Concern is growing in Lagos over recurring cases of kidnapping; according to the Daily trust, cases for extortion purposes have increased in the past month with 7 people abducted along the Fidiwo area of the Lagos-Ibadan highway in one week

The nation's prolonged insecurity poses a serious threat to achieving the sustainable development goals of zero hunger in the country by 2030: USD 4,9 billion per year would be needed to do so

National Credit Guarantee Company will be established in May 2025 to improve access to credit for businesses and individuals; the initiative, part of President Tinubu’s reform agenda, aims to bolster financial inclusion by adding risk-sharing instruments

35 children died in a crowd crush during a Christmas fair at the Bashorun district's Islamic High School in Ibadan, where around 5.000 people, mainly children and family members, had gathered for advertised cash handouts and food distributions

Armed men have abducted dozens of women and children in village of Kafin Dawa in Zamfara State, the latest in a spate of kidnappings that have plagued the region; residents reported men carrying rifles going door to door, gunfire echoing, people terrified