The Nigerian equities market rebounded from the previous day’s loss with investors making N25 billion at the end of trading on Tuesday. This followed the increase...
Governors of the five states in the South-East on Tuesday, resolved to meet the Federal Government on the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra...
The Namibian government has resolved to reduce the price of petrol by 80 Namibian cents per liter (about $0.044). Similarly, diesel 50ppm will be leased by...
At 14 people died when a three-storey building collapsed in the southern Egyptian city of Assiut on Monday. The city’s Governor, Essam Saad, said on Tuesday....
A director with the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Isaiah Yusuf, on Tuesday testified against a former minister of aviation, Hadi Sirika, in his trial for...
The Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank (FMO) and Nigeria’s First City Monument Bank (FCMB) today signed a $25 million NASIRA guarantee agreement. The guarantee will enable FCMB...
The House of Representatives has resolved to probe the N1.12 trillion anchor borrowers scheme coordinated by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Also included in the...
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has projected a 23 percent increase in energy demand across the world by 2045. The OPEC Secretary-General, Haitham...
Police operatives in Kaduna have rescued three kidnapped persons and killed a suspected bandit in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Mansir Hassan,...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits in the early hours of Tuesday reportedly killed a lecturer with the Federal University, Dutsinma in Katsina State. The victim, Dr....
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 2,102 suspected cases of cholera and 63 deaths in 33 states across the country. The NCDC Director-General,...
A bill proposing the creation of a new state in Nigeria’s south-eastern region has cleared its first hurdle in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday. The...
The Imo State House of Assembly has been plunged into controversy following the suspension of four lawmakers, on Tuesday. The Speaker of Imo State House of...
The World Bank has announced plans to restructure the financing of the $430 Nigeria Digital Identification for Development (ID4D) project to avoid truncation. This would enable...
On a cold Friday morning in May, every household had rubber drums, metal containers, and clay pots filled with water gathered from rainfall from the previous...
A new twist has emerged in the ongoing corruption case against former Nigerian Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke. Her estranged husband, Chief Alison Madueke, on Monday, filed...
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AKIN Fapohunda is a chieftain of the Yoruba sociocultural-cum political organisation, Afenifere. He said so himself. He also claims membership of a shadowy and suspect political...
There is something eerily familiar about the protests that engulfed Kenya last week. Many Nigerians would easily recognize the parallels between this and the #EndSars protests...
The Nigerian currency, the naira started the week on a losing note against the American dollar. The domestic currency lost N3 to trade at N1,508/$1, data...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Rivers sets date for local govt elections amidst leadership dispute The Rivers State Independent...
The equities market started the week on a losing note as investors recorded a loss of N20bn at the end of trading session on Monday, July...
The banking, trading and manufacturing sectors led the way as Nigeria’s capital importation grew by 210.16 percent in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024. This is...
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso has expressed worries over the rising volume of non-bank transactions, which he said, threatens financial...
After the Boko Haram insurgents destroyed the bridge linking Limankara village in Borno State to Mubi in Adamawa in 2014, the federal government awarded a contract...
The Onu Ika Nigeria, has rejected the proposed Bill by Senator Ned Nwoko to create Anioma State from the present Delta State as part of the...
In every government or institution, there is a corresponding invisible hand that remote-controls its affairs with immense influence over decision-making process, predominantly on matters of interest....
SEPLAT, TRANSCORP HOTEL, LASACO and UCAP topped the list of stocks to watch in the new week after investors gained N178.05 billion after five days of...
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has urged the Federal Government to replicate the recent Executive Order that eliminates import duties, Value Added...
Worrying signs have emerged as Nigeria’s debt-to-Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio crossed 50% for the first time ever last week. The Debt Management Office (DMO) revealed...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Shariah Centre warns Sokoto govt to stay away from Sultan The Centre for the...
Okay, let’s bust some pension myths and inject some fun into your future financial planning! Myth #1 – Pensions are only for older adults: Nope! Pension...
Meaning of FGN Bond An FGN (Federal Government of Nigeria) Bond is a debt security issued by the Nigerian government to raise funds from the public....
The EbonyLife Place in Victoria Island in Lagos came alive on Friday June 28, 2024, for the maiden edition of the bespoke GIGM Women Empowerment Series...
The Turkish Embassy in Nigeria has denied reports that the country has placed a visa ban on Nigerian passport holders, saying the reports were false and...
The Centre for the Promotion of Sharia (CPS) has warned the Sokoto State Government not to tamper with the Sultanate Council as that will bring about...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Wedding guests feared dead as suicide bomber detonates bomb in Borno town Several guests...
At least two persons have been rescued from a collapsed building in Abuja. The acting Director-General of the Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD), Mrs....
The Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, on Saturday, vowed to retrieve over N5.4 billion workers’ pension contributions unremitted by the last administration in the state....
The Katsina State Hisbah Board has seized 142 cartons of alcohol intended for delivery to Daura local government area of the state. The Hisbah Commander in...
At least 103 Nigerians deported from Turkey over migration-related issues returned to the country on Friday night. The Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees Migrants and...
A former Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has decried the poor state of public schools in the northern part of Nigeria. Sani, who spoke at...
The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, on Saturday, demanded the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB),...
A combined team of police and military operatives on Saturday killed two suspected armed robbers in Nasarawa State. The spokesman for the state police command, Ramhan...
Several guests at a wedding party were feared dead on Saturday when a female suicide bomber detonated an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Gwoza town, Borno...
Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have attacked four communities and injured eight persons in Jigawa State. The affected communities are in Birninkudu, Dutse, and Kiyawa local...
One person was confirmed dead in an accident on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos on Saturday morning. A Mini Truck (MUS 489 XS) and a...
Justice D.E. Adokeme of the Bayelsa State High Court, Yenagoa, has sentenced a 41-year-old man, Baridapsi Needam, to 14 years imprisonment for impregnating his daughter. The...
For the 2024 fiscal year, the Nigerian government has made a provision of N3,556 for the educational needs each of school child between the ages of...
The Nigerian government has come under fire from a civil society organization BudgIT for its unorthodox approach to budgeting. This was contained in a statement issued...
Kingsley Moghalu, a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Friday, cast doubt on the effectiveness of Nigeria’s recent economic reforms, highlighting...
