The United States government has reaffirmed its commitment to stringent monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to ensure that humanitarian aid reaches its intended beneficiaries in Nigeria. This statement comes amid allegations that American taxpayer funds have inadvertently supported Boko Haram and…
A high court in Kano State has issued a permanent order restraining the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from withholding funds allocated to the 44 local government areas (LGAs) of the state. The ruling, delivered by Justice Ibrahim Musa-Muhammad, came…
Justice A.O. Adeyemi of the Lagos State High Court Family/Probate Court in Ikeja, has dismissed the application filed by Christian Wigwe and Pastor Shyngle Wigwe, seeking the appointment of interim administrators in the estate of the late former Group Managing…
Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has shown its dedication to promoting peace and stability across the continent by making a significant donation of $500,000 to the African Union (AU) Peace Fund. This donation by the UBA…
The Senate has identified and corrected errors in the 2025 Appropriations Bill, which was passed by both the Senate and the House of Representatives last Thursday. The Senate has identified and corrected errors in the 2025 Appropriations Bill, which was…
Nigerian Breweries Plc has released its audited Group Financial Statements for the financial year 2024, recording an unprecedented and impressive revenue of N1.10trn. This represents a massive 81% increase on the N599.6bn recorded in the corresponding period in 2023. A…
President Bola Tinubu has led the tributes for late elder statesman Edwin Clark who died at 97. Clark’s death was announced in a statement by his family on Tuesday. Since then, tributes have poured in from top leaders in the…
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has canvassed stronger economic ties with the Middle East and the Nigerian diaspora community in the region. Speaking during a meeting with Talal Al-Humond, the Assistant Governor for Monetary…
Nigeria’s headline inflation has dropped to 24.48% year on year in January 2025. This is a sharp decline from the 34.80% headline inflation recorded in December 2024. This is according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The Statistician-General of…
Six people have been killed in Osun State in a crisis triggered by a contentious Court of Appeal ruling allegedly reinstating All Progressives Congress (APC)-elected local government chairmen and councillors. The Osun State Police Command confirmed the death toll to…
The Labour Party (LP) has denied zoning its 2027 presidential ticket to the South-East. LP in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, said the comments credited to the party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure, were taken out of…
An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Fouad Oki, has warned that the speakership tussle rocking the Lagos State House of Assembly is assuming a dangerously monstrous dimension that will be a mother of all state legislative crisis in Nigeria if…
Senator Godswill Akpabio, the President of the Senate, commiserate with the family of Pa Edwin Clark: The Passing of a Pillar, The Loss of a Nation’s Conscience With the passing of Pa Edwin Clark, an era draws to a solemn…
Renowned Nigerian statesman and leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, has passed away at the age of 97. Clark’s demise was announced in a statement signed by Prof. C. C. Clark for the family…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has directed the Nigeria Police Force to discontinue the practice of parading criminal suspects before the media. This decision, aimed at protecting the rights of individuals presumed…