The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Bauchi State Accountant-General, Sirajo Jaja, for alleged misappropriation of N70 billion, The Cable reports. He was...
Investors in the Nigerian capital market lost N289 billion at the close of trading on Wednesday. This followed the dip in the share prices of stocks...
The recent reduction in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly called petrol may be reversed as Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced the temporary suspension...
The Federal Government has announced that funds allocated to Rivers State will now be channeled to the state’s sole administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ette Ibas (retd). This...
Immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has accused incumbent Governor Uba Sani of diverting local government funds to purchase choice properties in the...
October 2023: The Crisis Erupts The political turmoil in Rivers State began on October 29, 2023, when Majority Leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly,...
The political crisis that has rocked Rivers State for the past two years, due to a fallout between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his erstwhile political godfather...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Tinubu declares State of Emergency in Rivers, suspends Gov, dep, others for six...
Fellow Nigerians, I feel greatly disturbed at the turn we have come to regarding the political crisis in Rivers State. Like many of you, I have...
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday suspended the governor of Rivers State, his deputy and all elected lawmakers in the state for six months following the political...
In a significant step toward overhauling Nigeria’s tax system, the House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the four tax reform bills introduced by President Bola Tinubu...
The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), has called on the federal government to disregard lobbying by state governors who are against the direct payment of allocations to...
The Nigerian currency, the naira depreciated against the American dollar at the official window on Monday, March 17, 2025. According to the Central Bank of Nigeria,...
Former Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke on Monday asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to stop the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from auctioning her...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Jandor returns to APC The Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) governorship candidate in...
The Nigerian stock market started the week on a negative note on Monday, March 17, 2025, as investors lost N7 billion on the trading floor of...
Nigeria’s inflation rate has shown a second consecutive month of decline in February, raising hopes for a continued moderation of price pressures. According to a report...
The Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) governorship candidate in the 2023 election, Abdul Azeez Adediran aka Jandor on Monday returned to the All Progressives Congress (APC)....
The political turbulence in Rivers State has escalated further on Monday, with 26 lawmakers of the state House of Assembly accusing Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described the newly approved N70,000 minimum wage as “grossly inadequate.” He argued that the new minimum wage fails to meet the...
Investors at the Nigerian equities market lost N365 billion at the close of trading last week. The equities market recorded gains in two of the five...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. ‘You’re an oppressor, not a victim,’ Islamic Foundation blasts El-Rufai A prominent Islamic...
Funkẹ Alimi, 58, and her family were living at Yemẹtu – an infamous neighbourhood in Ibadan, Southwest Nigeria. A dirty river clogged with plastic bottles, used styrofoam,...
A prominent Islamic group, the Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi Foundation, has labeled former Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai as an oppressor who is now playing...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Mr Godswill Akpabio over “the failure to reverse the patently unlawful suspension...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. ‘Appeal Court didn’t stop Sanusi’s reinstatement,’ Kano govt clarifies The Kano State government...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, said on Saturday that he would not stop the Rivers State House of Assembly from performing...
The former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has urged former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi,...
The Nigerian equities market losing streak continued during the just-concluded trading week as investors lost N365 billion on the trading floor of the Nigerian Xchange (NGX)....
There was reprieve for the Nigerian currency as it appreciated against the American dollar at the official window, but closed flat at the parallel foreign exchange...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Appeal Court stops Sanusi’s reinstatement as Emir of Kano The Court of Appeal,...
The Nigerian equities market slipped back to bearish zone on Friday with N166 billion loss for investors at the close of the day’s trading. This followed...
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Friday stopped the reinstatement of Sanusi Lamido as the Emir of Kano. A three-member panel of the appellate court led...
Claim: Vice President Kashim Shettima accused President Bola Tinubu of bugging his official residence. Verdict: There is no report that VP Shettima accused President Tinubu of...
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has declared his commitment and loyalty to the All Progressives Congress (APC) following a statement on Thursday by past governor of Kaduna...
The Naira continued to slump against the dollar at the parallel foreign exchange market on Thursday, March 13, 2025. However, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Rivers Assembly calls for DSS probe of Chief Judge over alleged age falsification...
The Nigerian equities market rebounded from previous day’s losses with a modest ₦81 billion gain for investors at the close of trading on Thursday. This followed...
The Rivers State House of Assembly has called on the Department of State Services (DSS) to investigate the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Simeon Amadi, over allegations...
In the last ten years, the Ministry of Women’s Affairs whose mandate is to advise the government on gender and children issues have been allocated N247.63...
The Senate last week suspended the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, for six months for violation of its rules. The same week, the embattled speaker...
There appears to be no reprieve yet for the Nigerian currency, the naira as it continued its depreciation against the American dollar across official and parallel...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Impeaching Fubara is not a criminal offence, Wike declares Former Rivers State governor...
The bearish sentiment persisted in the Nigerian equities market on Wednesday as investors lost ₦47 billion at the close of the day’s business. This follows a...
Former Rivers State governor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has openly backed the possible impeachment of his successor, Governor Siminalayi Fubara,...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, was on Wednesday denied entry into the official quarters of the state House of Assembly along Aba Road, Port Harcourt, where...
The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has presented an eight-point agenda to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, urging decisive action on critical issues affecting the South-South region....
The suspended Senator representing Kogi Central senatorial district, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has taken her case to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Meeting at the United Nations in New...
The Nigerian currency, the naira continued its decline against the dollar at the official foreign exchange market on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. This is according to...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. House of Reps calls for suspension of new ATM charges The House of...
