Food price increases driven by year-end festive demand and lingering insecurity emerged as the main source of inflationary pressure in November 2025, pushing Nigeria’s month-on-month (MoM) headline inflation rate to 1.22 per cent, the highest level in four months. Analysts expect a similar trend in December. Data from the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report show that MoM food inflation also rose to 1.13 per cent in November, the highest in […]

he Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Gwarimpa, Abuja, has fixed Thursday, December 18, for its ruling on the bail application filed by former Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, who is standing trial over an eight-count charge of alleged contract fraud involving the sum of ₦2.2 billion. The trial judge, Justice Maryam Hassan, announced the date after hearing detailed arguments from both the prosecution and the defence […]

The Supreme Court has reaffirmed that the President is constitutionally empowered to declare a state of emergency in any state of the federation where prevailing circumstances pose a serious threat to public safety, security or effective governance. In its ruling, the apex court stated that this authority may be exercised in situations where there is a real and imminent danger of a breakdown of law and order, or where conditions […]

The Federal Road Safety Corps has announced plans to prosecute popular TikTok streamer Habeeb Hamzat, widely known as Peller, over allegations of reckless and distracted driving following the circulation of a viral video showing him live streaming while behind the wheel. The development comes after the video, which gained widespread attention on social media, reportedly showed the influencer engaging with his online audience while driving, an action the agency said […]