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August 5, 2026

NEMA targets multi-hazard early warning by 2027

Ms Maida commended NEMA for bringing the agencies together.

NEMA
August 5, 2026

FRSC targets improved road services

Mr Akume said that the session reflected the need to build stronger institutions.

Federal Road Safety Corps
August 5, 2026

Consumers willing to pay for electricity if accurately metered: Expert

Mr Adekahunsi said that poor metering remained a challenge in the country’s power sector.

Prepaid metres
August 5, 2026

Unpaid care work preventing African women from economic equality: Expert

Ms Motara said, “Women are burnt out, exhausted and overwhelmed because even with better job prospects they still carry the burden of caring for families.”

African women
August 5, 2026

2027: Accord Party candidate withdraws from presidential race, endorses Tinubu

Mr Imumolen, a factional National Chairman of the party, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.

Christopher Imumolen and Tinubu
August 5, 2026

AGF urges new legal aid board to tackle prison congestion

The minister described access to justice as a national security imperative rather than a social welfare programme.

Justice Lateef Fagbemi
August 5, 2026

FG to establish six regional autism centres in 2027

The minister said the government would begin targeted interventions in 2027 to strengthen universities offering the specialised programmes.

Tunji Alausa
August 5, 2026

Flutterwave’s Gabriel Ologunwa says Africa within reach of real-time cross-border payments

Mr Ologunwa said, “We’re closer than many people think. The technology already exists, and the momentum is here.

Flutterwave's Gabriel Ologunwa, others at the Nigeria Fintech Forum
August 5, 2026

Nollywood mourns as actress Temitope Osoba dies at 40

The actor battled breast cancer believed she survived before the announcement of her death. 

Temitope Osoba
August 5, 2026

Weather Alert: Nationwide thunderstorms, disruptive winds, rains to hit Nigeria from Wednesday to Friday, NiMet warns

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted cloudiness and thunderstorms from Wednesday to Friday across the country.

Rainfall