At the crossroads of diplomacy and development, Nigeria is charting a bold new path—this time, in partnership with Sweden. On the sidelines of the 2025 United Nations Meetings in New York, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Finance, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite, held strategic talks with Ms. Diane Janse, Sweden’s State Secretary for International Development Cooperation. But this was no routine bilateral—it was a meeting grounded in innovation and ambition. The Director of Information and Public Relations, Muhammed Manga in a statement indicated that the discussions centered on Nigeria’s emerging frontiers: technology innovation, digital ecosystems, and the green economy—areas where Sweden is…
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Nigeria has called on the World Bank Group to move beyond broad financial pledges and channel its growing lending capacity into targeted investments that can deliver measurable impact in key sectors of the economy. Speaking at a thematic session on the World Bank’s role in Financing for Development (FFD) during the 2025 United Nations Meetings in New York, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Finance, Dr. Doris Nkiruka Uzoka-Anite, urged the global lender to focus on high-impact sectors such as agriculture, energy access, and human capital development. “The expansion of the World Bank’s financial capacity must be matched with investments that…
Debbie Kauna Foundation (DKF), a non-governmental organisation, has empowered no fewer than 306 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) with business start-up kits. Dr Olaniyi Aderibigbe, Project Analyst, UN Women, disclosed this at the completion of three months vocational training, in Michika and Madagali LGAs of Adamawa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event was organised by Debbie Kauna Foundation, with funding from the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund (NHF) and technical support from the UN Women Nigeria. Aderibigbe, said the beneficiaries were selected based on their vulnerability and potential for growth. “Michika and Madagali were selected because of the high…
***Nenadi Usman, Kingibe, Others Call for National Reset Amid Mounting Economic Pain In a stunning declaration that sent ripples through Nigeria’s political landscape, prominent PDP stalwart Dr. Segun Sowunmi broke ranks during the 2025 May Day celebration in Abuja, boldly endorsing Labour Party’s Peter Obi as the nation’s “only authentic candidate” for the 2027 presidential election. “I am of the PDP,” Sowunmi told a captivated crowd at Merit House, Maitama, “but the future of Nigeria lies with Peter Obi. He is the only one out there actively searching for solutions. The rest are simply waiting for what they’re not prepared…
In a determined push to deliver quality healthcare where it’s needed most — at the grassroots — Idah Club 6575 (IC6575) has reimagined the purpose of medical outreach, focusing on empowering local health workers with the skills, tools, and knowledge that will create lasting impact beyond the event. Hosted at the iconic Idah Club House, the outreach was not the usual “treat-and-go” program. Instead, it was a hands-on training and support initiative that focused on equipping local Primary Health Centre (PHC) workers with practical skills to manage chronic illnesses like hypertension and diabetes — diseases that often go unnoticed until…
By John Akubo In a political landscape increasingly defined by self-interest, shifting loyalties, and ideological fatigue, Alhaji Sule Lamido remains a rare constant in Nigeria’s turbulent democratic journey—a man who has never been afraid to walk the road less traveled, even when that road led through personal pain, political exile, and principled loneliness. In Being True to Myself, Lamido offers more than a memoir; he presents a political creed grounded in patriotism, equity, and people-first governance It is coming as a timely and powerful meditation on what it means to serve with conscience. It is not just a personal autobiography;…
***Says “Yoruba Government” Tag Is Dangerous, Tinubu’s 8 Years Non-Negotiable The Pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, has lashed out at suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over her alleged description of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration as a “Yoruba Government,” calling the remarks divisive, dangerous, and a calculated attempt to stir ethnic tension. In a strongly worded statement signed by its Organising Secretary, Abagun Kole Omololu, Afenifere described the allegations made public through an exposé by Dr. Sandra Duru as shocking and deeply troubling. According to Duru, Akpoti-Uduaghan was caught on record revealing a covert plan to brand Tinubu’s administration as a Yoruba…
By Lamara Garba In a bold move to support higher education and reduce the financial burden on parents and students, the Barau Jibrin Foundation has awarded domestic postgraduate scholarships to 300 deserving students from across Kano State. The official screening of prospective students for the scholarship programme took place at the Convocation Arena of Bayero University, Kano (BUK), on Sunday and Monday, April 20 &21, 2025. The ceremony was marked by dignitaries from both academic and political circles. Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, CFR, emphasized the transformative power of education in nation-building, saying that education is the…
By Muhammed Danjuma Ogwu, Lafia Government College Keffi, Nasarawa State’s premier institution of learning, has marked its 76th anniversary with a resounding call to restore the vision of one of its most illustrious alumni—late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua—by completing the long-abandoned E-library project he championed over a decade ago. The milestone celebration, held during the 2025 Annual General Meeting and Awards Night of the Keffi Old Boys Association (KOBA), was not only a reunion of minds and memories but a heartfelt appeal to reignite the flame of excellence that the school has long been known for. Addressing dignitaries and alumni…
The veil has been lifted on what may become one of Nigeria’s largest oil-sector scandals in recent history, as anti-graft officials uncover N80 billion in the personal account of a recently dismissed managing director of one of Nigeria’s state-owned refineries. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested top former executives of the Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna refineries amid a sweeping probe into the alleged mismanagement of over $3 billion earmarked for the rehabilitation of the country’s ailing refining infrastructure. Among those arrested are Ibrahim Onoja of the Port Harcourt Refining Company and Efifia Chu of the Warri…