Senate Denies DSS Invasion of NASS Over Alleged Impeachment Moves
The Nigeria Senate has debunked rumours of impeachment plot against the President of the Senate by unknown “aggrieved Senators. Reacting to an online publication which claimed that there were underground moves to remove him from office, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio Described such reports as fake and should be totally disregarded. Our correspondent, Raliat Adenekan reports […]
President Tinubu Orders Probe into Jigawa Tanker Explosion
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, to lead a Federal Government delegation to Jigawa in response to Tuesday night inferno in Majia town, to assess the situation and visit injured persons in the hospital. The President, who further directed that emergency aid, including medical […]
US Gives Israel 30 day Ultimatum to Boost Gaza Aid
The US has written to Israel, giving it 30 days to boost humanitarian aid access in Gaza or risk having some US military assistance cut off. The letter, sent on Sunday, amounts to the strongest known written warning from the US to its ally and comes amid a new Israeli offensive in northern Gaza that […]
World Bank Lowers its Economic Growth Forecast for Sub-Saharan Africa
The World Bank has lowered its economic growth forecast for sub-Saharan Africa this year to 3% from 3.4%, due to the destruction of Sudan’s economy in a civil war. In its latest regional economic outlook report, the bank however said growth is expected to remain comfortably above last year’s 2.4% thanks to higher private consumption […]
Nigeria’s grid collapse is a national shame’ – Peter Obi.
The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has raised serious concerns regarding the recent collapse of Nigeria’s national power grid, which has once again left large areas of the country in darkness. The grid failure occurred on Monday evening around 6:18 PM, leading to a significant drop in power generation from 3.87 gigawatts at […]
PHOTOS: ‘No room for excuses,’ says Libya as their players train to face Nigeria.
The Libyan Football Federation (LFF) has stated that it will not tolerate any excuses from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to boycott the second leg of the Group D 2025 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against the Super Eagles. The LFF made this known through a post on its X handle on Tuesday, following […]
Yoruba Nation: UK Did Not Support Sunday Igboho’s Petition – FG
The Federal Government has clarified that the petition submitted by Yoruba nation agitator Mr. Sunday Adeyemo, also known as “Sunday Igboho,” to the United Kingdom was not endorsed by the UK government. In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Eche Abu-Obe, described media reports surrounding […]
BREAKING: Nigeria’s Inflation Rises to 32.70% in September, Food Prices Surge
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate rose to 32.70% in September 2024, following two consecutive months of decline in July and August, according to the latest Consumer Price Index report from the National Bureau of Statistics. This marks a 0.55% increase from August’s figure of 32.15%, signaling persistent price pressures across the country. Year-on-year, inflation surged by […]
Customs Extends Verification Exercise for Private Aircraft
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has extended its verification exercise for the recovery of import duties on illegally imported private aircraft by one month, effective from 14 October to 14 November. Its spokesperson, Abdullahi Maiwada, who announced this extension in a statement yesterday explained that this extension provides an additional window for operators of privately […]
New Basic School Curriculum to Begin Nationwide in January
The new curriculum for basic schools will take effect nationwide from January 2025. Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, who announced this yesterday during a meeting with stakeholders, explained that under the new curriculum, pupils in basic schools will be required to acquire at least two skills, while plans are ongoing to ensure the teachers […]
