Former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, has called on President Bola Tinubu to scale up efforts to secure the release of over 400 residents of Ngoshe community in Borno State, mostly women and children, abducted by Boko Haram insurgents last month.

“I’m not a big fan of Pope Leo. He’s a very liberal person, and he’s a man that doesn’t believe in stopping crime,” Trump told reporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.

In a post on X on Monday, Bwala argued that while reforms may be difficult, the challenges Nigerians previously endured were worse but had become normalised over time.

By Godwin Oritse Members of the Nigerian Trawlers Owners Association (NITOA) have disclosed that more than 80 per cent of their vessels are currently grounded due to the sharp rise in diesel prices. A visit to the Ijora fish showed that there are low quantities of fishes caught by Nigerian Trawlers, a development that brought […]

The 17 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Katsina State, has formally cleared the air regarding the death of a soldier, Cpl. Ude Jude under its command.

The Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII), has hit out at former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, over his latest comments alleging a plot to remove the Olubadan of Ibadanland.

By Yinka Kolawole The Organised Private Sector of Nigeria (OPSN), has called for President Bola Tinubu’s intervention to halt the passage of the proposed Customs, Excise and Tariff Amendment (CETA) Bill currently before the National Assembly which seeks to introduce a percentage levy per litre of the retail price on non-alcoholic beverages. The members of OPSN […]

…VAT rises 45.6% to N1.17trn; CIT up 32.8% to N881.3bn By Yinka Kolawole The manufacturing sector’s contribution to tax revenue collections in Nigeria maintained an upward trend in 2025, contributing a total of N1.17 trillion in Value Added Tax (VAT) representing an increase of 45.61 percent over the N803.53 billion recorded in 2024 while the sector’s Company […]

By Dele sobowale CBN Governor Yemi Cardoso, during his confirmation hearing, September 2023.  Thank God, there is one silver lining in a predominantly dark sky over Nigeria. The current Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has returned the institution to its former glory. Four Governors have managed the affairs of the bank, before him, since […]

By Obas Esiedesa The Federal Government has inaugurated a Gas-to-Power Monitoring Committee to address persistent gas supply challenges affecting electricity generation in the country. Speaking at the inauguration in Abuja, the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, described the initiative as a decisive step towards resolving one of the most critical constraints in the Nigerian Electricity […]

Immediate past Governor of Delta, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, on Sunday declared interest to seek All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket to the Senate in the 2027 general elections. This was sequel to a demand by high-profile political leaders in Delta North Senatorial District, who besieged his residence in Asaba, to make the request. The leaders, […]

World Bank has warned that the rising amount of money the Federal Government is spending to service debt is reducing its ability to fund critical infrastructure

In as much as many have undertaken to speak on the ongoing political crises in the country centering on the future of electoral politics, I have decided to make basic clarifications. My preferred surgical tools are the Antecedent, Behaviour and Consequence, ABC,  of what might, on the long run, endanger us all and, of course, condemn […]

By Kingsley Omonobi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the weekend arrested a 93-year-old man and a 69-year-old medical doctor among other suspects during a nationwide crackdown on drug cartels. Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, said the operations were intelligence-led and carried out across several states. In one operation, […]

By Peter Egwuatu   The Nigerian stock market extended its bullish momentum, Week-on-Week, WoW, at the close of trading last week , as sustained institutional demand for large-cap and fundamentally resilient stocks continued to drive the Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX benchmark Index, All Share Index, ASI, and market capitalisation  higher. Specifically, investors garnered N1.359 trillion from their […]