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Admin - November 12, 2025

NIGERIA: FG Scraps Mother Tongue Policy, Cites Poor Student Performance

    By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria    The Federal Government has cancelled the national policy mandating the use of indigenous languages as the medium of instruction in schools, citing poor student performance in public examinations.   Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, announced the decision on Wednesday at the 2025 Language in Education International […]
Admin - November 12, 2025

NIGERIA: UN Sounds Alarm On Famine Risk In 16 Countries, Including Nigeria, Mali

    By Onoja Baba, Nigeria    The United Nations on Wednesday flagged 16 countries and territories — including Nigeria and Mali, as hunger crisis hotspots, warning that millions more people worldwide face the brink of famine amid crippling funding shortfalls and escalating conflict.   In a joint report, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) […]
Admin - November 12, 2025

NIGERIA: Chad Seeks Stronger Cross-Border Cooperation With Nigeria To Tackle Insecurity

    By Onoja Baba, Nigeria    The Consul General of the Republic of Chad in Maiduguri, Mr. Bisso Youssouf Mbodou Mbami, has called for deeper security and economic cooperation between Nigeria and Chad to effectively combat cross-border crime and insurgency in the Lake Chad Basin.   Mr. Bisso made the call when he led […]
Admin - November 11, 2025

KENYA: President Ruto Roots for MSME Growth to Drive Kenya’s Industrialisation Agenda

    By Moses Punyuah, Nairobi Kenya.   President William Ruto has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to empowering micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as a key pillar of Kenya’s economic transformation.       Speaking during the 25th East African Community (EAC) MSME Trade Fair at Uhuru Gardens, Nairobi County, President Ruto said the […]
Admin - November 11, 2025

NIGERIA: NDLEA, US-DEA, UK-NCA Launch Joint Probe into $235m Cocaine Seizure at Lagos Port

    By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria   The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has commenced a joint investigation with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) following the recovery of 1,000 kilograms of cocaine at the PTML Terminal of Tincan Island Port, Lagos.     […]
Admin - November 11, 2025

NIGERIA: Tinubu Sends Delegation to UK to Negotiate Ekweremadu’s Transfer to Nigeria

    By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria    President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has dispatched a high-level delegation to London to negotiate the possible transfer of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, who has been serving a prison sentence in the United Kingdom since March 2023.   The delegation, which includes Yusuf Tuggar, Minister of Foreign […]
Admin - November 11, 2025

NIGERIA: NAFDAC Sets December 2025 Deadline For Ban On Alcohol In Sachets And Small Bottles

    By Onoja Baba, Nigeria    The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has announced that the total ban on the production and sale of alcoholic beverages in sachets and small plastic or glass bottles below 200ml will take full effect by December 2025.   According to the Director-General of […]
Admin - November 11, 2025

NIGERIA: Tinubu to Sign Digital Economy and E-Governance Bill into Law This Week

    By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria    President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected to sign the National Digital Economy and E-Governance Bill 2025 into law this week, a move the federal government says will accelerate Nigeria’s digital transformation and drive its $1 trillion economic target.   The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, […]
Admin - November 11, 2025

NIGERIA: NAF Launches Precision Airstrikes, Eliminates ISWAP Fighters, Bandits Across Five States

  By Onoja Baba, Nigeria    The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has intensified its counterterrorism and counter-banditry operations across the country, recording major successes in Borno, Kwara, Katsina, Zamfara, and Kaduna States.     According to a statement issued by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, the coordinated precision airstrikes […]
Admin - November 11, 2025

NIGERIA: FG to Launch Two New Investment Funds for Nigerian Startups

  By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria    The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced plans to launch two new investment funds for startups in the technology and creative sectors by 2026 under its Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (iDICE) programme.   This was disclosed by the Chair of the iDICE Steering Committee and Vice […]
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