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By Deborah Nnamdi The World Bank has commended Nigeria’s ongoing economic reforms under President Bola Tinubu’s administration, noting that they are beginning to yield positive macroeconomic results. However, it cautioned that the benefits have yet to translate into improved living conditions for most Nigerians. This was contained in the Bank’s…

The Emir of Kano and former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Muhammad Sanusi II, has expressed broad support for President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies, saying he agrees with about 80 percent of the administration’s direction but remains concerned about fiscal management and food importation. Speaking in an…

Photo: Minister of Finance Wale Edun By Douglas Maha, Abuja Nigeria’s public debt is set to fall below 40% of gross domestic product for the first time in more than a decade, the World Bank said on Wednesday, citing stronger growth, fiscal discipline and reforms. In its October Nigeria Development…

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the trial of Biafra agitator, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, on terrorism charges to October 16. The adjournment followed the inability of the Nigerian Medical Association to complete its assessment of Kanu’s health and submit its findings to the court.…

By Didimoko A. Didimoko, Asaba The Nigeria Police Force has slammed the brakes on its controversial tinted glass permit enforcement after a Federal High Court order forced an immediate suspension. FCT Command spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed the development on Wednesday, October 8, saying the police had officially received the…

Photo: Nnaji – By Sodeeq Kamsela, Abuja Nigeria’s former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Geoffrey Nnaji, has bowed out of President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet in dramatic fashion, insisting he resigned to “protect his integrity” and stop being a distraction to the government’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Nnaji’s resignation, confirmed by…

By Deborah Nnamdi The leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially changed hands, as Professor Mahmood Yakubu handed over to May Agbamuche-Mbu, who has been appointed Acting National Chairman of the commission. Agbamuche-Mbu, the longest-serving National Commissioner at INEC, assumed her new role on Tuesday during a…

By Deborah Nnamdi President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the House of Representatives to approve the Federal Government’s plan to raise $2.3 billion in external capital for the 2025 fiscal year. The proposal comprises $1.2 billion in new external borrowing and $1.1 billion to refinance a maturing Eurobond. In a…

Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has disclosed that Boko Haram insurgents once nominated then–opposition leader Muhammadu Buhari to represent them in negotiations with the federal government during his administration’s search for a peaceful resolution to the crisis. Jonathan made the revelation on Friday at the public presentation of SCARS: Nigeria’s…

The Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State, has ordered the Nigeria Police Force and the Inspector-General of Police to suspend the enforcement of tinted glass permit regulations nationwide. The interim order, delivered on Friday in Suit No. FHC/WR/CS/103/2025 filed by legal practitioner John Aikpokpo-Martins, directed the police to…