Petrol price drop imminent as FEC renews naira-for-crude deal
Oil marketers are anticipating a drop in petrol pump prices due to the continuation of crude and refined product sales in the naira initiative by the Federal Government. They…
Trump pauses tariffs for several countries… raises China’s rate to 125%
U.S. President Donald Trump's stunning decision to pause the hefty duties he had just imposed on dozens of countries brought relief for battered global stock markets on Thursday, even as…
Reforms: Nigeria records $6.83bn balance of payment surplus—CBN
Nigeria recorded a balance of payment (BOP) surplus of $6.83 billion in 2024, marking a sharp reversal from consecutive deficits posted in the prior two years. The latest figures,…
Japa: 16,000 doctors left Nigeria in 5 years – FG
At leasr 16,000 medical doctors left Nigeria to practice abroad in the last five to seven years , the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate,…
Nearly 100 dead in Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse
Rescuers raced to find survivors early Wednesday after the roof of a Dominican Republic nightclub collapsed during a concert by popular singer Rubby Perez, one of nearly 100 people…
US criticises Nigeria’s import ban on agricultural, pharmaceutical goods
The United States Trade Representative on Monday, criticised Nigeria’s import ban on 25 categories of goods, claiming that the restrictions limit market access for American exporters. This came shortly after…
11 PDP governors urge S’Court to halt Rivers emergency rule
A total of 11 governors of the Peoples Democratic Party have approached the Supreme Court challenging what powers President Bola Tinubu has to suspend a democratically elected structure of…
Ibas appoints administrators for 23 Rivers LGAs
Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.) has approved the appointment of administrators for the 23 Local Government Areas of the state. This comes less that 24…
Court restrains Ibok-Ete Ibas from appointing LGA coordinators in Rivers
The federal high court in Port Harcourt has restrained Ibok-Ete Ibas, the sole administrator of Rivers, from appointing coordinators to oversee the 23 LGAs in the state. Adamu Mohammed,…
Ribadu asks Nigerians to stop paying ransom to kidnappers
Nuhu Ribadu, the national security adviser (NSA), has asked Nigerians to stop paying ransom to kidnappers. Ribadu spoke on Tuesday while handing over 60 rescued kidnapped victims to their…
