Ride-hailing drives Nigeria gig economy to $5.17bn – Report
A new gig economy report commissioned by Bolt has revealed that Nigeria’s gig economy has surpassed $5.17 billion, with ride-hailing emerging as a key driver of flexible income opportunities across…
Drug can make you high today and lost tomorrow, Marwa warns Nigerian youths; says 10-year-olds now do drug
The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) has warned Nigerian youths, that drugs can make them high today and…
Akpabio defends INEC Chairman, Amupitan, over alleged tweet, says opposition sponsoring insecurity
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has defended INEC chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, over the controversy surrounding an X account allegedly operated by Amupitan, in which he was adjudged to…
Breaking the Cycle: Can a 97% Budget Surge Fix Nigeria’s Systemic Gender Crisis?
For 30-year-old Jane Matthew (not her real name), the scars of the past are a living cycle. A survivor of sexual violence at age 20, Jane recently recounted in tears…
Police nabs suspected kidnappers, rescues victim in Ondo
The Police Command in Ondo State says it has nabbed a suspected kidnapper and rescued the victim in Isua-Akoko, Akoko South-East Local Government Area of the state. DSP Abayomi Jimoh,…
3.38m Persons Displaced Across 14 states in 2023 – NBS reports show
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says no fewer than 3,381,228 persons were internally displaced across 14 states in Nigeria in 2023. This is contained in the Demographic Bulletin 2023…
Oborevwori lauds Cubana Millennium City Project as game-changer
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has described the Cubana Millennium City project in Asaba as a transformative development capable of boosting investments and urban growth in the state….
Intergovernmental deal for $25 billion Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline due this year – Official
An intergovernmental agreement (IGA) on a planned $25 billion Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline will be signed this year, the head of Morocco’s hydrocarbons and mining agency (ONHYM) said. Agreed a decade…
Police nab 50 suspects over fake checkpoints, other criminal offences
The Nigeria Police Force said it has arrested 50 suspects over fake checkpoints, criminal conspiracy, kidnapping, banditry, robbery and other criminal offences in three months nationwide. The Force Public Relations…
Nigeria plans July start for gas deliveries to Abuja with AKK pipeline
Nigeria hopes to begin delivering natural gas to the capital Abuja by July through its long-delayed Ajaokuta–Kaduna–Kano (AKK) gas pipeline, the upstream oil regulator said, marking a key milestone for…
