Nigeria’s economy is facing a growing risk of a liquidity gap, with abundant cash circulating within financial markets while productive sectors remain neglected, thereby slowing growth in the real sector, distorting asset prices and weakening the transmission of monetary policy. The widening gap between financial asset expansion and real sector activity raises fears of dire […]
The convicted leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, who is serving a life sentence at the National Correctional Centre, Sokoto, for terrorism-related offences, has filed a notice of appeal at the Court of Appeal, challenging his conviction by the Federal High Court in Abuja on November 20, 2026. Kanu filed the […]
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has faulted Senate’s refusal to approve electronic transmission of election results and voter card downloads aimed at giving credibility to future elections and INEC’s efficiency. This is contained in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, on Thursday in Abuja. Mr Abdullahi condemned the Senate for rejecting […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, rejected two documents tendered by Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, in his ongoing trial over alleged defamatory remarks against President Bola Tinubu. Justice Mohammed Umar, in a ruling, declined an oral application by Sowore’s lawyer, Marshall Abubakar, seeking an order admitting a set of documents, comprising […]
President John Mahama has ordered a “full-scale” investigation into claims that officials are soliciting bribes from foreign scholarship recipients. The probe follows a radio panel discussion where the former CEO of National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme, Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, highlighted the alleged misconduct. In its directive, the Presidency said it considers the matter a “grave […]
The Lagos State Water Corporation (LWC) has commenced a rehabilitation project for the Iju and Adiyan water treatment plants. This rehabilitation project, expected to last eight months, aims to improve access to potable water across the state, strengthen existing infrastructure, and enhance service delivery. This development was announced at the project kick-off meeting held on […]
The United States has deployed a small team of troops to Nigeria, the first official US military presence on the ground since airstrikes targeted terrorists on Christmas Day 2025. The deployment of Nigeria follows airstrikes ordered by President Donald Trump in December 2025 on what he described as “Islamic State targets” in the country. Trump […]
Magistrates in Cross River State have threatened to resume their indefinite strike action on February 9, 2026, if the government fails to address pending issues concerning their welfare and security. The warning is contained in a communiqué issued at the end of a General Congress of the Magistrates Association of Nigeria (MAN), Cross River State […]
Nigeria’s electoral reform efforts stalled again yesterday as the Senate emerged from a four-hour closed session on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill without a decision, raising concerns that politically sensitive transparency measures are being delayed as the country edges closer to future polls. Lawmakers entered executive session at about 1:06 p.m. after Senate Leader Opeyemi […]
France midfielder Ngolo Kante has signed for Fenerbahce from Saudi outfit Al-Ittihad thanks to “support” from president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish club said on Wednesday. World Cup winner Kante, who turns 35 next month, had been set to move to Istanbul earlier but the transfer seemed to have failed due to an administrative error. […]
