Tunde Bakare The Nigerian Forest Security Service, NFSS, has called for collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in the fight against corruption, economic and financial crimes in the country. The request was made on Thursday, April 2, 2026, when NFSS Commander-General, Adewole Joshua Osatimehin, led a delegation of his management team on a courtesy visit to EFCC’s Executive Chairman, Ola Olukoyede at the Commission’s corporate headquarters in Jabi, Abuja. Speaking during the visit, Osatimehin commended Olukoyede’s leadership for its strides in tackling corruption and especially in bringing highly-placed corrupt individuals to justice. “We are here…
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Precious Obogo The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has reiterated its support for the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)’s ongoing development of regulations aimed at protecting public health, as stakeholders rally behind sodium reduction policies. Akinbode Oluwafemi, CAPPA’s Executive Director, gave the assurance during a stakeholders’ engagement on proposed regulations to reduce sodium in pre-packaged foods. He congratulated NAFDAC’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, on the successes recorded under her leadership, adding that CAPPA would continue to support the agency’s public health mandate. The one-day engagement, held in Lagos on Wednesday, April 1,…
Precious Obogo The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has renewed its call on the Federal Government to significantly increase funding for tobacco control, warning that Nigeria’s current budgetary allocation remains grossly inadequate to address the growing public health threat posed by tobacco and emerging nicotine products. The organisation urged the government to raise the annual tobacco control allocation to at least N300 million and ensure sustained increases in subsequent budgets, noting that current funding levels fall far short of what is required to effectively implement the National Tobacco Control Act (NTCA) 2015. The statement came on the…
Uche Cecil Izuora The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Minister Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, has said that Government is committed to a balanced and inclusive development of port infrastructure across the country. The Minister stated that the Government is working towards a decisive shift that drive nationwide port‑modernisation agenda, denouncing impressions that Lagos is the only beneficiary of the Tinubu administration’s maritime transformation plan. Addressing stakeholders, captains of industry, and members of the public at the Ministry’s joint citizens and stakeholders’ engagement and ministerial retreat in Lagos, Oyetola dismissed speculation that the modernisation drive is Lagos‑centric. “We are committed…
Valentine Okafor CycleFlow, powered by C2FO, the world’s on-demand working capital platform, has officially unveiled its operations in Nigeria, broadly promising to connect global and local financing institutions with participating anchor buyers and their MSME suppliers. When fully scaled, the platform has the potential to facilitate $25 to $30 billion in annual financing for local businesses in Nigeria – making it one of the most significant dedicated supply chain financing facilities ever deployed for smaller businesses in Africa. The multi-bank, multi-buyer platform connects suppliers, including MSMEs, with their larger buyers and financial institutions on a single open infrastructure, removing traditional…
Uche Cecil Izuora The Executive Director, of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Birol, has warned that April could bring an even deeper oil supply crunch. Oil markets jumped again Thursday after President Trump said US operations against Iran would continue well into April, renewing fears of a prolonged Strait of Hormuz disruption. Brent climbed back toward $110/bbl, prompting the IEA warning. President Trump signaled that military operations against Iran would continue “well into April,” raising fears of prolonged disruption to one of the world’s most critical energy corridors Global oil markets rallied sharply on Thursday, April 2, after US…
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has announced that Engr. Tony Attah, Managing Director of Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited will speak at the next edition of the Nigerian Content Academy Lecture Series. The lecture will hold virtually on Thursday, April 9, 2026, by 10am, and the renowned industry expert will speak on “Finding Funds for Effective & Efficient Local Content Initiatives – IPPG Perspective.” The lecture is designed to engage a broad spectrum of stakeholders, including industry professionals in oil and gas, energy, and manufacturing sectors, policy makers and government officials, finance professionals, local content practitioners…
Uche Cecil Izuora Nigeria is pushing forward policies to fully integrate indigenous oil companies into mainstream oil and gas industry following asset divestment by International Oil Companies (IOCs). With African onshore spending projected to reach $22 billion by 2026 and Brent forecast to average $58 per barrel, competitiveness is increasingly defined by fiscal efficiency, incremental recovery incentives and technology-driven cost control rather than scale alone. In Nigeria, the Petroleum Industry Act continues to support marginal and onshore operators through reduced tax burdens and royalty-by-volume mechanisms, while flare gas commercialization provisions align brownfield economics with emissions reduction targets. While Governments…
By Tope Adaramola Human lives are indeed like pencils in the hands of our maker. While Providence and God’s grace have their primacy in human lives, personal determination and other virtues of integrity, focus, hard work and intelligence make us fulfilled in our chosen aspirations in life. For Princess Ekeoma Ezeibe, FCIB, the perfect combination of hardwork, intelligence, tenacity of purpose have seen her rising to the pinnacle of her profession as an Insurance Broker, being the current President and Chairperson, Governing Board of The Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB). Having had a very robust prior legal…
Tunde Bakare The on-going construction works at the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure, NASENI’s Renewable Energy Industrial Park, Gora, Nasarawa State is gathering momentum as the project is envisioned to address the country’s energy needs. The project occupying a 40-hectare park designed as a multi-energy hub will help curb capital flight and save foreign exchange expenditure by enabling local production of key renewable energy components such as solar panels, mounting racks, wind systems and biomass technologies. Speaking during an inspection visit on the project site on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, Special Adviser to the…