N igeria Democratic Congress presidential hopeful Peter Obi has said he met with senior British political and business leaders in London, including Lord Jonathan Marland, who heads the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council. In a post on his official X account , Obi explained that the meeting centered on expanding trade ties, driving economic growth, and finding ways to strengthen small and medium enterprises across Nigeria. He pointed to fast-growing economies like China, Indonesia, and Vietnam as examples, noting that their progress came largely from prioritizing support for micro, small, and medium-sized businesses. He argued that Nigeria should adopt a similar strategy to boost productivity and create jobs. According to Obi, these smaller businesses are the backbone of any growing economy. He stressed that giving them consistent support, especially in agriculture and manufacturing, is key to unlocking development and employment opportunities. The former Anambra govern...

  T he Nigeria Union of Teachers has opposed the Federal Government’s proposal to exempt candidates seeking admission into the Nigeria Certificate in Education programme from writing the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, as reported by Daily Post Nigeria . NUT President Audu Amba said the move could lower standards in teacher training. He spoke on Tuesday in Abuja at a sensitisation workshop for teachers organised by 21st Century in partnership with the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria. Amba expressed concern over the declining quality of candidates entering colleges of education, noting that many top-performing students now prefer universities. He warned that the trend poses a long-term risk to teaching quality in Nigeria and insisted that the profession should attract the country’s best academic performers. “Colleges of Education should have the highest-scoring UTME candidates,” Amba said. “Instead, when students fail to gain university admission, they are told ...