For thousands of young Nigerians currently undergoing their mandatory National Youth Service, brighter days may be ahead. The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), YD Ahmed, on Friday, announced that corps members will soon start receiving an increased monthly allowance of N77,000—more than double the current N33,000 stipend. Ahmed made this revelation while…
In a major push to strengthen Nigeria’s fight against HIV/AIDS, the Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr. Temitope Ilori, has revealed plans to support domestic production of critical HIV commodities—including test kits and antiretroviral drugs—by the end of 2025. Speaking in Ilorin, Kwara State, during the inauguration of the…
The Nigerian equities market sustained the bullish trend recorded last week as investors gained N1.064 trillion on the trading floor of the Nigerian Xchange (NGX) this week. Ripples Nigeria reports that investors recorded a gain of N794bn the previous week. The market capitalization increased to N64.709 trillion from N63.645 trillion recorded the previous week. Similarly,…
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has vowed to challenge the Court of Appeal’s ruling that upheld the proscription of the group and labeled it a terrorist organization. In a fiery response delivered through his lead counsel, Aloy Ejimakor on Friday, Kanu condemned the judgment, calling it a decision that…
The National Assembly is set to open discussions on the future of the death penalty in Nigeria. The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, on Friday, indicated that Parliament was ready to engage with Nigerians on whether capital punishment should be abolished. The statement comes amid a growing global movement against the…
