archiveSeptember 2024

Sam Amadi, Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thoughts, has suggested that anyone dreaming of becoming president in 2027 is not serious. Amadi’s statement comes after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the All Progressives Congress, APC’s Monday Okpebholo as winner of the Edo State governorship...

  this marks a notable recovery in Nigeria’s foreign currency position.   Nigeria’s external reserves have reached a 22-month high of $37.31bn, reflecting significant foreign inflows into the country’s economy. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) revealed that as of September 18, 2024, the reserves hit the highest...

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms nationwide from Monday, September 23, to Wednesday, September 25, 2024. NiMet’s weather outlook released in Abuja on Sunday forecast morning thunderstorms on Monday over parts of Sokoto, Kebbi and Borno states. According to it, thunderstorms are envisaged over parts of Borno, Yobe,...

  increase on a year-to-year basis.   The average retail price for refilling a 12.5kg cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) increased by 69.15 per cent from ₦9,194 in August 2023 to ₦15,552 in August 2024, on a year-on-year basis, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics...

Ahmadu Fintiri, governor of Adamawa state, says Nigeria’s democracy experienced yet another attack in Edo over the weekend. On September 22, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the Edo governorship election. Okpebholo, a serving senator, won the election with...

  President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Sen. Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Saturday’s Edo governorship election, on his victory at the polls. Okpebholo was declared the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday, having defeated other contenders for the position. Tinubu commended APC...

President Bola Tinubu has exposed illicit transnational car theft allegedly being perpetrated by some Nigerians, warning that his administration will not be party to such dubious deals. The President warned through his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga on Sunday, saying Nigeria will continue to work with its...

  Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a total of twenty-five million (25,000,000.00) pills of tapentadol, an opioid three times stronger than tramadol, and three hundred and fifty thousand (350,000) bottles of codeine-based syrup at the Tincan port complex in Lagos. Spokesperson of the Agency,...

  Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a total of twenty-five million (25,000,000.00) pills of tapentadol, an opioid three times stronger than tramadol, and three hundred and fifty thousand (350,000) bottles of codeine-based syrup at the Tincan port complex in Lagos. Spokesperson of the Agency,...

Growing investor confidence and strong market participation have continue to boost optimism about Fidelity Bank’s stock as the bank experienced a remarkable 20% surge on the Nigerian stock market, with its share price surpassing the N13 mark by the third week of September. This upward trend follows the bank’s combined...