Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has appointed Nollywood actresses Eucharia Anunobi and Rachael Okonkwo as aides. The appointments were part of the 101 appointments approved by the governor and announced by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia. Rachael Okonkwo, popularly known as Nkoli Nwa Nsukka, was appointed Senior Special Assistant on Film and Creative Industry Development. Veteran actress Eucharia Anunobi was appointed Special Assistant on Women Mobilisation […]

Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has joined the Nigeria Democratic Congress, three months after leaving the African Democratic Congress. Lawal was formally received into the NDC in Abuja on Tuesday and declared his support for the party’s presidential ticket of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso ahead of the 2027 general elections. He said Nigerians concerned about insecurity, hunger and other challenges should support the NDC. […]

The National Assembly has clarified that only the Constitution Alteration Bill seeking to establish State Police Services has been transmitted to the 36 state Houses of Assembly. The Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, said on Tuesday that reports suggesting all proposed constitutional amendment bills had been sent to the states were incorrect. He explained that the State Police Bill was prioritised in response to public concerns over security […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria has reduced the benchmark interest rate from 26.5 per cent to 23 per cent. CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, announced the decision on Tuesday after the Monetary Policy Committee’s meeting in Abuja. The rate cut comes amid a decline in Nigeria’s inflation rate, which fell from 15.43 per cent in July to 15.39 per cent in August, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. This is […]