The Federal Government has promised to transform Nigeria’s solid minerals sector in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of the current administration. The Ministry of Solid Minerals Development said it is ready to work with different agencies and experts to boost the sector. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, gave the assurance at the third annual international conference of the Nigeria Association of Exploration Geologists (NAEG) in Abuja. The conference had the theme: “Exploration Geophysics, Earth Resources and Environmental Problems in Modern Nigeria.” Represented by the Director of Artisans and Small-Scale Mining, Mr. Akinrogunde Akintunde, Dr. Alake…
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The African Union (AU) and Nigeria are working together to improve farming and increase food production across Africa. They are doing this through a plan called the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP). CAADP is a plan to help grow and improve farming in Africa. It was started in 2003 by African leaders to speed up development in the farming sector across the continent. Dr. Marcus Ogunbiyi, a top official at Nigeria’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, spoke about this on Monday. He was at a workshop in Abuja to review Nigeria’s farming performance from 2022 to 2024 and…
The Lagos State Government has sealed off some facilities, including residential apartments in Lekki, for discharging untreated sewage into public drains, which violates the state’s environmental laws. The enforcement was carried out on Friday by the Lagos State Wastewater Management Office. It targeted properties and public facilities that were found polluting the environment and endangering public health. In a statement on Saturday, the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, confirmed that six public toilet facilities in Idi-Araba were shut down. Investigations showed they had been releasing raw sewage directly into public drainage systems. “These perpetrators were in the…
Sokoto State is in mourning after a tragic boat accident claimed several lives in Kojiyo Ward, Goronyo Local Government Area. The boat, carrying many passengers across the river, capsized midway, leading to deaths and the loss of property. A local resident, Abubakar, said many people drowned while others are still missing as search and rescue teams continue to work. The exact number of victims has not yet been confirmed. “This is a great tragedy for our community,” another resident said, describing the mood in Kojiyo as sad and tense. Even though official figures have not been released, prayers have been…
The Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN) has provided solar-powered boreholes and renovated two major mosques in Kwanar Dangora, Bebeji Local Government Area, and in Kura Local Government Area of Kano State. This is part of its effort to fight open defecation. The projects, done under the WOFAN ICON2 initiative, include the construction of toilets to reduce open defecation, installation of solar-powered boreholes, provision of solar lighting, supply of carpets, and other basic facilities. These are meant to give people safe drinking water and improve worship and community activities. WOFAN’s Executive Director, Dr. Salamatu Garba, in a statement over the weekend,…
The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Rehabilitation and Operation of Baro Inland Port and the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) visited the port to check its condition. The committee leader, Sai’du Abdullahi from Bida/Gbako Federal Constituency, led the members to meet with people involved in the port on Saturday. He said the purpose of their visit was to look at the port’s facilities and find out what problems are stopping it from starting work. Abdullahi said he was happy with the port equipment but was unhappy about the unfinished road and railway connections. He explained, “Almost all the equipment…
In the past year or so, I have become a sad man. I feel sorry for myself, as I cannot do much to stem the tide. I also feel sad for our youth, who are daily ensnared by the ravaging trend. But I am more distressed for Nigeria, my country, for breeding such youth. We are mortgaging our country’s future by sacrificing our youth’s intellectual growth to Artificial Intelligence, AI. I recall our growing days with nostalgia. I started reading my senior sisters’ novels, the Mills and Boon series, and those by Agatha Christie at age nine. At the same…
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) needs to take security problems at airports and during flights more seriously. Right now, it seems like the agency isn’t doing enough and is only picking certain cases to handle, which encourages bad behavior from some passengers. The NCAA is a fully independent agency responsible for regulating aviation in Nigeria. The Civil Aviation Act of 2022 gives it the power to manage safety in the aviation sector, supervise airports and air traffic services, and also handle economic matters in the industry without interference. Nigeria is a member of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO),…
As the world gets ready for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil (November 10–21, 2025), Nigeria and other African countries are being encouraged to stop asking for climate funding and start focusing on building their own green economy. Professor George Nwangwu, head of the Global Centre for Law, Business and Economy (GCLBE) and organizer of the Africa Climate Forum, told reporters that Nigeria should use COP30 to attract investors to its green economy. He believes this is better than asking for grants, which might not always be used properly. Nwangwu, a law professor at Nile University,…
I just learned that after months of painstaking intelligence work, authorities have apprehended Mahmud Muhammad Usman, the self-styled “Emir of Ansaru,” and his deputy Mahmud al-Nigeri, known as Malam Mahmuda, the man behind the Mahmuda terrorist group that has been tormenting my people in Borgu, a geo-cultural space that stretches from Kebbi through Niger and northern Kwara and spills into northern and central Benin Republic. Their arrest has effectively dismantled the command structure of the al-Qaeda-linked Ansaru group, notorious for audacious kidnappings, attacks, and terror campaigns across northern Nigeria. This is personal to me on so many levels. A major…