Ondo State govt mulls economic ties with China

• Seeks partnership in technology, agric, construction • Ojogo rallies support for Aiyedatiwa, APC • Ese-Odo leaders, others assure party 80% of votes • Vow to embark on aggressive mobilisation…

Nigeria’s food system under threat, experts warn

Experts have raised the alarm on the state of Nigeria’s food system, warning that the increasing presence of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) poses significant risks to human health, the environment,…

Muslim clerics oppose move to reduce powers of Sultan

The Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN) has condemned the alleged plot to depose the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar.   While cautioning the state government against such move,…

FG no longer interested in Nigeria Air, ET affirms

Ethiopian Airlines has said the Federal government is no longer interested in the proposed joint venture to birth Nigeria Air.   Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines, Mesfin Tase, who…

Troops kill 70 terrorists, destroy ISWAP camps in Borno

Troops of the Multinational Task Force (MNJTF), under the auspices of Operation Lake Sanity II, have killed 70 terrorists, destroying the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) camps in the…

Concerns mount over removal of drainage covers in Lagos

Some Lagosians have expressed concerns over the illegal removal of drainage covers across the metropolis. They said despite outcries and arrests, scavengers have continued to steal drainage covers in Lagos…

Suspected kidnappers abduct man, rob driver in Ogun 

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a driver, and robbed and wounded another near Delabo Junction, along the Sagamu/Ijebu-Ode expressway.     The Guardian learnt that the incident occurred on Sunday,…

LASTMA rescues two crash victims in Lagos

Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), yesterday, rescued a trapped driver and his assistant from under a mini truck loaded with sachet water. Special Adviser to the…

Two bag death sentence for killing woman, daughter in Delta 

Justice M.O. Omovie of a High Court sitting in Ibusa, Delta State, yesterday, sentenced two men, Mr Ojerbo Solomon and Mr Ola Babatunde, to death by hanging, for killing a woman and…

Mining: Group moves to rescue children in hazardous sites

A group, Women in Mining Africa (WiM-Africa), has launched ‘Voices of Children from the Pits’, a programme designed to help vulnerable children in mining communities and take them out of…

Business & Economy

Nigeria’s revenues hit N20.6 trillion in eight months on non-oil gains – Official
US government donates $32.5 million to WFP to address hunger in Nigeria