The Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Financial Institutions on Friday, held an interactive session with Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso,...
CLAIM: South Africans attack Nigerians living in Johannesburg after Super Eagles defeated Bafana Bafana in the semi-final of AFCON. VERDICT: False! FULL TEXT Super Eagles of...
The World Bank has issued a stark warning about potential for food crises in seven Nigerian states, citing high levels of insecurity and armed conflict as...
The naira, yoyo movement continued on Thursday, February 8, 2024 as the domestic currency depreciated to ₦1,479.47/$1, data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM)...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Nationwide strike looms as NLC, TUC issue 14-day notice to Nigerian govt The Nigeria...
For the fourth consecutive day, the equities market closed in the negative as investors lost N480 billion following poor performances by Unity Bank, STERLINGNG, and other...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), have issued a 14-day nationwide strike notice to the Federal Government. The Labour...
Twelve new members of the House of Representatives have taken their oath of office today. This was a sequel to their victories in last Saturday’s National...
A former member of the House of Representatives, who represented the Ika Federal Constituency of Delta State, Dr Cairo Ojougboh, is dead. Ojougboh, a chieftain of...
The Caretaker Chairman of Ede South Local Government of Osun State, Lukman Afolabi has been suspended by the Osun State House of Assembly over what the...
The naira, yesterday, February 7, 2024 recovered slightly to appreciate to ₦1418.78/$1 data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) window has shown. This represents...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Court orders Nigerian govt to fix prices of food, petroleum products in 7 days...
Super Eagles of Nigeria on Wednesday night qualified for the final of the ongoing African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast. The three-time African champions defeated...
For the third consecutive day, trading activities on the floors of the Nigerian capital market closed in the red as investors lost N954 million on Wednesday....
Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa of the Federal High Court, Lagos, on Wednesday, ordered President Bola Tinubu’s administration to fix the prices of goods and petroleum products in...
Former Anambra State governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Wednesday, ignited debate at the Centre for Values in Leadership’s annual symposium by drawing...
Infighting within the All Progressives Congress (APC) has intensified, with a former party official publicly contradicting the official narrative on recent protests in Niger and Kano...
A Bill to amend the Electoral Act passed a Second Reading at the House of Representatives, on Wednesday. The Bill titled “A Bill for an Act...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is soon to go after those dollarising the Nigerian economy, as well those mutilating the country’s currency, the Naira....
Nigeria’s fight against tuberculosis (TB) faces a daunting challenge, as the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, revealed a record-breaking number...
A political tug-of-war has erupted in Rivers State, with the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state demanding accountability from Governor Siminalayi Fubara over the...
Worried by the escalating spate of high profile crimes including killings and abductions in the South-West, pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has called on governors in the...
The naira, yesterday, February 6, 2024 reversed two days of recovery to slump to N1433.89/$1 data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) window has...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Atiku fires back at Presidency, says Tinubu has elevated APC’s blame game to another...
Poor showing by BUA Cement, STERLINGNG, UPDC and other entities pulled the Nigerian stock market down by N849 billion on Tuesday. This followed the crash in...
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Olawale Edun on Tuesday, February 6, 2024 lamented that Nigeria’s tax to Gross Domestic Product (GDP)...
Former vice president and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu of...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has blamed the freefall of the naira on the huge sum of $39.6bn spent by Nigerians on foreign education and...
The immediate younger brother of former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, Abubakar Ahmad Sirika has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)....
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has accused “desperate” opposition parties of instigating unsuspecting youths to engage in mass protests across the country in a bid...
The naira continued its recovery against the dollar on Monday, 5th February 2024 at the official Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) window. The domestic currency...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Fintiri vows Adamawa will prosecute perpetrators of electoral fraud after success at Supreme Court...
King Charles lll has been diagnosed with a form of cancer. The Buckingham Palace confirmed the news in a statement in London on Monday evening. The...
The Nigerian equities market began trading this week with a N436 billion loss by investors on Monday. This followed the crash in the market capitalization to...
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardoso, has disclosed that forensic audit by Deloitte Management Consultant has shown that about $2.4 billion...
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday, refused to grant bail to five loyalists of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State who were arraigned...
The Ministry of Power, on Sunday, issued a clarification regarding comments attributed to Minister Adebayo Adelabu on power sector subsidies. A statement by Special Adviser, Strategic...
The Presidency has fired back at former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s criticism of the government’s economic policies, calling his claims “not grounded on facts” and accusing...
For the second consecutive week, two cement stocks, Dangote and Bua cements made their way to the list of stocks that investors can watch out for...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. SERAP urges Tinubu to probe missing $3.4bn IMF loan SERAP has urged President Bola...
Nigerians have been thrown into darkness yet again as the national grid has suffered another collapse. The news of the collapse was announced by the Abuja...
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 Fagbemi,...
The Presidency, last week, knocked the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, for allegedly belittling the efforts of President Bola Tinubu in dealing with the current national...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, has called on President Bola Tinubu to demand greater performance, and accountability from Service Chiefs to...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. INEC suspends rerun elections in 20 PUs of Enugu, Akwa-Ibom, Kano The Independent National...
The Federal Government on Saturday promised to implement macroeconomic reforms to stabilise the foreign exchange market. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, gave...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the rerun elections in 20 polling units across Enugu, Akwa-Ibom, and Kano States. The INEC National Commissioner and...
The naira recovered as it appreciated slightly against the dollar on Friday, February 2, 2024. The domestic currency closed at N1,435.53/$1 as against the N1,461.90/$1on the last...
The Edo State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has issued a strong warning to Governor Godwin Obaseki, urging him to halt his borrowing spree. The...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Court to rule on suspected Rivers Assembly’s arsonists’ bail applications Monday Justice Bolaji Olajuwon...