The former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, and the Nigeria Police Force have disagreed on the fate of youths detained during the October 2020 ENDSARS protest...
Zenith Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA), AccessCorp, and Total Plc topped the lists of stocks to watch when the market opens after the Eid-El-Kabir on...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Presidency fires back at New York Times, says Tinubu inherited “dead economy” in need...
The Presidency has launched a robust response to the New York Times’ report on Nigeria’s economic situation, characterizing the article as “jaundiced”, “misleading”, and “typical of...
The Nigerian Police Force has denied comments by a former senator, Shehu Sani that some young Nigerians who were arrested during the EndSARS protest of 2020...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to “ensure that his government’s proposed bill on new minimum wage for Nigerian workers is...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Ezekwesili condemns lavish spending by Nigerian leaders during economic downturn Former Minister of Education,...
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate has increased to 33.95 percent in May. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disclosed in its latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) released...
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, on Saturday, launched a scathing attack on Nigeria’s leadership, accusing them of excessive spending habits in the face of a...
As Nigerians celebrate the Eid-al-Adha (Sallah) holiday, President Bola Tinubu has sent a message of hope and reassurance to the nation. In a statement released on...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Ado Bayero floors Sanusi, Kano govt as court orders govt to pay him N10m...
Investors in the Nigerian equities market ended the week with a N52 billion gain on Friday. This followed an increase in the share price of GUINNESS,...
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Friday, refused to set aside a judgement ordering the removal of Martins Chike Amaewhule and 26 others as members of...
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has delivered ordered the Kano State Government to pay the sum of N10 million as compensation to deposed Emir...
Claim: Four female members of staff at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have accused the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Ibrahim Adamu Lamuwa, of sexual harassment....
Nigeria has received the approval of two major “financial support packages” from the World Bank totalling $2.25 billion, Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. LG Autonomy: Supreme Court reserves judgement in FG’s suit against 36 state govs The...
In the first trading session after the country’s Democracy Day celebration, investors in the Nigerian equities market gained N114 billion at the end of business on...
The Supreme Court of Nigeria, on Thursday, reserved judgement in the suit the Federal Government filed to secure full autonomy for the 774 Local Government Areas...
A Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, on Thursday, posponed the scheduled arraignment of former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello on charges of N80.2 billion fraud....
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, on Wednesday, displayed his sense of sarcasm when he threw veiled jabs...
Social media users have told former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, that he has no moral authority to chastise Nigerians for mocking President Bola...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. NLC insists on N250K minimum wage The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday vowed...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday vowed to continue with the push for N250,000 minimum wage in the country. The Acting President of NLC, Mr....
Claim:Each of the 36 states in Nigeria have offered minimum wage. Verdict: Misleading. Full Text: An X user, @DeeOneAyekooto, recently posted the amount each of the...
Rivers State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Dagogo Iboroma, has set the record straight on a recent court judgment, stating that the court did not declare...
My fellow Nigerians, let me begin by congratulating all of us for witnessing the celebration of another Democracy Day today, the 12th day of June 2024....
Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has enjoined Nigerians to bear the present pains occasioned by economic reforms being implemented by this present administration, as it would...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. ‘Where is Yahaya Bello?’ Nigerians tackle EFCC following disclaimer on former staff Nigerians on...
Investors in the Nigerian equities market lost N92 billion at the close of trading on Tuesday. This followed a dip in the share price of NASCON,...
President Bola Tinubu will address Nigerians on the occasion of the country’s Democracy Day on Wednesday morning. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the...
Nigerians on social media have called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to come clean on the whereabouts of former Kogi State governor, Yahaya...
In July 2003, the African Union’s Second Ordinary Assembly in Maputo saw African Heads of State and Government endorse the Maputo Declaration on Agriculture and Food...
The Nigerian currency, the naira, depreciated marginally by 0.02% against the American dollar on Monday June 10, 2024 to trade at N1,483.62/$1, data from the Nigerian...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. FG, States, LGs share N1.143trn May revenue, As FAAC meets in Abuja The Federation...
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total of N1.143 trillion to the federal government, states, and local government councils as revenue for May....
The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) has proposed import or export of power from the national grid or between states. The Forum recommended the development of policy...
Investors in the Nigerian capital market endured a mixed basket of trading gaining on one occasion and losing on four occasions. The Nigerian bourse closed the...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Tinubu’s Political Career Was Saved by Me, Atiku claims Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has...
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has made a surprising revelation that he saved President Bola Tinubu’s political career, contradicting widely held beliefs that Tinubu had helped him...
Outspoken Catholic priest, Rev Father Ejike Mbaka, has carpeted the new national minimum wage of N62,000 proppsed by the Federal Government, saying Governors, Senators and members...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the government of president Bola Tinubu “over the failure to publish spending details of the...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Ex-LP campaign DG, Okupe, cautions against judging Tinubu’s administration too harshly Doyin Okupe, the...
Doyin Okupe, the former director-general of the Labour Party’s presidential campaign, has urged Nigerians to refrain from hastily criticizing President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Okupe argued that...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected Nigeria’s economy to rise to at least $1.85 trillion in terms of Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) by 2029. PPP...
The Nigerian currency, the naira, slumped slightly against the American dollar on Friday June 7, 2024 to trade at N1,483/$1, data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Nigerian govt proposes N62K as new minimum wage The Federal Government has raised its...
The Federal Government has raised its minimum wage proposal to N62,000. The decision to raise the offer was taken at a meeting between federal government representatives...
Investors in the Nigerian equities market went home with N49 billion at the end of trading on Friday. This followed an increase in the share price...
The Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal has slammed Pay-TV operator, Multichoice Nigeria, owners of DSTV, GOTV, a ₦150 million fine for disputing the court’s jurisdiction. This...
