Usman said she could not point to any specific reason behind the movement of politicians to the APC.

The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has hailed the signing of the concession agreement for the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, describing it as a significant milestone in the Federal Government’s ongoing efforts to deploy Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) to modernise critical national infrastructure, and a major boost for the South Eastern economy. The PPP agreement, signed […]

By Bashir Bello  KANO — The Speaker, Kano State House of Assembly and 21 other members have resigned their membership from the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP in Kano State. The Speaker’s spokesperson, Kamaluddeen Sani Shawai confirmed this in a statement containing long list of the names of the lawmakers who had announced their defection […]

Currency in circulation hits N5.4trn lCredit to govt rises 29% By Elizabeth Adegbesan Nigeria’s Money Supply (M²) grew by 1.2 percent month-on-month (MoM) to N124.4 trillion in December 2025, from N122.9 trillion the previous month.  This is contained in Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN,  Money and Credit Statistics released over the weekend. The data indicated that […]

By Babajide Komolafe The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON, recorded a 27.87 per cent increase in cash recoveries to N66.12 billion in the first half of 2025, H1’25 from N51.71 billion at end-December 2024. The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN disclosed this in its Financial Stability Report for H1’25 noting that the stronger recovery performance […]

…As fuel tops export list By Emma Ujah, with agency reports Nigeria’s exports to Africa reached N4.82 trillion in the first half of 2025, up 14% year-on-year compared to N4.21 trillion in the first half of 2024. West Africa absorbed over 62% of Nigeria’s continental exports. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, […]

By Progress Godfrey  The Federal Government has initiated measures to empower 14 million smallholder farmers as key drivers of the Cassava Bio-ethanol Value Chain Development Project, aiming to reduce fuel import costs and strengthen Nigeria’s bio-economy. This was disclosed by the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, in a statement signed by […]

A leading All Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition stalwart in Sokoto state, Sen. Abubakar Gada, has returned to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

…Reduces resolution time of failed transactions By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief   The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has established New Minimum Standards for ATM Deployment, Operations, Maintenance, and Security.   The apex bank said the new ratio contained in its circular titled, “Exposure of the Draft Guidelines on the Operations of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) in […]

The Network for the Actualisation of Social Growth and Viable Development (NEFGAD), a civic advocacy group in Nigeria, has written to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the National Assembly, calling for an immediate and independent investigation into alleged alterations to Nigeria’s newly gazetted tax laws. In a letter signed by the organisation’s acting head of […]

By Peter Egwuatu  The Nigerian stock market closed  Week on Week, WoW,  last week in a negative territory as broad-based profit taking intensified across key sectors, outweighing buying interest and reversing the bullish trend of the previous weeks. Specifically, the Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX, All Share Index, ASI, which represents the barometer of the stock market […]

Former Inspector-General of Police, Mike Okiro, has endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term, describing his administration as “courageous, reform-driven and unprecedented”.

The British Pound Sterling opened the new trading week with a slight cooling off against the Nigerian Naira on Monday, January 26, 2026.

The Police Command in Oyo State has confirmed an attack on a Police patrol team and the killing of an Inspector by gunmen at Budo Masalasi Border Post in Oyo State.

The Nigerian Naira opened the final week of January 2026 with a notable gain in the official market, as the currency continues to benefit from improved liquidity and strategic interventions by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).