Sokoto State Governor Ahmad Aliyu Traditional and community leaders in the Sokoto East Senatorial District have religinquished their titles and declared support for Senator Ibrahim Lamido representing the senatorial zone. The leaders at a press conference in Sokoto, said they decided to support the senator because of his drive in curtailing insecurity in their villages. […]

Nigerians are now paying around N105,000 for a 50kg bag of locally-produced parboiled rice, surpassing the new minimum wage of N70,000. This rise follows the removal of the petrol subsidy and the devaluation of the naira, pushing local rice prices up by 123% over the past year. Imported rice has also become costly, with a […]

Petrol consumption has drastically reduced in Nigeria with filling stations recording a sharp drop in patronage as reports from across the country indicate. This is largely connected to the high cost of premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, with a litre selling as much as N1,200 in some parts of the country. The […]

Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga says that his principal, President Bola Tinubu, is not unfeeling as painted by some persons on social media. Onanuga said the President feels the pain of Nigerians and has assured them that better days are nearer than before. The presidential spokesman, who spoke on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, said his principal […]

A former presidential spokesperson, Doyin Okupe, in a display of faith, has shared his story of overcoming cancer not once but twice. In a testimony that he shared on Sunday, Okupe said that he was completely free from cancer after being first diagnosed with prostate cancer 16 years ago. Entitled, “It was an awesome Thanksgiving […]

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Yemi Cardoso, has announced a reduction in market volatility, attributing it to the foreign exchange reforms undertaken by the apex bank. Cardoso disclosed this during a press briefing in Washington, USA, following meetings with the World Bank stakeholders. He explained that the bank’s bold and unconventional reforms […]

Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga says security agencies have not been able to arrest embattled former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello because of the “complicated” nature of the case. Onanuga was a guest on the Sunday edition of Inside Sources with Laolu Akande, a socio-economic programme aired on Channels Television. In April, the Economic and Financial […]