The Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee has cut the benchmark interest rate by 350 basis points to 23 per cent from 26.5 per cent.CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso announced the decision on Tuesday after the committee’s 307th meeting in Abuja.
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation Babachir Lawal has formally joined the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), three months after quitting the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
The Obidient Movement, the political support group of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi, has demanded that President Bola Tinubu explain to Nigerians why he continues to avoid the United States.
The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Ogun State has cautioned governorship candidates against inflammatory rhetoric and personal attacks that could destabilise the state ahead of the 2027 elections.
Arise Television Morning Show presenter Rufai Oseni has argued that President Bola Tinubu is free to run Nigeria remotely from France, insisting that citizens must accept the consequences of their electoral choice.
The Federal Government has formally inaugurated a 10-member independent committee to probe the deaths of 37 people who died while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State.
Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has lifted the indefinite suspension of Commissioner for Works (Highways and Urban Roads) Reuben Izeze and directed him to resume duties once 10 weeks have elapsed from the original suspension date.
President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, on Tuesday declared that the presidential can govern Nigeria from anywhere in the world.
Akinyoola Ayoola, the Nigerian actor better known as Kamo State, has dismissed rumours of a conflict with filmmaker Funke Akindele following her absence at the premiere of his upcoming film ‘StarBoy’.
Aliko Dangote, chief executive officer (CEO) of Dangote
Group, says the conglomerate’s fertilizer business will be listed through an
initial public offering (IPO) in 2028.
Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says G5 governors deliberately allowed Peter Obi, former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), to win in the South-South during the 2023 election.
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has granted its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and running mate Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso significant authority to nominate top officials for the party’s Presidential Campaign Council ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The Democratic Republic of Congo has begun a study tour of Nigeria’s local content framework to strengthen indigenous participation in its oil and gas sector.
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has directed its state and Local Government Area chairmen to begin compiling and harmonising lists of party agents ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Troops of Sector 2, Operation Fansan Yamma, have successfully rescued six female students of the Federal University Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA) and their commercial driver after they were abducted in Katsina State.