but deaths remain high. In its latest report, NCDC recorded 145 deaths this year, with a fatality rate of 18.6 percent ,slightly higher than last year’s 17.6 percent. Confirmed cases dropped from 11 in week 29 to […]
WHO reaffirms Nigeria’s Maturity Level 3 status in medicines, vaccines regulation
Nigeria has retained the World Health Organisation’s Maturity Level 3 status for medicines and vaccines regulation, reaffirming its leadership in Africa’s pharmaceutical oversight. NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, announced the milestone, confirmed by WHO on June 30 after a rigorous re-benchmarking and follow-up process. The rating means Nigeria operates a […]
Prison Service Admits Flaws In Managing Nearly 4,000 Dear Row Inmates
The Nigerian Correctional Service has admitted major flaws in handling the nation’s 3,845 death row inmates, including 81 women. Assistant Controller General Cyrus Lekatile told a public hearing in Abuja that overcrowding, limited funds, and the psychological toll of indefinite detention are straining the system.He noted that death row prisoners […]
NBA Condemns Ibom Air’s Lifetime Ban on Passenger, Offers Legal Support
The Nigerian Bar Association has offered free legal support to Comfort Emmanson, the Ibom Air passenger accused of assaulting a flight crew member. The NBA condemned the airline’s handling of the case, including her lifetime flight ban, calling it reckless, unlawful, and a violation of her dignity and privacy. According […]
Atiku Condemns Tambuwal’s EFCC Detention, Alleges Political Intimidation
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticised the detention of ex-Sokoto governor and senator Aminu Tambuwal by the EFCC, calling it a politically motivated attempt by President Bola Tinubu’s administration to weaken the opposition ahead of 2027. Tambuwal, a key member of the ADC opposition coalition, was taken into custody […]
NELFUND says students’ loan repayable, receives 760,000 applications
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund says over 760,000 students have applied for the Federal Government’s interest-free education loan, with 400,000 already benefiting. Managing Director Akintunde Sawyer, speaking at the University of Port Harcourt, explained that the loan covers school fees paid directly to institutions and provides ₦20,000 monthly upkeep to […]
PAP boss warns against bribery in scholarship application process
The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr. Dennis Otuaro, has warned against the collection of money from applicants in the ongoing 2025/2026 scholarship process. Speaking in Abuja during a leadership and mediation training, Otuaro said the application is free and any form of payment is fraudulent and unacceptable. He […]
Adamawa Govt Denies Distributing Expired Food to Flood Victims
The Adamawa State Government has dismissed social media claims that expired foodstuffs were distributed to flood victims in Yola South. Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency, Celine Laori, told reporters that the allegations are politically motivated, aimed at tarnishing Governor Ahmadu Fintiri’s image. Laori said no expired items […]