In a concerted effort to alleviate the impacts of food shortages and hardships stemming from ongoing reforms, Nigeria has sanctioned a substantial sum of 180 billion naira ($235 million) for its 36 states. This financial injection is intended to enable the procurement of rice and maize, essential staples that have witnessed escalating prices due to Read More…
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President Bola Tinubu Approves New Ministers and Assigns Portfolios
Tourism finally gets its own ministry New Ministers are approved, and portfolios are assigned by President Bola Tinubu. President Bola Tinubu announced today that he had given the nomination of new ministers and their respective ministries his blessing. The Special Advisor to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Ajuri Ngelale, shared this information with Read More…
Emefiele faces new 20-count indictment
Nigerian central bank governor Godwin Emefiele, currently suspended and detained, faces a 20-count indictment, including the charge of “conferring unlawful advantages,” as revealed by government prosecutors on Tuesday. President Bola Tinubu, a driver of substantial reforms within Africa’s largest economy in over a decade, has initiated an investigation into the central bank under Emefiele’s leadership. Read More…
FG seeks to withdraw Emefiele’s charges amid defence resistance, verdict Thursday
A Federal High Court in Lagos is poised to deliver a verdict on Thursday concerning the request for the withdrawal of charges against Godwin Emefiele, the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. The application for withdrawal has been tabled by the Federal Government. Justice Nicholas Oweibo has earmarked the specified date subsequent to Read More…
Two Nigerian Men Extradited to US Over Sexual Extortion Scheme Involving Dozens of Young Men
In a significant transcontinental legal manoeuvre, two individuals hailing from Nigeria, Samuel Ogoshi (22) and Samson Ogoshi (20), have been successfully extradited to the United States. The move comes in response to grave allegations of engaging in a large-scale sexual extortion operation targeting over a hundred young men and teenage boys. The extradition, which took Read More…
Nigerian Air Force Helicopter Crashes Amid Bandit Fire
A helicopter from the Nigerian Air Force tragically crashed today in the northern-central state of Niger. Reports suggest that the helicopter was targetted by armed bandits during its mission. The crash occurred close to Chukuba village in the Shiroro local government area according to the air force’s spokesperson, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet. A thorough investigation Read More…
President Tinubu Discovers Ice In Macondo
Let the whole wide world join me in universal celebration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu who has just repeated the immortal feat of discovering ice. The first time ice was ever discovered in human history was in the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. According to the opening sentence of One Read More…
‘The Initiatives’ Applaud 10th Senate’s Autonomy
The College of Serving and Former Federal Lawmakers, operating as ‘The Initiatives,’ has lauded the inaugural strides of the 10th Senate, asserting that this upper chamber is far from being a mere rubber-stamp legislature. Contrary to apprehensions that the Senate, led by Godswill Akpabio, might serve as a mere extension of the executive branch, the Read More…
Nigerian police to establish Special Intervention Squad to deal with security threats
The Acting Chief Police Inspector (CPI), Kayode Egbetokun, has unveiled plans to create a Special Intervention Unit (SIU) aimed at addressing security concerns within the nation. Egbetokun made this announcement during a visit with the police management team to Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State at the Government House on Saturday. He sought the assistance Read More…
Nigeria’s economic growth slows to 2.4% in Q1 2023
Nigeria’s economic growth slowed to 2.4% in the first quarter of 2023, from 3.6% in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). The slowdown is expected to continue in 2023, with OPEC forecasting growth of 3.3% for the year. The slowdown is being driven by a number Read More…