Tinubu to hold bilateral meetings with Biden, EU president at UNGA
President Bola Tinubu will hold bilateral meetings with various world leaders on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The 78th UNGA session is expected to take place in New York from September 18 to 26. Ajuri Ngelale, special adviser to Tinubu on media and publicity, said in a statement […]
Chicago State University: Tinubu was our student — he graduated in 1979
Chicago State University (CSU) says President Bola Tinubu attended and graduated from the institution in 1979. CSU expressed confidence in its records regarding Tinubu’s “completion of graduation requirements and degree certificate”. In a statement sent to CBS Broadcasting, an American news network, the US varsity said federal law prevents the institution from […]
Tinubu nominates Cardoso as CBN governor
President Bola Tinubu has nominated Yemi Cardoso as the new governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). He has also nominated four new deputy governors; namely Emem Nnana Usoro, Muhammad Sani Abdullahi Dattijo, Philip Ikeazor and Bala M. Bello. Ajuri Ngelale, special adviser to the president on media and publicity, announced […]
Obasanjo: Democracy that promotes insecurity, poverty must be abandoned
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says a democratic system that promotes insecurity and poverty must be abandoned. Obasanjo spoke in Oyo town on Friday during the inauguration of the rehabilitated 34.8-kilometre Oyo-Iseyin road. The former president said a democracy that nurtures poverty, unemployment and insecurity should be discarded as it only denotes […]
Supreme court dismisses APC’s appeal, affirms Mbah as Enugu governor
The supreme court has dismissed an appeal seeking to nullify the election of Peter Mbah as the governor of Enugu state. In a unanimous judgment on Friday, a five-member panel of justices held that the All Progressives Congress (APC), and its candidate in the state’s governorship election, Uche Nnaji, filed an “invalid brief […]
WHO: Nigeria facing second wave of diphtheria outbreak
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Nigeria is currently facing a second wave of the diphtheria outbreak. Diphtheria is a bacterial infection caused by the corynebacterium species that affect the nose, throat, and sometimes, skin of an individual. Some symptoms of diphtheria include fever, runny nose, sore throat, cough, red eyes, neck […]
Nigeria’s inflation rate rises to 25.8% as food prices soar
The consumer price index (CPI), which measures the rate of change in prices of goods and services, rose to 25.80 percent in August 2023 — up from 24.08 percent in the previous month. In its CPI report for August 2023, released on Friday, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said the country’s inflationary […]
Nigeria’s public debt hit N87trn in Q2 — up by 75% from Q1 2023
The Debt Management Office (DMO) says Nigeria’s total public debt rose to N87.38 trillion in the second quarter (Q2) of 2023, recording an increase of 75.29 percent. This represents a N37.53 trillion increase in total public debt, compared to the N49.85 trillion reported at the end of the first quarter (Q1) of the […]
Lagos announces alternative routes as Third Mainland Bridge undergoes repairs from Sept 17
The Lagos state government has announced alternate routes for commuters as the third mainland bridge gets set for another round of palliative repairs this weekend. TheCable had reported that sections of one of the busiest roads in the country have failed for some time now, constituting a nightmare to drivers and worsening traffic. […]
Foreign airlines will be paid their unrepatriated funds, says FG
The federal government says it is currently working to pay off international airlines whose funds are trapped in the country. Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace development, disclosed this on Thursday, at the closing ceremony of the 7th African Aviation Summit in Abuja. In June 2023, the International Air Transport Association […]