Controversial Islamic cleric shot dead in northern Nigeria
A controversial Islamic cleric in Nigeria has been murdered outside his home in the northern state of Katsina. Two assailants arrived on a motorcycle and shot Yahaya Masussuka in the town of Dutsin-Ma as he was saying goodbye to visitors…
FG partners US foundation to mobilise $1bn to tackle child malnutrition
The Operation End Starvation initiative aims to mobilise more than $1 billion to combat child malnutrition and prevent starvation-related deaths across sub-Saharan Africa, with Nigeria as a priority country. The federal government is partnering with a US-based organisation, Operation End…
Businessman builds N2.2bn hospital for Edo community
An oil services tycoon, Chief Leemon Ikpea, has built a 62-bed hospital worth N2.2 billion in Ewatto, Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo State. Ikpea, a philanthropist and founder of the Agbonjagwe Leemon Ikpea Foundation, said the hospital…
Seven Nigerian startups win $277,000 at nsia partners’ demo day
The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), in partnership with its development and innovation partners, has awarded a combined $277,000 to seven Nigerian startups at a Demo Day designed to support emerging businesses and accelerate innovation in the country. The funding…
Italian company Eni sells Nigeria subsidiary to invest in deep-water activities
Italian company divests onshore and shallow-water assets to rebalance upstream portfolio. Italian oil major Eni has completed the sale of a Nigeria-based subsidiary, as it directs its focus to deep-water assets in the African nation. In a statement issued on…
Nigerians forced to borrow as food costs swallow 120% of income —Oyedele
Some Nigerian households are spending as much as 120 per cent of their monthly income on food and borrowing to feed their families until the next payday, Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Taiwo Oyedele has disclosed. Speaking…
Lagos coastal highway tipped as next Victoria Island
The Chief Marketing Officer of Palton Morgan Holdings, Ikechukwu Ugwu, has described the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway as Lagos’ new Victoria Island. Ugwu disclosed this to journalists over the weekend in Lagos after a tour of the company’s Paramount twin towers…
Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda Dies At 90
Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has died at the age of 90, according to Japan’s Nikkei business daily. Fukuda died on Thursday, October 22, 2026, from heart failure at a hospital in Tokyo, Nikkei reported on Monday. He was…
Sudan and Qatari firm agree on livestock investment pact to boost economy
Sudan and Qatar’s Future Union Holding Company have agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding on investment in Sudan’s livestock sector. The landmark agreement, finalized on Sunday, underscores a strategic push to revitalize a crucial pillar of the Sudanese economy…
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s mother, Prof Kamene Okonjo dies at 96
The mother of the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Professor Kamene Okonjo, is dead.The Palace Secretary of Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom, Chief Ifeakanachukwu Emordi, on behalf of the Umu Obi Obahai Royal Family, announced the development in…