Nigeria’s poverty rate climbs to 63% despite easing inflation — World Bank
Poverty in Nigeria rose to 63 per cent in 2025 despite a slowdown in inflation, underscoring the limited impact of recent macroeconomic improvements on household welfare, the World Bank has said.
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At the inauguration ball for the investiture of the first female president of the National Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Iyalode Alaba Lawson, her brother was one of the various individuals- both male and female- who had glowing tributes to pay to her.
DSS busts terrorists’ plot to attack Kano, infiltrate Shiites on sallah day
The Department of State Services (DSS), on Friday, said it had uncovered a plot by suspected terrorists to infiltrate the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, also known as Shiite and also attack Kano, Kaduna, Sokoto and Maiduguri during the Eid-el-Fitr celebration.
Lagos to add scrabble to schools’ curriculum?
Adetona Odukomaiya, Technical Director of the Lagos State Scrabble Association, on Friday, said plans were underway to add scrabble to schools’ curriculum in the state.
Court remands man in prison custody for beheading septuagenarian
An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Friday, ordered the remand of Folorunsho Sewedo, in prison custody for allegedly beheading a septuagenarian. The accused, 28, who resides in Badagry area of the state, appeared before the court on a two-count charge of conspiracy and murder; his plea was not taken. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Oluyemisi […]
American remanded in KiriKiri prison for defrauding Nigerians of $565,000
American remanded in KiriKiri prison for defrauding Nigerians of $565,000 as Brzilians convicted for importing 23.895 kilogrammes of cocaine to Nigeria
