Binding constraints slow manufacturing growth at 1.25% in Q3’25
By Yinka Kolawole Binding constraints have continued to slow down the growth of the manufacturing sector, with the sector recording a growth of 1.25 percent in the third quarter of 2025 (Q3’25), according to the latest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Analysis of the Q3’25 GDP report […]
Ex-Minister’s aide decries sealing of Sylva’s Abuja home by EFCC
By Daniel Abia P/Harcourt—The Special Assistant on Media and Public Affairs to Timipre Sylva, Julius Bokoru, has condemned the sealing of the former minister’s Maitama home in Abuja by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Bokoru in a statement, yesterday, said the action was undertaken “without a single letter, without a subpoena, without a […]
Herdsmen unleash attacks on Benue communities, machete mourners, farmers
By Peter Duru Makurdi—Chairman of Ado Local Government Area of Benue State, Sunday Oche, has cried out over what he described as “relentless and coordinated attacks” by armed herdsmen on communities in the council, leaving several residents injured and dispossessed. Speaking to journalists in Makurdi, yesterday, Oche said armed herders had gone on a two-day […]
2027: Ajadi woos Ogbomoso PDP leaders, vows loyalty to party supremacy
Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, a leading governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State, on Monday intensified consultations with party stakeholders as he attended the Ogbomoso North Local Government PDP Executive meeting held at the party’s secretariat in Ogbomoso.
Ajadi visits Ogbomoso North, reaffirms PDP loyalty, rallies grassroots for 2027
A leading governorship aspirant in Oyo State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, on Monday, December 8, paid a courtesy visit to the Ogbomoso North Local Government Council as part of his ongoing consultations with grassroots stakeholders across the state. Ambassador Ajadi was received at the council secretariat […]
Naira down to N1,475/$ in parallel market
By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,475 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,463 per dollar last weekend. However, the naira was stable at N1,454 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) according to data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. As a result, the margin between the […]
