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Experts and key stakeholders in the human, animal, and environmental sectors have advocated for evidence-driven solutions to tackle antimicrobial resistance, threats to food safety, and the impact of climate change on agriculture. The experts made the call at a recent workshop themed, ‘Strengthening AMR Surveillance, Biosafety and Climate-Smart Agriculture Through a One Health Approach in Nigeria’. According to them, Nigeria must adopt evidence-driven and integrated solutions to protect public health and secure the future of food systems. These, they said, can be achieved through a strengthened One Health approach. One Health Agenda brings together the animal, human, and environmental sectors.…

In SummaryPiggyVest launched on 7 January 2016 (as Piggybank.ng) to digitise traditional “kolo”‑style savings. By the end of 2024, PiggyVest had paid out over ₦2 trillion to users and ₦835 billion was disbursed in 2024 alone. The platform served more than 5 million registered users by 2024. In 2024 PiggyVest’s Assets Under Management grew by 76%, underlining rapid growth and increased user trust. PiggyVest has expanded far beyond its original savings‑only product to offer investments, fixed/deposit‑saving plans, and a full digital savings & investment ecosystem. Deep Dive!!Lagos, Nigeria, Monday, December 2nd – Odunayo Eweniyi recognized that many people struggled to save and turned this challenge into an opportunity,…

The Senate on Tuesday commenced the second reading of a bill proposing a single, toll-free emergency number for Nigeria. The legislation, titled “A Bill for an Act to Establish the National Emergency Toll Service (NETS),” seeks to replace the current array of state and service-specific helplines with a unified three-digit number. Senator Yar’adua Musa (Katsina Central), the sponsor of the bill, said the initiative would consolidate Nigeria’s scattered emergency contacts into one national platform, improving coordination among police, fire services, hospitals, and other first responders. Citing global precedents, he noted that the United Kingdom introduced the 999 number in 1937,…

Former Chelsea academy product and Super Eagles defender Ola Aina has turned heads as he rocks Super Eagles classic jersey, Soccernet.ng reports. The Nottingham Forest star was spotted wearing a retro Nigeria jersey famously associated with Nwankwo Kanu’s jersey number 4. This, undoubtedly, sparked a nostalgic feeling among the Nigerian football fans and revived conversations about one of the most iconic shirts in Super Eagles history. Ola Aina designs his own Sokito boot for AFCON. pic.twitter.com/zFjEjXnW9Z — VERSUS (@vsrsus) December 1, 2025 Aina donned the vintage kit while unveiling his limited-edition Sokito “Mr Lulu” boots which blend of past and…

Members of the Northern Stakeholders Consultative Initiative (NSCI) have said that the recent nomination of former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, will not affect the impartiality of conducting elections in the country. The NSCI, in a statement on Tuesday, was reacting to criticisms trailing Yakubu’s nomination as ambassador by President Bola Tinubu. The Convener of NSCI, Yerima Shettima, said, “The group stands firm in its conviction that the recent discussions surrounding the nomination of Professor Mahmood Yakubu as an ambassador, and the implications this may have on the independence and impartiality of the Independent…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Monday met with state chairmen of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) from all 36 states and the FCT at his residence in Abuja, days after formally registering as a member of the party. The delegation, led by Kogi State ADC Chairman Ogga Kingsley, visited to officially welcome Atiku into the party. According to the former vice president, Kingsley expressed the chairmen’s pleasure in receiving him as a “bona fide member” of the ADC. Speaking during the meeting, Atiku expressed enthusiasm over his formal entry into the party and urged swift action in what he…

The Edo State Government and the Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday renewed hostilities over claims that former Governor Godwin Obaseki’s legacy projects are being destroyed. In a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Dan Osa-Ogbegie, the PDP alleged that the state government has launched a coordinated and increasingly campaign of calumny, provocation, distortion, and hostility orchestrated under Senator Monday Okpebholo. Osa-Ogbegie listed the projects being targeted to include Saro Farms in Orhionmwon and Ovia, the Benin Enterprise Park, which he said was suspended and discredited, the Museum of West African Art, and the Radisson Hotel, which has become the subject of…

Fulham coach Marco Silva has expressed regret that Super Eagles star Samuel Chukwueze did not join the club earlier in the summer transfer window so he could have been part of their pre-season preparations, Soccernet.ng reports. ​After a slow start to life at Craven Cottage, Chukwueze has picked up the pace and shown his quality. ​The 26-year-old winger joined Fulham from AC Milan on transfer deadline day, but until two weeks ago, all his minutes had been from the bench. Samuel Chukwueze for Fulham (Photo credit: Club X) ​He earned the Man of the Match award when he came off…

Adebayo Olugbenga Adedamola, better known as FRYO, has emerged as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the Osun 2026 Governorship election. The primary held in Osogbo on Tuesday under tight security presence. According to the poll official who announced the results, Adebayo polled 919 votes out of the 957 valid accredited. Despite announcing his resignation from the party, the name of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke appeared on the ballot paper for the PDP governorship primary.   Details soon…

In a sweeping two-day security operation that underscores the deepening fight against organised crime in Delta State, operatives of the CP-Special Assignment Team (CP-SAT) and the Eagle Net Special Squad have arrested multiple armed suspects and recovered a cache of illegal weapons and stolen property across Ughelli, Oghara, Sapele, and Asaba. The coordinated crackdown—carried out between November 28 and 29, 2025—reveals the scale and brazenness of criminal networks terrorising communities in the state. According to the command’s spokesperson, Bright Edafe, who confirmed the development, the CP-SAT operatives led by ASP Julius Robinson, launched targeted raids based on what he described…