archiveJanuary 2025

The fund raising exercise organised by some concerned citizens including media and corporate affairs practitioners to raise $35,000 (USD) about N57 million for Kolawole Kuforiji, a Nigerian journalist to undergo a Deep Brain Stimulation surgery in Turkey has reached the first milestone of over N1 million donation. The total contribution...

The Minister of Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy, Mr Bosun Tijani, said the Federal Government approved a 50 per cent tariff hike for telecommunication companies to sustain the industry. Tijani added that the new tariff would allow telecommunication companies to be able to invest in new infrastructure and improve connectivity....

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has put a hold on all access gate fees at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. In a statement by its management on Saturday, FAAN said the move is aimed at cushioning the traffic burden on airport road users. According to the statement,...

The Ewi of Ado Ekiti, Oba Adeyemo Adejugbe, on Saturday, ordered the dissolution of the Sharia panel set up at the Central Mosque, Ado Ekiti in the interest of peaceful coexistence and law and order in the community. Adejugbe spoke in Ado Ekiti during a meeting he held with the...

President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Sunday for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to participate in the Africa Heads of State Energy Summit on January 27-28, 2025. The Summit, hosted by the government of Tanzania in collaboration with the African Development Bank Group and the World Bank, aims to advance...

The impeached Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has faulted his removal by lawmakers. Obasa, who spoke on his removal for the first time on Saturday, said it was important for the lawmakers to follow the constitutional procedure to remove him as speaker. The former speaker...

Nigeria’s leading commercial bank, Sterling Bank Limited, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to address alleged fraudulent activities linked to Miden Systems Ltd and its director, Dr. Brendan Innocent Usoro. The action followed a series of purported attempts by Usoro to leverage political connections and law enforcement to...

• projects 39% returns The Nigerian stock market is expected to witness significant growth in 2025, with ongoing bank recapitalization efforts, new equity listings, and anticipated monetary policy easing by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), driving new expectations. The Managing Director of Arthur Steven Asset Management Limited (ASAM), and...

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has revealed that troops killed 79 terrorists and rescued 67 hostages in one week. In a statement on Friday, Edward Buba, the Director of Defence Media Operation, said the troops also arrested 224 suspects during various operations across the country. Buba said troops killed Abu Mosaje,...

The Court of Appeal Abuja has set aside a judgement of a Federal High Court which struck out a suit filed against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for refusing to respond to an application made under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, 2021. The judgement was in an appeal...