Christmas: Anxiety grips intending travellers as transportation costs soar across Nigeria
As Christmas approaches, the festive spirit is overshadowed by surging transportation costs across Nigeria, creating a bleak outlook for holiday travel. Daily Independent reports that rising fuel prices, exacerbated by…
Thai Miss Universe Pageant owner broke one year after acquisition
JKN Global Group, the Thai owner of the prestigious Miss Universe pageant, has filed for bankruptcy just a year after acquiring the competition for a substantial $20 million. The company cites a “liquidity problem” as the…
BREAKING: C&S Spiritual Leader, Baba Aladura, Is Dead
The Spiritual Father and Chairman of the Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church Worldwide, Prophet Samuel Adefila Abidoye, has died.His death was…
Are Nigerian elites smooth criminals?
Nigeria, as a state, has faced numerous challenges on its path to development. Among these challenges, the actions of political and economic elites have often come under scrutiny. The recent statement credited to…
CBN lacks the firepower to clear FX backlog says EIU
The Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU), the research and analysis division of the Economist Group, has warned that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) does not have the required firepower to clear the backlog of foreign…
No bigger star in Afrobeats than Burna Boy — Grammy organisers
The Recording Academy, the organizers of Grammy Awards has described Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Burna Boy as the biggest artist in Africa. Recall the singer was nominated for the 2024 Grammy Awards, bagging 4…
VCs write FG, reject 40% varsities IGR deduction
The Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities has written a protest letter to the Federal Government, demanding that the government rescind the plan to deduct 40 percent of the Internally Generated Revenues of…
Chelsea hold Man. City in 8-goal thriller at Stamford Bridge
Chelsea have held Manchester City to a 4-4 draw at the Stamford Bridge stadium in an explosive thriller on Sunday. City opened scoring midway into the first half from the penalty spot. Erling Haaland sent the penalty kick…
Kogi Election Was Rigged But I Won’t Waste My Time In Court – SDP Candidate
Governorship candidate of Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kogi State, Murtala Ajaka, has alleged irregularities in Saturday’s election. Ajaka said he won’t challenge the outcome of the poll in court if he loses…
Nigerian Lawmakers Most Ridiculed, says Akpabio
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has described Nigeria’s legislature as the least misunderstood arm of government, saying the body has always been the subject of attacks and ridicule. He spoke in Abeokuta, Ogun…
Oba Of Benin Asks Cardoso To Fight Corruption In CBN
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has charged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Dr. Olayemi Cardoso, to fight corruption in the nation’s apex bank. Oba Ewuare II gave the charge over the weekend in Benin when the…
Kogi election result: INEC declares Ododo winner of governorship contest with 446,237 votes
Ahmed Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) sweeps Kogi Governorship election, emerging victorious with 446,237 votes. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the results on Sunday,…
‘Japa’: Nigerians living abroad recount struggles
Many Nigerians see relocation to other countries such as Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States as an achievement that is worth celebrating. For some of those who left the country in pursuit of a…
NNPC failing to meet equity payment for Dangote refinery
State-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has become desperate in the quest to supply Dangote refinery crude oil worth $1 billion, which is part of its payment obligation for the acquisition of 20…
Inflation to hit 30% by December 2023, KPMG Nigeria predicts
KPMG Nigeria says it anticipates that the current inflationary pressure in Nigeria will persist till the end of 2023. In September 2023, headline inflation rose to 26.72 percent — up from 25.80 percent in the previous…
Nigeria spends around $1.7 billion yearly on milk imports – MACBAN
The National President of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, (MACBAN) Baba Ngelzarma has said that Nigeria spends around $1.7 billion yearly in importing milk into the country. He disclosed this…
Abacha Loot: When The Music Grates In The Ears
Poor General Sani Abacha. He is in the news again. One word, loot, now sadly defines his place in our national history. The word describes his alleged egregious injury to our national treasury. The recovery of his…
Sanwo-Olu Congratulates Uzodimma As Re-elected Imo Governor
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated Hope Uzodimma, after the Independent National Electoral Commission announced him as the Governor of Imo State.…
Re-election: Uzodimma thanks Imo people
The governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Hope Uzodimma, has sent his profound gratitude to the people of Imo state for their support in the just concluded…
SDP Demands Cancellation Of Kogi Central Election
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has called for the cancelation of elections in Kogi Central Senatorial District.David Edibo, state agent of the party, made the…
Dollars and Dilemmas: Tinubu’s Fiscal Chess
One of the students in my career coaching class shared his challenging journey through secondary school. His father, despite holding a lowly office position, insisted…
BREAKING: APC Leading By Over 200k Votes As INEC Adjourns Collation Of Remaining 3 Kogi LGAs
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is leading by a significant margin in results of the 18 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Kogi State so far declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Usman Ododo,…
BREAKING: Abuja Airport Shut As Aircraft Overshoots Runway
The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, has been temporarily shut following a runway incursion involving an Aerocontractors aircraft. The Lagos-Abuja flight operated by Aerocontractors landed at the Airport and…
Abdul Samad Rabiu overtakes Dangote as richest investor in Nigeria’s stock market
In a surprising turn of events on the Nigerian Exchange, Abdul Samad Rabiu, the chairman of BUA Group, has reclaimed the title of the richest…