2023: Nigerians anxiously asking for violence-free election
As political campaigns intensify and enter a crucial stage ahead of the 2023 general election in Nigeria, there are…
Enugu PDP guber candidate, Mbah, woos investors towards $30bn economy
The Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State, Peter Mbah has rallied foreign…
Northern Christians divided over Obi’s endorsement
Indications emerged weekend that the growing popularity of the Labour Party (LP)’s Presidential Candidate, Peter…
From $3bn to zero, FX earnings into reserves dries up – Emefiele
The official foreign exchange receipt from crude oil sales into Nigeria's official reserves has dried up steadily…
Nigeria’s debt service soars as local borrowing costs spike
The chicken is coming home to roost for Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari as government borrowing costs on local…
Nigerian students’ dependants in UK up 3,157% in 3yrs
The number of the dependants of Nigerian students in the United Kingdom surged by 3,156.5 percent to 51,648 in…
Nigeria’s economy slows in Q3 as oil, manufacturing shrink
Nigeria’s economy grew at its slowest pace in 15 months in the third quarter as the oil and manufacturing sectors…
Animators struggle for spotlight in Nollywood
In Nigeria, which is home to the world’s second-largest film industry, animators and cartoonists are struggling to…
Rising violence may derail 2023 polls, warns GoNigeria
GoNigeria Initiative, a pro-Nigerian advocacy group, has warned that rising violence in recent weeks across Nigeria…
Pensions: Lagos, Anambra, Kaduna, others ease pressure on budgets
Ten states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are on course to ease the budget pressures associated with…
Fuel queues: Dollar shortage crimps petrol imports, subsidy payments
Commercial bus fares have risen by as much as 50 percent across many parts of Lagos including on ride-hailing apps,…
Explainer: What to know about new naira notes
The redesigned N200, N500 and N1000 notes were unveiled by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday.
The…
Anti-corruption: FG has recovered $1bn – Malami
Abubakar Malami, Nigeria’s minister of justice and attorney-general of the federation, says the Federal Government…
CBN raises rate to 16.5%, unveils new naira notes
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) raised the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), the benchmark interest rate, by 100 basis…
Oil quest in Northern Nigeria to set off 13% derivation demand
President Muhammadu Buhari has flagged off the crude oil drilling on Kolmani Oil Prospecting Licence 809 and 810 at…
Fuel queues return in Lagos as scarcity bites
Queues to buy petrol formed in many filling stations across Lagos on Tuesday, worsening traffic situation and…
Money supply hits N50.58trn all-time high amid naira redesign plans
Money supply, known as M2, has risen to all-time high of N50.58 trillion in October 2022 as the Central Bank of…
Nigeria’s 5G auction sets stage for telecoms’ future
Nigeria is on track to auction more 5G licences, setting the scene for the future of its telecommunications…
Nigeria’s oil rig count rises to highest in four months
Nigeria’s oil rig count has increased for the first time in four months to eight, a 14 percent increase from the…
1 in 3 households can’t afford N1,687 daily nutritious diet –…
One in three households in Nigeria cannot afford the lowest cost nutritious diet estimated at N1,687 per household…
