THE prices of essential food items in Nigeria witnessed significant increases in September 2024, according to a new report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). In its “Selected Food Prices Watch” report, released in Abuja, the NBS highlighted steep hikes across staples such as beans, eggs, bread, and rice, …
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Nigeria’s public debt has reached an all-time high of N134.3 trillion, as of the end of the second quarter of 2024. This represents a sharp increase compared to the N121.7 trillion recorded just a few months earlier in the first quarter. The main reason for the increase is the devaluation …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has appointed Bianca Ojukwu as a minister in his cabinet. Bianca, widow of late Biafran warlord, Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, is among the new ministers appointed by the President. The appointment was announced on Wednesday in a statement issued by the Presidency after the Federal Executive Council …
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PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has fired five ministers from his cabinet. This development comes amidst the current reshuffle of his cabinet members and the merging of ministries. Trojaninsights learnt that Uju Kennedy-Ohaneye, former Women Affairs Minister, and Prof Tahir Mamman (Education) are among the sacked ministers. More details to come…
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved a reshuffle of his ministerial cabinet and merged two ministries into one. The decision was made today, October 23, 2024, during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, according to a statement by Bayo Onanuga, the president’s spokesperson. Onanuga confirmed that the president has scrapped the …
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TURKEY and Côte d’Ivoire have signed a significant military agreement aimed at strengthening bilateral defence ties. The deal was finalised on Tuesday during the ongoing SAHA EXPO Defence and Aerospace Exhibition 2024 in Istanbul, Turkey’s and Europe’s largest industrial defence showcase. The SAHA EXPO brings together over 1,400 companies from …
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Nollywood actress Halima Abubakar has issued a public apology to Apostle Johnson Suleman, the Senior Pastor and General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International, for her false and defamatory remarks against him. In a statement shared on her Instagram account on Wednesday, Halima admitted that her past statements were …
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Apostle Johnson Suleman, Senior Pastor and General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International, has responded to Nollywood actress Halima Abubakar’s public apology for her defamatory comments, saying that forgiveness does not equate to memory loss. In a terse statement on X.com on Wednesday, Suleman said, “You all stop calling my …
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THE Governor of Benue State, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia has suspended the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Bemsen Mnyim, for joining in the suit challenging the legality of the country’s anti-graft agencies. Some states dragged the federal government through court over the legality of the country’s anti-graft agencies. …
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THE Nigerian government has dropped all charges against Tigran Gambaryan, an executive at Binance Holdings, who has been facing money laundering trial from detention since April. A lawyer representing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) – the prosecuting agency – announced the withdrawal of the charges at the Federal …
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