October 9, 2025 Nineteen of the World Bank’s 25 executive directors issued a joint statement this week affirming their support for the bank’s continued work on climate change, defying the U.S., the…
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LASG moves against illegal land filling, sand mining
October 9, 2025 ….132 Operators Issued Immediate Stop-Work Orders The Lagos State Government has launched a major enforcement drive targeting illegal land filling, unauthorised sand mining and unregulated shoreline activities across the…
Katsina targets 70% broadband penetration by 2030
Oct. 9, 2025 Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State says that the state aims to achieve 70 per cent broadband penetration to connect its 34 Local Government Areas (LGAs) by 2030. Radda…
42% of informal workers lack 1 month savings – Moniepoint
Oct. 9, 2025 A new study by Moniepoint Microfinance Bank has revealed that 42 per cent of informal sector operators do not have enough savings to survive beyond a month without income….
Tinubu pardons Herbert Macaulay, Vasta, grants clemency to 82 inmates
Oct. 9, 2025 President Bola Tinubu has granted a posthumous pardon to late Maj.-Gen. Mamman Vatsa, executed for treason in 1986 under the military regime of Gen. Ibrahim Babangida. This was…
Trade Fair Complex: Zero tolerance for unapproved developments remain non-negotiable – LASG
October 9, 2025 The Lagos State Government has reiterated its zero tolerance for illegal and unapproved developments within the Trade Fair Complex, Ojo, pending full compliance with planning regulations and the attainment…
Our position on cannabis oil export only an opinion, not FG approval yet – NDLEA clarifies
October 9, 2025 The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has clarified that the statement of its Chairman/Chief Executive Officer at a workshop organized by the Nigerian Academy of Science on the…
AFRICA-FX-Most currencies seen stable
October 9, 2025 The Kenyan, Nigerian and Zambian currencies are expected to be broadly unchanged against the dollar in the next week to Thursday, while Ghana’s may gain, traders said. KENYA Kenya’s…
Customs intercepts 5 trucks of expired flour from Egypt
Oct. 9, 2025 The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Seme Command, on Thursday said it intercepted five trailer loads of expired flour, with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of ₦1.2 billion, coming from…
Emefiele: Court admits WhatsApp conversation in alleged $4.5bn fraud
Oct. 9, 2025 An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Thursday admitted into evidence the WhatsApp conversation indicting the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, of $4.5…