NATIONAL NEWS

Nigeria’s annual inflation rate rose to 24.08 per cent in July from 22.79 percent in the previous month, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Tuesday. The NBS said on a year-on-year basis, the headline inflation rate was 4.44 percent, points higher compared to the rate recorded in July 2022, which was 19.64 percent. […]

The Nigerian Army said it would begin a campaign for traffic compliance amongst its officers as no fewer than five yet-to-be-identified soldiers attacked an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency on Monday. A 31-second viral video showed the soldiers with scarves to conceal their identities, and at least two civilians, one of whom […]

The Federal Government has disbanded the Secretariat of the Advertising Standard Panel due to its endorsement of billboards accused of attempting to manipulate the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal with the slogan: ‘All Eyes on The Judiciary.’ The Director-General of the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria, Dr. Olalekan Fadolapo, conveyed the dissolution of the Panel through […]

The Federal Government has applied to withdraw the “illegal possession of firearms” case it filed against the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, at the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) at the Federal Ministry of Justice, Mohammed Abubakar, in an oral application, told Justice Nicholas […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says it has no plan to raise the pump price per litre of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol. In a terse statement on Monday night, the company urged Nigerians to disregard speculations of a fresh hike in price of the premium product. The President of […]

The Federal Government says it has detected 1,618 civil servants with fake employment letters in its efforts to block leakages and incessant infiltration of ghost workers in the civil service. This was disclosed by the Head of Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan, on Tuesday, while speaking during a media parley ahead of the 2023 […]

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has described as “despicable”, Tuesday’s scuffle between operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and officers of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) over the custody of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. NBA President, Yakubu Maikyau, in a statement on Wednesday, called on […]

In a bid to resolve the ongoing strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria (NARD), the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen had a night meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Earlier in the week, Speaker Abbas had engaged in discussions with the national leadership of NARD. During […]

The Senate, on Wednesday, condemned the Monday sit-at-home in the South East geopolitical zone and asked the Federal Government to collaborate with the Finnish Government and extradite a pro-Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa, for prosecution. The upper chamber also resolved to invite the Minister of Foreign Affairs (when appointed) and relevant stakeholders to carry out thorough […]

The House of Representatives has turned down a motion urging the Federal Government to take necessary steps to stabilize the Naira. This decision came in response to a motion raised by Honourable Beni Lar concerning the government’s unification policy. Honourable Lar noted that the importation of vehicles and other commodities has significantly decreased since the […]