Abuja: The Guards Brigade, Nigerian Army, has conducted a two-day field training exercise to boost troops’ proficiency in ambush and anti-ambush operations. The exercise, tagged ‘Exercise Heavy Strike’, was held at the 176 Guards Battalion in Gwagwalada, and along the Rafin Zurfi-Ibua route in the Federal Capital Territory. According to News Agency of Nigeria, this […]

Abuja: The Federal Government has announced that Nigeria is experiencing a significant transformation in its rail transport sector as the 284-kilometre Kano-Maradi Standard Gauge and Kaduna-Kano Rail Projects approach completion. The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Said Alkali, made this statement during the Nigeria Transport and Logistics Leadership Summit and Awards 2025 held in Abuja. According […]

Abuja: The Federal Government has announced plans to establish additional cancer centres and enhance funding for cancer treatment to improve healthcare access and reduce burdens for patients across Nigeria. Dr Iziaq Salako, Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, said this at the 2025 International Cancer Week, hosted by the National Institute for Cancer […]

Abuja: The FCT High Court, Life Camp, Abuja has adjourned the trial of a Nigerian rapper, Tochukwu Ojogwu, popularly known as ‘Odumodublvck’, in a case of assault and battery, until Nov. 26. The claimant, a Nigerian musician named Levi Ogbogiri, who is popularly known as ‘Kraziecent’, has filed a lawsuit against Odumodublvck for allegedly assaulting […]

Abuja: Nigeria’s headline inflation rate experienced a further decline, easing to 18.02 percent in September 2025. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported this in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report for September 2025, released in Abuja. According to News Agency of Nigeria, the report highlights a significant reduction in the inflation rate, […]