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Inflation reduced to 24.48 per cent in January 2025, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The Statistician of the Federation and the CEO of NBS, Prince Adeyemi Adeniran, made this known in a briefing in Abuja on Tuesday. He also said food inflation was 26.08 per cent year-on-year. According to him, the new figure was as result of ... Read More »

…commends his service to Nigeria President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, on the occasion of his 65th birthday, praising his contributions to governance, democracy, and national development. In a statement released on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu lauded El-Rufai as a dedicated administrator, scholar, and ... Read More »

Anabela Rungo, the mother of Chidimma Adetshina, Miss Universe Nigeria, has been arrested by South African authorities for allegedly obtaining a South African identity document through fraudulent means. Rungo, a Mozambican national, was apprehended in Cape Town in a joint operation by Home Affairs investigators and the South African Police Service. According to the spokesperson of Department of Home Affairs, ... Read More »

………..Foreign Engagements Boost Nigeria’s Maritime Growth, Says Oyetola Nigeria’s maritime sector is experiencing renewed global attention and investment, thanks to the strategic foreign engagements of the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola. Since assuming office, Oyetola has embarked on a series of international trips aimed at transforming Nigeria’s marine economy, enhancing port efficiency, securing foreign direct ... Read More »

Rivers Speaker Martins Amaewhule has said that with Monday’s Supreme Court judgement, the end of what he described as Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s ‘rascality’ is near. Reacting to the Monday’s judgement that dismissed the Governor’s appeal, Amaewhule in a statement by His Special Assistant on Media, Martins Wachukwu traced the genesis of the Supreme Court’s judgement. Amaewhule recalled that the Federal ... Read More »

A five-man panel of the Supreme Court, led by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, has dismissed an appeal filed by Rivers Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, challenging the leadership of the Rivers House of Assembly under Speaker Martin Amaewhule. Delivering the ruling, Justice Abba-Aji imposed a cost of ₦2 million against Governor Fubara, payable to the Rivers Assembly as the first respondent and Speaker ... Read More »

The Senate on Wednesday approved President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s request to terminate the appointments of the Resident Electoral Commissioners in charge of Sokoto, Abia, and Adamawa States. The affected RECs include: Dr. Nura Ali (Sokoto); Barr. Hudu Yunusa Ari (Adamawa State and Prof.Ikemefuna Chijioke Uzochukwu (Abia) The resolution of the Senate followed its consideration and approval of a motion moved ... Read More »

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed into law a bill establishing the Federal University of Environmental Technology, Ogoni, in Rivers State, further expanding Nigeria’s network of federal tertiary institutions. The special adviser to the president on policy communication, Daniel Bwala, who announced this in a tweet on his verified X handle on Monday described the move as a testament to ... Read More »

A former Governor of Oyo State and the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, on Tuesday, responded to former Osun State Governor, Chief Bisi Akande, regarding the assassination of former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige, stating, “Chief Akande lied against me.” He disclosed this during an interview with journalists at his Ondo ... Read More »

Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has accused former Kaduna Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, of pursuing a “vengeance mission” rather than acting out of patriotism in his recent criticisms of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. Bwala made the assertion in a response to El-Rufai’s earlier post on his verified X handle, @BwalaDaniel, on Thursday. Bwala, while ... Read More »