The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS),says public debt portfolio as at Dec. 31, 2020, stood at N32.92 trillion, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reveals. The current debt profile was for the
A six-year investigation by the Observatory for Religious Freedom in Africa, ORFA, has reported that 79,323 people were killed and 34,773 civilians were abducted in terrorism-related violence in Nigeria between 2020 and
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested five suspected members of the Aye Confraternity. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Adebisi, said the suspects were arrested during an intelligence-led stop-and-search operation
Bayelsa Governor, Sen. Douye Diri, has removed Chief Wilcox Job Seiyefa as the paramount ruler of Swali Community. Announcing the decision on Tuesday, Deputy Governor Dr. Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo said the removal was
Prof. Wumi Iledare, Professor Emeritus of Petroleum Economics, has said that executive fuel price fixing will undermine the very purpose of the Petroleum Industry Act, PIA. Iledare’s comment came on the heels
By Olabode Opeseitan There is a particular kind of leader whose greatest skill is not what he builds himself, but what he sees in others: the understated brilliance, the quiet fire, the
The Ondo State Security Network, Amotekun Corps, has arrested a wanted kidnapper and three of his family members in Oba-Akoko. The suspect, 33-year-old Usman, was on Amotekun’s watch list. He was caught
The Federal Government has re-channelled a $730 million World Bank loan to support recovery efforts in Nigeria’s power distribution sector. The fund was originally part of the Power Sector Recovery Programme, PSRP.
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted N200 million bail to African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore over alleged defamation of President Bola Tinubu. Justice Muhammad Umar ruled on
The Supreme Court has affirmed the final forfeiture of N1.58 billion linked to Steve Ogidan, a former National Coordinating Consultant of NIRSAL, to the Federal Government. A five-member panel led by Justice
The Federal Government will resume the evacuation of Nigerian nationals from South Africa on Monday, June 29, 2026, with 271 citizens expected back in Lagos on Tuesday. Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson,