Nigeria’s agricultural imports fell by 8.5% year-on-year to N2.03 trillion in the first half of 2026, as the value of inbound agricultural products declined across the two quarters.
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By Luminous Jannamike The Oyo State Governor and presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Seyi Makinde, has promised to prioritise job creation, skills training and manufacturing as part of his party’s agenda for Nigeria, with its manifesto scheduled for unvei...
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President Bola Tinubu has said Nigeria is shifting from borrowing to cover short-term fiscal pressures to raising funds for infrastructure projects that can drive economic growth, create jobs and support the country’s ambition of becoming a $1 trillion economy by 2030. Tinubu sai...
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By Edwin Philip, Lafia The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized and destroyed fake, adulterated, expired and banned products worth more than ₦8 billion across North-Central Nigeria. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye...
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President Bola Tinubu has departed Abuja for Makkah, Saudi Arabia, to perform Umrah, a spiritual exercise for which he will pray for Nigeria’s progress. Read More: https://punchng.com/video-tinubu-jets-to-makkah-for-umrah/...
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Mr Adeyemi pleaded not guilty to the amended 22 counts, including forgery and fraud. The post ICPC re-arraigns fake ‘Presidential Council’ DG Adeniyi Adeyemi for forgery, fraud appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Peter Obi, has promised emergency measures to tackle insecurity, corruption, hunger and poverty, if elected. Obi made the promise on Thursday during an interactive town hall meeting with a large crowd of supporte...
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President Bola Tinubu has defended Nigeria’s new borrowing, stating the loans will fund key infrastructure projects to create future economic opportunities Read More: https://punchng.com/tinubu-defends-new-loans-says-funds-will-build-future-opportunities/...
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Peter Obi has also won back for the Igbos a modicum of political dignity, respect and a sense of what is possible. For decades, Igbos were mocked for being unable to produce a candidate from among themselves capable of contesting for the highest office in the land. That was befor...
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has developed a mobile application that allows authorised industry stakeholders to scan phones’ International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers and upload device information to its verification platform. The regulator is steppin...
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President Bola Tinubu on Thursday departed Abuja for Makkah, Saudi Arabia, to perform Umrah, an Islamic pilgrimage to the holy city. The presidential aircraft, an Airbus A330-200, took off at 2:20pm local time, with the president expected to return to Nigeria next week after comp...
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PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that the Federal High Court in Abuja sacked Mr Uzodimma as the APC's candidate for the district. The post APC reacts to court judgement sacking Uzodimma as senatorial candidate appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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Joe Ajaero, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has asked the Trade Union Congress, TUC, to negotiate its terms with the Federal Government, as it cannot reject the N70,000 transport allowance NLC agreed with government for public sector workers. Vanguard reported that...
