In a groundbreaking ruling, the Supreme Court handed down a landmark judgement, granting financial autonomy to the 774 local government councils in the country. The court...
An online debate is currently raging on who should be crowned the worst Nigerian Senate President between incumbent Godswill Akpabio and his predecessor, Ahmed Lawan. Social...
In a development likely to accelerate a high-profile corruption case, a Federal High Court judge in Abuja, on Wednesday, rejected a request by former Kogi State...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Tinubu seeks Senate approval to inject N6.2tn into 2024 budget President Bola Tinubu on...
The United States President, Joe Biden, has tested positive for COVID-19. The White House spokeswoman, Karine Jean-Pierre, said in a statement the president tested positive for...
The naira continued its slump against the American dollar on Wednesday. Data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) showed that the local currency lost...
Investors in the Nigerian equities market lost N24 billion at the close of trading on Wednesday. This followed the dip in the share prices of RT...
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday forwarded to the Senate for consideration and approval a request for the injection of N6.2 trillion into the N27.5 trillion 2024...
The conflicting rulings by courts of equal jurisdictions have continued to plaque the Nigerian judiciary, causing confusions and conflict in the political space. This is as...
The Edo State House of Assembly has filed an appeal against the judgment of Justice J. K. Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which overturned...
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has given a ruling voiding the impeachment of Phillip Shaibu as the Deputy Governor of Edo...
The Supreme Court last week granted full autonomy to the 774 local government councils in the country. The same week, the duo of former Senate President,...
In a move to reorganize the traditional leadership structure in Kano State, Governor Abba Yusuf, on Wednesday, approved the appointment of three second-class Emirs for the...
Former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has vowed that as long as he lives, Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Tinubu to meet labour leaders again on Thursday to finalize new minimum wage President...
The naira reversed its slump against the United States dollar on Tuesday. Data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) showed that the domestic currency...
The three tiers of government on Tuesday shared the sum of N1.35 trillion as revenue allocation for June. The figure was N150 million higher than the...
Investors in the Nigerian capital market gained N62 billion at the close of trading on Tuesday. This followed an increase in the share prices of stocks...
In May and June 2024, this reporter embarked on a mission to ascertain the status of some of the 2022 Sokoto State projects at the Shehu...
Yoruba nation activist Sunday Adeyemo, widely known as Sunday Igboho, has renewed his call for Fulani herders to leave forests anreas across the South-West region of...
Just within the first week of July, long queues at petrol stations across some states, including Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, resurfaced due to...
President Bola Tinubu is to convene a follow-up meeting with labour leaders on Thursday to reach a consensus on a new minimum wage, according to the...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Rivers Assembly blocks Fubara’s spending pending budget presentation In a dramatic session on Monday,...
The Nigerian currency, the naira started the week with a slump against the American dollar on Monday, July 15, 2024. The domestic currency shed N14 to...
The equities market got off to a positive start on Monday July 15, 2024 as investors gained N172bn at the end of the trading session. This...
In a dramatic session on Monday, the Rivers State House of Assembly, under the leadership of Martin Amaewhule, decisively halted all expenditures by Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s...
National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that Nigeria’s headline inflation rate rose to 34.19 percent in June. This was up from the 33.95 percent recorded...
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has alleged that some religious groups in Nigeria are more corrupt than public officials....
Airtel Africa, WAPCO, Dangote Sugar and PRESCO topped the list of stocks to watch this week as investors battle to recover from a bruising trading session...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Court orders ex-minister, Lai Mohammed, to disclose details of agreement between FG, X, formerly...
In a significant development for Nigeria’s energy sector, Aliko Dangote, CEO of Dangote Refinery, announced on Sunday that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has seen...
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, in a landmark judgment, has ordered Alhaji Lai Mohammed, former Minister of Information and Culture and the ministry of...
It was yet another week to forget for investors in the Nigerian equities market following a cumulative loss of N139.89bn in the just ended trading week....
Former United States President Donald Trump was on Saturday, shot in the ear during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania in an attack that has drawn condemnation...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. APC tackles Ndume over ‘outlandish’ claim on Tinubu The All Progressives Congress (APC) on...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday described as outlandish, a claim by the Senate Chief Whip, Ali Ndume, about President Bola Tinubu. Ndume had in...
The pan-Yoruba socio-political association, Afenifere, on Saturday, faulted the Supreme Court judgement which granted financial autonomy to local councils in the country. The apex court on...
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has acknowledged the importance of the recent Supreme Court ruling on local government autonomy, but stated that it does not...
In a move aimed at tackling the persistent issue of oil theft in the Niger Delta, the Nigerian Federal Government (FG) has awarded a $21 million...
In a significant legal victory for Nigeria, the United Kingdom Court of Appeal has ruled that Process and Industrial Developments Limited (P&ID) must pay the country’s...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Tinubu names National Theater after Wole Soyinka as birthday gift President Bola Tinubu on...
The naira slumped against the United States dollar at the official window on Friday. Data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) showed that the...
The equities market reversed four days of consecutive losses this week with investors posting a N172 billion gain at the close of trading on Friday. This...
President Bola Tinubu on Friday announced that the National Arts Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, would henceforth bear the name of Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka. Tinubu stated...
A survey by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that Nigerians paid a staggering N721 billion in cash bribes to public officials in 2023....
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Minimum wage: Tinubu meets labour leaders, talks to continue next week President Bola Tinubu...
The naira recovered marginally against the United States dollar at the official window on Thursday. Data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) revealed that...
Investors in the Nigerian equities market lost N188 billion at the end of trading on Thursday. This followed the crash in the share values of IKEJA...
President Bola Tinubu and the leaders of the organized labour met on Thursday to deliberate on the new minimum wage for workers in the country. The...
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Thursday upheld Governor Usman Ododo’s victory in the November 2023 election in Kogi State. The Social Democratic Party...
