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FCCPC, LASCOPA Sign Mou On Consumer Protection

NewsDeskNgApr 22, 2026April 22, 20260

FCCPC and LASCOPA sign MoU to strengthen coordination, complaint handling and consumer rights enforcement across Nigeria. Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Mr. Tunji Bello, Tuesday emphasised that state institutions remained indispensable partners in building a credible and accessible consumer protection framework across the federation....

Stakeholders Demand 20% Oil Block Equity For Host Communities

NewsDeskNgApr 22, 2026April 22, 20260

Stakeholders urge federal government to allocate 20 percent equity in oil blocks to host communities and states. As part measures to promote Nigerian local content through genuine participation and empowerment of oil producing communities, a concerned group – the Nigerian Local Content Conference (NLCC) has asked the federal government to...

Nigeria Pushes Regional Development Commissions Toward Self-Reliant Growth At Edo Retreat

NewsDeskNgApr 20, 2026April 20, 20260

FG urges regional commissions to boost revenue, strengthen governance, and drive self-sustaining development beyond statutory allocations across Nigeria. The federal government has called on regional development commissions to chart a new course that will lead to growth and transformation of the different zones in the country. The call was made...

Miss Lagos Damilola Bolarinde Crowned Miss International Nigeria 2026 At Face Of Hope Finale

NewsDeskNgApr 20, 2026April 20, 20260

Miss Lagos Damilola Bolarinde wins Face of Hope 2026, securing Miss International Nigeria title and representing Nigeria at global pageant Damilola Bolarinde, representing Lagos, has been crowned winner of the Face of Hope 2026 pageant, earning the title of Miss International Nigeria 2026 at the grand finale held in Lagos....

Nigeria Rejects IMF Bailout, Relies On Reforms Amid Global Economic Pressures

NewsDeskNgApr 17, 2026April 17, 20260

Wale Edun says Nigeria will not seek IMF bailout, while Amina Mohammed warns inequality and food insecurity threaten reform gains. Following the International Monetary Fund (IMF) disclosure that it was preparing a potential $50 billion support package aimed at cushioning vulnerable economies from the economic shockwaves of rising geopolitical tensions...

IMF projects Nigeria’s Debt-To-GDP To Rise To 33.1% In 2027 Election Year

NewsDeskNgApr 16, 2026April 16, 20260

IMF says Nigeria debt-to-GDP will rise to 33.1 percent in 2027, warning of global fiscal risks ahead election. The International Monetary Fund (International Monetary Fund) has projected that Nigeria’s debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio will rise to 33.1 percent in 2027, an election year for the country, amid warnings of...

Ayooluwa Oladimeji: Nigeria’s SME Growth Depends On Access To Liquidity

NewsDeskNgApr 15, 2026April 15, 20260

Ayooluwa Oladimeji highlights Nigeria’s massive SME funding gap, stressing liquidity as key to business expansion and economic growth. The Acting Executive Director of Commercial Solutions at Zedvance, Ayooluwa Oladimeji, has said that the growth of small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria is heavily dependent on access to liquidity, stressing...

Sani Usman: Fighting Terrorism In Nigeria A Collective Responsibility

NewsDeskNgApr 15, 2026April 15, 20260

Sani Usman links rising attacks in Nigeria to insurgent tactics and societal factors, calls for collective national response. A former spokesperson of the Nigerian Army and Consultant Director at the Nigerian Army Resource Centre, Brigadier General Sani Usman (retd.), has said that tackling insurgency in Nigeria requires a collective national...

Amnesty International Reports 1,100 Kidnappings In Nigeria In Three Months

NewsDeskNgApr 12, 2026April 12, 20260

Amnesty International warns Nigeria faces escalating abduction crisis, reporting over 1,100 kidnappings and urging urgent government action. Amnesty International has said that Nigeria is grappling with a deepening abduction crisis, with at least 1,100 people kidnapped across northern states between January and April 2026, urging President Bola Tinubu to take...

Nigerian Government, Ohanaeze Ban ‘Eze Ndigbo’ Titles Abroad Over Diplomatic Fallout

NewsDeskNgApr 10, 2026April 10, 20260

FG and Ohanaeze outlaw diaspora ‘Eze Ndigbo’ titles after incidents in South Africa and Ghana spark tensions and diplomatic concerns. Federal government has moved to curb the controversial installation of “Eze Ndigbo” in foreign countries, backing a sweeping decision by Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide and South East traditional rulers to abolish...