The Federal governor of Nigeria under the administration of President Bola Tinubu has declared April 7 as National Police Day. This was disclosed by the Vice president Shettima on Monday night, in Abuja during the maiden award and commendations event organized by the police force. Shettima delivering the President’s speech titled, “Courage Under Fire: A […]
The Nigerian populace, already facing economic challenges, are now confronted with the harsh reality of diminishing purchasing power as essential food items become increasingly expensive. In recent months, the appreciation of the naira was anticipated to provide some relief for Nigerians, potentially reducing the cost of imported goods, including food items.. However, this expectation has […]
The National Identity Management Commission has announced that it is targeting the enrolment of 200 million Nigerians in the National Identification Number system by 2025. The Head of Corporate Communications at the commission, Kayode Adegoke, disclosed this on X Space on Sunday. “As of today, over 105 million NIN have been issued to Nigerians and […]
Foreign Direct Investments into Nigeria fell by $19bn in 10 years, from $22.7bn in 2014 to $3.7bn in 2023, it has been learnt. This was contained in a presentation made by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, to top business leaders in Lagos recently. At the presentation, which was […]
The naira has continued its resurgence against the United States dollar, appreciating N1,136/$ at the official market and N1,050/$ at the parallel market at the close of trading activities on Monday. This was as traders predicted the dollar’s fall to below N1,000 before the end of the week. At the official foreign exchange market, data […]
Aisha Galadima, a female politician and member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State, was reportedly arrested on Sunday by security agents believed to be operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS). The arrest was said to be related to a negative social media post about the state governor, Uba Sani. According […]
UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has warned members not to further escalate tensions with reprisals against Iran, saying that the Middle East is already “on the brink”. Speaking at the Security Council on Sunday, he said: “The people of the region are confronting a real danger of a devastating full-scale conflict. Now is the time to […]
For the umpteenth time, Nigeria’s power grid experienced another collapse in the early hours of Monday, April 15, 2024, according to data obtained from the Nigerian System Operator’s portal (niggrid.org), between 2:00 am till the time of filing this report. The grid recorded an unprecedented zero Megawatts (MW) at the time and is currently generating […]
The organized labor, on Sunday, listed its expectations ahead of the 2024 Workers’ Day, calling on the Federal Government to announce a new minimum wage on May 1. The National Vice President of the Trade Union Congress, Tommy Etim, who spoke with our correspondent, described Workers’ Day as Christmas Day for workers. He noted that […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said on Sunday it has freshly recovered $445,000 and N3bn in the ongoing probe of the scandal in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs. The EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, told The PUNCH that the $445,000 and N3bn were recovered between March and April in addition to N30bn earlier recovered before March, which […]
