Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has debunked the claims of being at loggerheads with some National Assembly members, specifically, Senator Asuquo Ekpeyong representing Cross River South. The governor stated this while fielding questions from journalists in Calabar on Wednesday and disclosed that the re-election of members of the National Assembly in 2027 will be […]
Kano State Executive Council has approved the sum of ₦33,455,431,626.56 for the execution of various development projects across the state. While briefing newsmen on the outcome of the meeting on Thursday, the Commissioner of Information and Internal Affairs, Comrade Ibrahim Waiya, disclosed that the Council approved the settlement of nine-month allowances for 2,369 screened street […]
Top diplomats from the Group of 20 major economies will convene in South Africa on Thursday for a meeting dominated by a packed global agenda but overshadowed by a snub by the top US envoy. As a curtain-raiser to the G20 summit in November, the foreign ministers will gather for talks over two days, held […]
The lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Ali Ndume, has said the operations of the United States Agency for International Development, in Nigeria is suspicious. The former Senate Chief Whip stated this on Wednesday during an appearance on Arise News programme, Prime Time. Ndume’s comment comes days after US Congressman Scott […]
Nigeria’s central bank CBN is expected to hold interest rates steady at 27.5% on Thursday, pausing its aggressive tightening cycle following a sharp decline in inflation, driven by a revision in data calculation methods. A Bloomberg poll of nine economists found that seven anticipate the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will maintain the current rate […]
Hamas handed over the bodies of four Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in the Gaza Strip on Thursday. The Palestinian militant group had set up a stage at the handover site, where numerous cheering onlookers gathered alongside dozens of hooded and masked militants in uniform. Four black coffins were displayed on the stage, with […]
Equity markets turned negative on Thursday and gold hit a record high amid Federal Reserve concerns that US President Donald Trump’s tariffs and immigration measures could reignite inflation. The losses come despite a second-straight record close on Wall Street and follow a recent rally as traders have rolled with the president’s latest tariff salvos, betting […]
