Investors in the Nigerian equities market lost N89 billion at the close of trading on Wednesday. The bourse had recorded two consecutive profits on the trading...
There was a free for all fight in the Cross River State House of Assembly on Wednesday as 17 of the 25 members of the House...
CLAIM: The United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs revised its fatality figures from the war in Gaza, reducing the figure. VERDICT: Misleading FULL TEXT...
The former Director-General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Akin Osuntokun, on Tuesday, said the only condition that can make the party’s presidential candidate in...
The Nigerian currency, the naira, continued its recovery against the dollar on Tuesday May 21, 2024 to trade at N1, 465/$1 data from the Nigerian Autonomous...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Nigerian labour unions threaten strike action over electricity price hike Nigeria’s labour unions, the...
For the second consecutive day on Tuesday, sentiment in the Nigerian equities market remained positive as investors gained N61 billion at the close of trading. This...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised the interest rate to 26.2 percent. The CBN governor, Yemi Cardoso, announced this at the end of the...
Nigeria’s labour unions, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), on Monday, issued a May 31st deadline for the federal government to...
The decision of the Federal Government to budget the sum of N6 billion and N4 billion for the National Assembly car parks and recreational facilities respectively,...
The Nigerian currency, the naira, continued its recovery against the dollar on Monday May 20, 2024 to trade at N1,468/$1 data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Labour issues two-week ultimatum to states defaulting on 30,000 minimum wage The organised labour,...
The organised labour, comprising of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), on Monday, ordered state chapters to issue two weeks ultimatum to...
Trading activities got off to a positive note in the equities market on Monday, May 20, 2024 as investors gained N28.61 billion at the end of...
As Nigerians wait with anxiety for the formal opening of the Students’ Loan portal on Friday, the Nigeria Education Loan Fund has said it will commence...
Last week, President Bola Tinubu suspended the controversial 0.5% cybersecurity levy on electronic banking transactions. One other story from the seat of power, Aso Rock villa,...
MTNN, AirtelAfri, Julius Berger, and Custodian Insurance topped the list of stocks to watch in the new week. The Nigerian capital market closed lower for the...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Soludo sacks all Anambra LG Transition Committee Chairmen Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State...
Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has ordered the immediate sacking of all the Transition Committee Chairmen in the 21 local government areas of the state....
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against Nigeria’s 36 governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Mr Nyesom Wike...
The Presidency has dismissed the rumoured merger of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Labour Party (LP) and other opposition parties to form a mega force...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. NEWS REVIEW: Atiku’s shift on zoning: A calculated move or genuine party loyalty? In...
The pan- Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere on Saturday decried the escalating insecurity in the country and renewed its call for state police as solution to the...
In a recent interview with the BBC Hausa Service, former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, made a surprising declaration. He...
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, last week blamed the current wave of banditry and terrorism on the country’s neglect of education. The same...
The Nigerian currency, the naira, recovered slightly against the dollar on Friday May 17, 2024 to trade at N1, 497/$1 data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Mass Weddings: Women Affairs Minister withdraws suit against Niger Speaker Minister of Women Affairs,...
Investors in the Nigerian stock market lost N17 billion at the close of trading on Friday. This followed the dip in the value of Transcorp Hotel,...
Nigeria’s pension funds are intended for strategic investments, not to directly finance infrastructure projects, according to Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of...
The quest by Nigeria to have state police received a boost on Thursday when the Speakers of the Houses of Assembly across 36 states in the...
The Nigerian currency, the naira slumped again against the dollar on Thursday May 16, 2024 to trade at N1,533/$1 data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. C’River assembly to probe ‘frivolous loans, ghost industries’ of Ayade’s govt The Cross River...
In a move aimed at speeding up the justice delivery process, the Nigerian House of Representatives, on Thursday, passed a bill that would increase the number...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Thursday, issued a veiled warning to his political opponents. According to him, the political crisis in the state was meant...
The three tiers of government on Thursday shared the sum of N1.1 trillion as revenue allocation for April. The Director of Press and Public Relations in...
The Cross River State House of Assembly has vowed to probe the immediate past administration of the former state governor, Ben Ayade. The Speaker of the...
Emirates Airline has disclosed that it will resume services to Nigeria from October 1, 2024, operating a daily service between Lagos and Dubai. This development was...
A compilation of data gathered on the 2024 budget for various states in Nigeria has shown that N840.1 billion has been approved as expenditure for 35...
The Nigerian currency, the naira reversed the recent depreciation against the dollar on Wednesday May 15, 2024 to trade at N1, 459/$1 data from the Nigerian...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Emefiele arraigned, pleads not guilty to printing N684m notes with N18.96bn Godwin Emefiele, the...
The Nigerian equities market recorded third consecutive losses this week as investors dropped N73 billion at the close of trading on Wednesday. This followed the dip...
The Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that in April 2024, the headline inflation rate increased by 0.49% points to 33.69% from 33.20% in March...
Godwin Emefiele, the embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has pleaded not guilty to the allegation of approving the printing of N684.5...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) after a marathon meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday unveiled 21 major policy initiatives. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on...
Reno Omokri, the former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has dropped another clanger on the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election,...
The Nigerian currency, the naira continued its slump against the dollar on Tuesday May 14, 2024 to trade at N1,520/$1 data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. EFCC files fresh charges against Emefiele over printing of Naira notes The Economic and...
The trading losses continued for the second day running as investors lost N132 billion at the end of trading on Tuesday. This followed the dip in...
President Bola Tinubu has suspended the implementation of the 0.5 percent cybersecurity levy after criticism trailed the announcement. The Minister of information, Mohammed Idris, confirmed this...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed fresh charges against the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, over an...
