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Northern Elders Forum has affirmed that the rest of the country will make a terrible mistake if it assumes that the current challenges around security and weak economy have turned the north into marginalised elements in the scheme of things in Nigeria. Abdul-azeez Suleiman, the spokesman of the forum, stated this while delivering a speech […]

Former First Lady, Patience Jonathan, has pleaded with Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and his predecessor, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to sheath their swords and give peace a chance. Mrs. Jonathan, commenting on the political crisis in Rivers State, advised that it is time for governance. She said: “We at this […]

Cost of Healthy Diet Stood at N1,041 in May–NBS The National Average Cost of a Healthy Diet (CoHD) per adult a day stood at N1,041 in May 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said. The NBS revealed this in its CoHD report for May 2024 released on Friday in Abuja. The bureau said […]

Supreme Court Affirms Conviction of Ex-Bank PHB MD Francis Atuche After about 13 years of trial, the Supreme Court, on Friday morning upheld the conviction of the former Managing Director of the defunct Bank PHB Plc, Mr Francis Atuche. In the unanimous judgment read by Justice Moore Adumein, the Supreme Court held that the appellant, […]

Oil Prices Climb over Global Supply Concerns Oil prices climbed in the global commodity market due to supply concerns prompted by ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and the Ukraine-Russia war. ICE Brent crude traded at $85.77 per barrel, up by 0.60% from the closing price of $85.26 per barrel in the previous trading session. […]

Tinubu Congratulates Nigerian Winner of Prince’s Trust Global Sustainability Award President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Mr Ridwan AbdulRazaq, a renewable energy expert, on winning the 2024 Prince’s Trust Global Sustainability Award. Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, in a statement on Friday, said President Tinubu commended the Nigerian green-solution pacesetter. […]

MTN, FBNH, OANDO Drive Intraday Rally on NGX MTN Nigeria, FBN Holdings and OANDO Plc among others early risers have seen positive price movements in the local bourse during trading session on Friday. Data from the platform showed that the Nigerian Exchange is trending higher as investors continue to take position on stocks whose prices […]

Nigeria Seeks ECOWAS Unity to Enhance Regional Water Supply Nigerian Government has called on member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to unite in their efforts to improve water supply in the region. Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, made this call at the 5th Ordinary Session of […]

Imo NDLEA Seizes 2000kg of Hard Drugs, Secures 30 Convictions The Imo Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it seized 2,639.27kg of hard drugs, arrested 192 suspects and had 30 convictions from July 2023 to June. The State Commander of the agency, Mr Abdullahi Saeed, said this at a news briefing […]

CBN to Implement More Policies to Tackle Cybersecurity Challenges  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it will continue to implement more policies to tackle cybersecurity challenges, foster innovation to ensure stability and integrity of the financial system. The Deputy Governor, Financial Systems Stability at CBN, Mr Philip Ikeazor, said this during a two-day Financial […]