archiveFebruary 19, 2025

The Nigerian Senate has summoned the country’s security chiefs over an allegation that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded terrorism in Nigeria. The decision followed a motion by the senator representing Borno South Senatorial District, Mohammed Ali Ndume, over the issue. Ndume emphasised that the allegation was...

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has accused state governors of unlawfully dissolving local government councils, defying both constitutional provisions and a Supreme Court ruling. He described these actions as not only illegal but bordering on treason. Fagbemi made this declaration on Wednesday...

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has explained why Nigeria’s headline inflation rate dropped to 24.48 per cent in January 2025 after rebasing. The Statistician-General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer of the NBS, Prince Adeyemi Adeniran, provided the explanation on Tuesday at the launch of the rebased Consumer...

• retains position as richest man in Africa • now 86th richest in the world Billionaire Aliko Dangote has seen his wealth nearly double to $23.9 billion, according to Forbes, which ranks the Nigerian entrepreneur as the wealthiest person in Africa and 86th in the world. It would be recalled...

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Princess Mojisola Meranda, has said that she remains the Speaker of the House of Assembly. The Speaker who denied rumours suggesting that she has resigned said, she is presently in her office doing her job as the Speaker of the House....