The Nigerian equities market sustained the bullish trend recorded last week as investors gained N883.7bn on the trading floor of the Nigerian Xchange (NGX) in a...
The legal battle surrounding Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) continues as the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered him to...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. INEC chairman laments judicial system, calls for special tribunal to tackle electoral crimes...
The Nigerian equities market ended the week with N305 billion gain for investors on the trading floor on Friday. This followed a surge in the share...
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has renewed calls for the establishment of a dedicated Electoral Offences Tribunal, stressing that...
Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has raised concerns over the recent increase in the 2025 Budget of Restoration, now totaling ₦54.2 trillion, questioning the lack of...
Tensions are rising as the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has thrown its weight behind the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in rejecting the federal government’s proposed hikes...
The naira is heading for a convergence at both official, parallel windows as only N70 separate the Nigerian currency and the American dollar. While the naira...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Tinubu shakes up leadership of Federal Universities, sacks VCs, governing councils In a...
Investors in the Nigerian equities market gained N65 billion at the close of trading on Thursday. This followed a surge in the share prices of stocks...
In a sweeping leadership overhaul, President Bola Tinubu has dissolved the governing council of Yakubu Gowon University (formerly the University of Abuja) and dismissed its Vice-Chancellor,...
In what could become the most significant redrawing of Nigeria’s political map since independence, the House of Representatives has received proposals for the creation of 31...
The battlefield is evolving, and so are the threats. Terrorists are now deploying improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and armed drones, a development that has raised deep...
For the third day, the Nigerian currency, the naira, slumped against the dollar at the official foreign exchange market on Wednesday, February 5, 2025. FMDQ data...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Tinubu increases 2025 budget proposal by N4.5tn, cites higher revenue from key agencies...
The Nigerian equities market maintained its bullish momentum on Wednesday as investors gained N322 billion at the close of the day’s trading. This followed the surge...
President Bola Tinubu has revised the proposed 2025 budget upward by N4.5 trillion from N49.7 trillion to N54.2 trillion, attributing the adjustment to increased revenue generated...
The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, (NERC) has issued regulations on the procedure for tariff reviews. NERC, in the latest order, signed by...
Nigeria’s public debt reached N142.3 trillion as of September 30, 2024, marking an increase of N8.02 trillion from the previous quarter. The Debt Management Office (DMO)...
For the second day, the Nigerian currency, the naira slumped against the dollar at the official foreign exchange market on Tuesday, February 4, 2025. FMDQ data...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Nigerian govt, NLC sign MoU on telecoms tariff hike The Federal Government and...
The Nigerian equities market maintained its bullish trend as investors gained N98 billion at the close of trading on Tuesday. This followed the growth in the...
The Federal Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the proposed 50 percent hike in telecommunications tariff. The...
The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has dismissed the petition filed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) challenging the election of Governor...
Amid swirling controversy over the tenure of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, the Police Service Commission (PSC) has firmly denied issuing any directive for...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has put a temporary hold on its planned nationwide protest against the federal government’s approval of a 50% hike in telecom...
After four consecutive days of appreciating against the dollar at the official window, the Nigerian currency, the naira slumped against the dollar at the official foreign...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Presidency backtracks, claims statement on electricity tariff misrepresented The Special Adviser on Energy...
President Bola Tinubu has urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss a lawsuit demanding his impeachment over alleged human rights violations, arguing that the...
The Nigerian equities market began the week on Monday, February 3rd, 2025 on a positive note as investors gained N83 billion on the trading floor of...
The Special Adviser on Energy to the President, Olu Verheijen, said on Monday her statement on the planned increase in the electricity tariff was misrepresented. Verheijen...
Former Oyo State Governor, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has refuted claims made by his Osun State counterpart, Chief Bisi Akande, on the assassination of Nigeria’s former Attorney...
The Nigerian equities market sustained the bullish trend recorded the previous week as investors gained N1.064 trillion on the trading floor of the Nigerian Exchange Group...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. 2027: Abandon ambitions, build a stronger party, Lukman advises Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso, others...
As Nigeria approaches the 2027 general elections, former National Working Committee (NWC) member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, has urged key political figures...
Former Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has described critics of the establishment of Independent Shariah Panels of Arbitration in the South-West region as ignorant. The purported...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu “to direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Lateef...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Dangote Refinery slashes petrol price to N890 per litre Dangote Refinery has reduced...
Dangote Refinery has reduced the loading price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol to N890 per litre. The refinery increased the petrol loading...
A brewing power struggle has emerged within Nigeria’s police hierarchy as the Police Service Commission (PSC) has ordered the immediate retirement of senior officers above 60...
The Nigerian equities market sustained the bullish trend recorded last week as investors gained N1.064 trillion on the trading floor of the Nigerian Xchange (NGX) this...
In a major push to strengthen Nigeria’s fight against HIV/AIDS, the Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr. Temitope Ilori, has...
The Nigerian currency, the naira has remained relentless in its current pummeling of the American dollar at the official foreign exchange market on Friday, January 31,...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. IGP to oversee 2027 elections, as AGF insists his tenure legal despite retirement...
The former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, warned on Friday that the 2027 elections would be disastrous for the...
Investors in the Nigerian equities market lost N160 billion at the close of trading on Friday. This followed a dip in the share prices of stocks...
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, has reaffirmed the legality of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun’s...
Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi on Thursday strongly condemned ex-Osun State governor Bisi Akande for alleging that the 2020 #EndSARS protests were orchestrated by...
The Nigerian currency, the naira has continued to post strong showings against the dollar appreciating for the third consecutive day against the American greenback at the...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. ‘I would still criticize Tinubu even if I was in his govt’ —El-Rufai...
