Author: Olakunle Oke
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Civil society organizations, CSOs, and a security expert have berated Senate President Godswill Akpabio for linking Thursday’s killings of 16 military men in Delta State to foreign mercenaries. The troops were killed while on a peace mission to the warring communities of Okuoma and Okoloba. Akpabio spoke on Tuesday during plenary when the Senate resolved […]
The World Health Organisation, KNCV Nigeria, and other experts on Tuesday called on governments at all levels to increase investments in tuberculosis to achieve Nigeria’s goal of eradicating the disease by 2030. They made the call at a press conference in Abuja ahead of the 2024 World Tuberculosis Day. They noted that the persistently low […]
Forex turnover at the official foreign exchange market has increased to $11.43bn within over two months of trading following fresh reforms by the Central Bank of Nigeria. An analysis of reports and data of daily forex transactions recorded on the website of FMDQ Securities, a platform that publishes official foreign exchange trading in the country, […]
China’s manufacturing and investment improved in the first two months of the year, while weakness in the property sector weighed on the economy, the National Bureau of Statistics said today. The report said industrial output rose 7 per cent from a year earlier in January-February, better than analysts had forecast. Spending on factories and equipment, […]
Imported food inflation in Nigeria rose to its highest level, reaching 29.8% in February 2024 from 26.3% recorded in the previous month, which represents a 352 basis points increase. This is according to analysis by journalists. Further analysis showed that imported inflation has increased consecutively for over 4 years, largely driven by both internal and […]
Nigerian singer Ugbekile David Osemeke, popularly known as Boy Spyce, has said those criticising his female colleague, Simi, do not realise how talented she is. Simi has been under fire with some fans calling for her to change her voice, saying her sound was monotonous. Seemingly reacting to the backlash, Boy Spyce said he was […]
A yet-to-be identified individual around the team of Mr Peter Obi, the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the last general election, has been accused of reportedly cornering N60 million donated to his campaign. @MissPearls, a strong supporter of Obi, made public the allegation on Sunday via a series of posts on her […]
Britain’s foreign minister David Cameron on Monday said the result of the Russian elections showed “the depth of repression” under President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin praised Putin’s landslide re-election for a fifth term in office as “eloquent confirmation” of the people’s support. But Cameron, who on Sunday evening said the election was neither free nor […]
Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State believes Nigeria’s biting economic situation is an “inevitable” phase for the betterment of the nation. Soludo stated this in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. Recall that Nigeria’s inflation level rose to 31.70 per cent in February with the cost of living shooting up in the wake of […]
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Mele Kyari, has said the Port Harcourt refinery will commence operations in about two weeks time. According to Kyari, mechanical works have been completed on the Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna refineries, stressing that the Kaduna refinery will commence operations in December. Kyari […]
