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Middle-east Conflict: “What Nigeria Must Do To Minimise Shocks, Maximise Gains”

07.03.2026

Prominent scholars and administrators operating in the country’s foreign affairs community have reacted to the ongoing war in the Middle-east which has pitted the United States of America (USA) and the State of Israel against the Republic of Iran. Those who spoke with the Saturday Telegraph separately yesterday urged the Federal Government to utilise the...

Anambra Manufacturers Decry High Cost Of Power, Canvass For

07.03.2026

Manufacturers in Anambra State are lamenting the high cost of diesel, fuel and other sources of power for their day-to-day production activities. The Chairman, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi Zone of South East, Nigeria, Lady (Dr.) Ada Chukwudozie made this known in Awka, at the forum organised for Energy Stakeholders jointly by...

Tinubu Appoints Jimoh Ibrahim As Nigeria’s Permanent Representative To UN

07.03.2026

Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has appointed Senator Jimoh Ibrahim as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Senator Ibrahim, a doctoral graduate of the University of Cambridge, obtained his Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Master of Science from the University of Oxford. He...

FG Spends N700bn Insuring 199,275 Farmers Across The Country

07.03.2026

The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, on Friday announced that the Federal Government, through the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC), has spent N700 billion on 199,275 farmers’ insurance cover in the last two years of the present administration. This disclosure was made in Abuja during the Quarterly Citizens and Stakeholders’ Engagement...

Tinubu Commends Offor For Medical Book Distribution

07.03.2026

President Bola Tinubu has commended Sir Emeka Offor, oil magnate, entrepreneur and philanthropist, on the special medical book distribution programme of his foundation. The Sir Emeka Offor Foundation, in response to a special request from the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, facilitated the procurement and shipment of 10 40-foot containers of current medical...

Ex-Osun SSG Felicitates Deji Adeleke At 69

07.03.2026

A chieftain of the Accord Party and former Secretary to the Osun State Government, Alhaji Moshood Adeoti, has felicitated renowned businessman and philanthropist, Dr Deji Adeleke, on the occasion of his 69th birthday. In a congratulatory message made available to New Telegraph by his media office, Adeoti described Dr Adeleke as a distinguished entrepreneur, a...

Police Clear Interior Minister, Tunji -Ojo

07.03.2026

The Police High Command on Friday dismissed allegations of forgery, alteration, falsification and unlawful production of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate levelled against the Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji -Ojo, describing the allegations as baseless. Speaking on the allegations, the Force Public Relations Officer, FPRO, Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police Benjamin Hundeyin...

Nigeria Unlocking Entrepreneurship Potentials Of Women To Lead AfCFTA

07.03.2026

The Federal Government has said it’s prepared to lead AfCFTA by creating a strong, viable, productive and competitive economy, by unlocking the productive potential of women-led enterprises at a larger scale by ensuring inclusion, access to capital, market and other incentives. The Ministers and other stakeholders disclosed this at the ‘Colloquium In Honour Of Women’s...

Group Seeks More Opportunities For Nigerian Women

07.03.2026

In celebration of the 2026 International Women’s Day (IWD), the Woman of Substance has urged the government at all levels to give Nigerian women more opportunities to showcase their skills and talents. Speaking at the 2026 Woman of Substance Conference and Awards, the Founder of the Group, Chief Ify Onyegbule, said that when a woman...

Akpabio Hails Osita Ngwu For Investment In Education

06.03.2026

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has commended the Senator representing Enugu West Senatorial District, Osita Ngwu, for his investment in the education of the next generation of Nigerian children. According to a statement in Abuja by Anietie Ekong, Special Assistant, Media/ Communication to the President of the Senate, Akpabio made an appearance on...