The Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting has retained the country’s interest rate at 27.50 percent. The CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, disclosed this at the end of the 301st MPC meeting in Abuja today. Cardoso noted that all members of the MPC agreed unanimously to maintain the interest rate amid sustained moderation in the inflation rate, which stood at 22.22 percent in July. The Monetary Policy Committee also […]
There was drama at the entrance of the National Assembly complex in Abuja earlier today as security operatives barred suspended Kogi Central lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, from gaining access to the premises. The senator arrived at the gate accompanied by activist Aisha Yesufu, rights advocate Mama P, activist Randy, and a crowd of supporters, but was denied entry by security officials. Yesufu, in a bid to intervene, confronted the officers […]
The Federal Government has revealed that privately-owned Computer-Based Test centres and others belonging to public institutions would be fully deployed in the conduct of the school-based Senior School Certificate Examination by next year. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, made this known after monitoring a pilot CBT SSCE conducted by the National Examinations Council at Sascon International School, Maitama, on Tuesday in Abuja. Alausa, who hailed NECO for the seamless […]
Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State has been discharged after being involved in a minor road accident yesterday evening along the Daura–Katsina road. This was confirmed by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Ibrahim Mohammed, who noted that Radda is in good health and high spirits. According to Mohammed, the accident was minor and the governor’s condition was stable. “Katsina State Governor Malam Dikko Umaru Radda was involved in a minor […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected a request by the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, for the release of his international passport to enable him to travel abroad for medical treatment. The court dismissed the application on the grounds that the medical report attached to the request was not signed by its author. Delivering the ruling, Justice Nwite, however, held that contrary to the submission […]
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has met with the protesting retired police officers at the peacekeeping hall, Force Headquarters in Abuja. On Monday, some retired police officers protested at the National Assembly to demand their removal from the contributory pension scheme (CPS). The demonstrators, mostly elderly, stood in the rain, holding placards and chanting anti-government songs. Some of the retired police officers also besieged the force headquarters in Abuja […]
The Federal Government has suspended the recent circular issued by the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, reviewing the allowances of medical and dental officers in the federal public service. The controversial circular, dated June 27, 2025, with reference number SWC/S/04/S.218/III/646, drew widespread criticism from medical associations, including the Nigerian Medical Association, the Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria, and the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, among others. The […]
The Labour Party National Executive Committee, NEC, has elected Senator Usman Nenadi as the Interim National Chairman and Senator Darlington Nwokocha as the Interim National Secretary, among others, as members of the party’s interim working committee. The party elected its interim leaders on Friday, during its National Executive Council meeting in Abuja. This interim working committee will oversee the party’s affairs until the next convention, where a new National Executive […]
The Labour Party, LP, under the leadership of Senator Nenadi Usman, is currently holding its statutory National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting in Abuja. The high-level gathering has drawn notable party stakeholders, including Abia State Governor Dr. Alex Otti, his deputy Engr. Ikechukwu Emetu, and several other prominent figures within the party. Top on the agenda is the inauguration of an interim National Working Committee, NWC, to steer the party’s affairs […]
