N’assembly cuts 2025 budget capital expenditure by N524bn
The House of Representatives has rescinded its decision on some of the components in the 2025 budget passed last week. During plenary on Tuesday, the house amended the budget…
US probes aid disbursement in Nigeria amid claim of Boko Haram funding
The United States says it has comprehensive monitoring and evaluation systems in place to help verify that aid reached its intended recipients, amid allegations of funding terrorists in Nigeria.…
Two suspects linked to murder of Anambra lawmaker escape from police custody
The police command in Anambra says two suspected killers of Justice Azuka, a member of the state house of assembly, have escaped from custody. Azuka was abducted and attacked…
Aliko Dangote now worth $23.9bn – Forbes
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has been ranked the 86th richest person in the world by Forbes. The publication listed Dangote with a fortune of $23.9 billion on Monday.…
47 pump action rifles discovered in the office of Obasa’s CSO
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have seized a cache of pump action rifles in the office of the chief security officer (CSO) to Mudashiru Obasa, the…
Nigeria’s inflation drops to 24.48% in January after rebasing
Nigeria’s inflation rate dropped to 24.48% in January after rebasing exercise, the country’s statistical authorities have revealed. The news figures showed food inflation rate now 26.08 percent while GDP…
‘I would have been dead if refinery didn’t work’, says Dangote
The President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has disclosed that his $20bn refinery project is the “biggest risk” of his life. Reflecting on the immense risk he undertook in…
Court dismisses application to appoint interim administrators for Herbert Wigwe’s estate
Justice A.O. Adeyemi of the Lagos State High Court Family/Probate Court in Ikeja, has dismissed the application filed by Christian Wigwe and Pastor Shyngle Wigwe, seeking the appointment of…
Ex-council chair, six others shot dead as Adeleke, Oyetola’s supporters clash in Osun
The All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party have traded accusations over escalating violence in Osun State, which culminated in the killing of a former chairman of Irewole…
Ex-Skye Bank chair Ayeni rejects ex-mistress’ daughter
Former Chairman of the defunct Skye Bank, Tunde Ayeni, has asked a Federal Capital Territory Customary Court in Dawaki, Abuja to declare that his ex-mistress Adaobi Alagwu’s daughter is…
