Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the  Economy, Taiwo Oyedele Nigeria’s small businesses need patient capital, experienced investors and institutional support beyond conventional bank loans to expand and compete internationally, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has said. Oyedele said inadequate financing, technical expertise …

A Nigerian student who had recently completed his master’s degree in public health has died after suffering an asthma attack in London, leaving his family struggling to raise funds to bring his body home for burial. Obanyeli Jesse Chima, 26, was awaiting his graduation when he collapsed while celebrating his …

Manchester United slumped further into crisis with a 3-0 home defeat to Bournemouth on Sunday that plunged Michael Carrick’s future as manager into doubt. Carrick’s bold decision to drop captain Bruno Fernandes backfired as defeat stretched United’s winless run to eight games and left them 16th in the Premier League, …

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, will oversee air travel arrangements for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election campaign after he was appointed head of the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign’s Directorate of Air Mobilisation. The President also named Olubunmi Kuku, Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of …

The US Department of Transportation has fined Air France and KLM a total of $425,000 for operating dozens of flights in Iraqi airspace below the minimum safe altitude. The Federal Aviation Administration has for over six years barred flights over Iraq below 32,000 feet due to conflict and militant threats. …

The principal suspect in the death of a 61-year-old retired teacher, Mrs Adedotun Adeteju Oluwaseun has confessed that he murdered the woman for her failure to lend him ₦1,500,000 towards purchasing another vehicle The suspect Saburi Lateef Ayinde, who was arrested after eight months of commission of the crime in …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it has identified and followed up 53 contacts linked to the confirmed case of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Director-General of NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, disclosed this at a media conference …

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has unveiled the list of national campaign council members for the party ahead of the 2027 elections. The list was released by the NDC National Publicity Director, Osa Director, in a post on his 𝕏 account on Sunday. The list features the NDC National Leader, Seriake Dickson, as …

The Federal Government has disbursed N38.93 billion to 166 public tertiary institutions nationwide to address infrastructure gaps and improve teaching and learning facilities. This is contained in a statement issued by the Head of Media, Federal Ministry of Finance, Mrs Efe Ovuakporie, on Sunday in Abuja. She said the disbursement …

The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Olatunji Disu, has proposed a 200 per cent gratuity and pension for retired police officers as part of the ongoing reforms in the Nigeria Police Force. Disu told newsmen on Sunday in Abuja that the proposal was before a presidential committee, set up to …