OKONJO-IWEALA: NIGERIANS MUST FEEL DIVIDENDS OF ECONOMIC REFORMS
Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged the Federal Government to make job creation a top priority.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT URGES KOICA, FAO TO ALIGN AGRICULTURAL INTERVENTION WITH NIGERIA’S DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES
The Federal Government has called for stronger alignment between development partners’ interventions and Nigeria’s national priorities. The call was made as the Korea International Cooperation Agency, KOICA, and the Food and Agriculture Organisation, FAO, prepare to roll out a new multi-bilateral agricultural project in Nigeria.
NIGERIA, BENIN, CAMEROON, ADVANCE REGIONAL BORDER MODERNISATION AT BEITBRIDGE MISSION
The Nigeria Customs Service has strengthened its commitment to coordinated border management and regional trade after a high-level benchmarking mission to the Beitbridge Border Post between Zimbabwe and South Africa. The mission was held to advance trade facilitation and economic integration in Africa.
FG INAUGURATES COMMITTEE TO STRENGTHEN AGRICULTURAL QUARANTINE AND BOOST NON-OIL EXPORTS
The Federal Government has inaugurated an Interministerial Committee on the Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service, NAQS. The inauguration took place on Tuesday, 28 July 2026, at the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning in Abuja.
NASS COMMENDS SEC FOR FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY AND REVENUE GROWTH
The National Assembly has commended the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, for improving its fiscal sustainability. The commendation was based on the Commission’s cost-cutting measures and improved revenue generation efforts.
NIGERIA’S AGF OGUNJIMI ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF AFRICAN ACCOUNTANTS-GENERAL IN ESWATINI
The Accountant-General of the Federation, Dr. Shamseldeen Babatunde Ogunjimi, has been elected Chairman of the African Accountants-General. The election took place during the Association’s Annual General Meeting held in the Kingdom of Eswatini on July 24, 2026.
FG LAUNCHES IPPIS HUMAN RESOURCE MODULES TO DIGITALISE FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE
The Federal Government has officially launched the Human Resource Modules of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System, IPPIS. The Go-Live ceremony was held on Monday, 27 July 2026, in Abuja by the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation.
NIGERIA CUSTOMS SERVICE RELEASES FINAL LIST FOR ASC II RECRUITMENT
The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has released the final list of successful candidates for the 2024/2025 recruitment exercise into the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Customs II, ASC II.
NAICOM BACKS LAGOS BUILDING INSURANCE SCHEME, CALLS FOR TRANSPARENT AND COMPETITIVE IMPLEMENTATION
The Commissioner for Insurance and Chief Executive Officer of the National Insurance Commission, NAICOM, Olusegun Ayo Omosehin, has expressed the Commission’s full support for the Lagos State Building Insurance Scheme.
SUPER FALCONS SUFFER RACIST ABUSE AHEAD OF WAFCON TITLE DEFENCE IN MOROCCO
Nigeria’s Super Falcons have been subjected to racist abuse on social media ahead of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, with several players targeted by accounts posting monkey emojis, banana emojis and primate images following recent controversies involving the team.