Kano, Oct, 7, 2025 – The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has warned those in the food value chain against unwholesome practices that endanger public health. Olatunji Bello, the Executive Vice Chairman of the commission, gave the warning in Kano on Tuesday at a one-day sensitisation campaign on “Food Quality Standards, Safety Regulations, and Fair Business Practices”. Bello, represented by Nkechi Mba, his Director of Quality Assurance and Development, said the campaign was aimed at raising awareness on the dangers of food adulteration and the importance of compliance …
FG appoints May Agbamuche-Mbu as acting Chairman of INEC
Abuja, Oct. 7, 2o25 – Prof, May Agbamuche-Mbu, a new Acting Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has assumed office on Tuesday. She took over from Mahmood Yakubu, the outgoing Chairman, who handed the office over to her. The appointment of Agbamuche-Mbu, a lawyer, was formally announced by Yakubu on Tuesday at a meeting of Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in Abuja. Agbamuche-Mbu, who hails from Delta State, was a former resident commissioner in INEC. She will act in office until the appointment of a substantive chairman.
Dangote-PENGASSAN Crisis: Students hold solidarity rally in support of Dangote Refinery
Ibadan, Oct. 7, 2025 – Some members under the aegis of the National Association of Oduduwa Students, the Coalition of Yoruba Students and the Yoruba Movement on Tuesday held a solidarity rally in support of Dangote Refinery in its crisis with PENGASSAN. The rally was held in the morning at the Iwo Road Roundabout at the Ibadan end of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The student, who wore T shirts with “Don’t Kill Dangote Refinery” emblazoned on it, marched peacefully round the adjoining streets carrying placards with different inscriptions like “Don’t …
24 million reasons to fear for the future of Nigeria
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Lagos, Oct. 6, 2025 – When Olusegun Obasanjo took over in 1976 from the slain Murtala Mohammed as Nigeria’s military Head of State, the regime was already committed as a matter of policy to transition power to an elected civilian administration in 1979. This was a big deal, alright, but not one over which he had much say as such. As the military Head of State, General Obasanjo identified two issues to define his personal legacy. One was food security. To address that, he launched …
First female Archbishop appointed to lead Church of England
London, Oct. 4, 2025 – Sarah Mullally has been named as the new Archbishop of Canterbury on Friday, making her the first female leader of the Church of England in its 1,400-year history. The former chief nursing officer for England will be confirmed as the church’s top bishop at a legal ceremony in the coming months. Although King Charles III is head of the Church of England, the Archbishop of Canterbury is the most senior bishop and is the spiritual leader of the Church. In her first words after …
Trump eyes firing thousands of federal workers over shutdown
Washington, Oct. 3, 3035 – President Donald Trump is weighing slashing “thousands” of federal jobs ahead of a meeting with his budget director, Russell Vought, as the White House looks to ratchet up pressure on Democrats to end a government shutdown that has entered its second day. “It’s likely going to be in the thousands,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Thursday, saying that the “entire team at the White House” was working to identify possible cuts. “We’re going to look at agencies that don’t align …
Elon Musk halfway to becoming world’s first trillionaire: report
Washington, Oct. 2, 2025 – Billionaire Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, is nearly halfway to becoming the planet’s first trillionaire, Forbes magazine reported Wednesday. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO became the first person to achieve a net worth of $500 billion, briefly, as the shares in his electric vehicle company rebound from his clumsy stint in politics, amid other gains. The 54-year-old’s net worth hit $500.1 billion Wednesday before dipping back to $499.1 billion, the publication’s “Real-Time Billionaires” tracker reported. Ranked after him are Oracle CEO Larry Ellison …
Nigerian Ijaw group petitions Ramaphosa for the release of militant leader, Okah
Lagos, Oct. 2, 2025 – A Nigerian organization representing the Ijaw people, the dominant ethnic nationality in the country’s oil-rich Niger Delta, filed a petition to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa today, demanding the immediate release of jailed militant leader Henry Okah. Okah, 60, is serving a 24-year jail sentence over two car bombings in Nigeria in 2010 claimed by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), an armed group fighting for more local control of the region’s resources and against environmental pollution from oil production. …
After 25 years, US-Africa trade lifeline AGOA comes to an end
Washington, Oct. 2, 2025 – After 25 years, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) has officially expired on Tuesday, leaving the future of trade between the United States and Africa in uncertainty. The multilateral agreement has given thousands of products from African nations duty-free access to US markets since it was introduced in 2000. In Kenya, it has allowed the country’s textile and apparel sector — makers of jeans, for instance — to effectively compete with Asian exporters such as in Bangladesh and Vietnam. “Clearly if AGOA goes away we …
CEO of Nigeria’s top bank buys house on London billionaires’ row
London, Oct. 2, 2025 – Roosevelt Ogbonna, the Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc, bought a mansion for £15 million ($20 million) on a street in London’s Hampstead neighborhood nicknamed Billionaires’ Row, marking a rare transaction in the city’s beleaguered luxury housing market. Ogbonna, who has been the boss of Nigeria’s largest bank by assets for over three years, purchased the sprawling mansion in August, according to a UK filing. The house, which has a spa and an entertainment suite, was listed for £17 million as recently as …