THE Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the AfCFTA Secretariat have formalised a strategic partnership to accelerate the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The two institutions signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during the Africa Business Forum (ABF 2025) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, marking a key milestone in Africa’s trade …

THE Cross River State Government has announced its acquisition of the prominent Tinapa Business Resort, following an agreement reached with the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). Naija News reports that Governor Bassey Otu disclosed the development during a press conference with select journalists in Calabar on Tuesday. He clarified that the state’s …

NIGERIA’s inflation rate has decreased significantly to 24.48% year-on-year in January 2025, according to the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Newsextra24 reports that this marks a sharp drop from the 34.80% inflation recorded in December 2024. The Statistician-General of the Federation, Adeyemi Adeniran, announced the new figure on Tuesday. He …

NIGERIAN workers and the masses have witnessed a sharp increase in inflation since President Tinubu assumed office, leading to a significant rise in the cost of living. Many workers and ordinary citizens have been forced to live in deplorable conditions due to the economic policies of the Tinubu-led administration. What …

Hon. Amadin Desmond Enabulele, Executive Chairman of the Edo State Sports Commission (ESSC), has extended heartfelt congratulations to Governor Monday Okpebholo on the occasion of his 100 days in office. In a statement released by his media aide, Edoko Wilson Edoko, Hon. Enabulele expressed appreciation for the governor’s remarkable contributions …

THE Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Oyo State chapter, halted operations at the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) on Tuesday, February 18, by organizing a significant protest in response to the recent termination of over 3,000 employees. Naija News understands that under the leadership of Chairman Kayode Martin, union members obstructed the entrance …

THE House of Representatives led by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas has urged relevant federal agencies to implement stringent measures against the rising cases of homicide and femicide in Nigeria. During Tuesday’s plenary, the lawmaker representing Andoni/Opobo–Nkoro federal constituency in Rivers State, Awaji-Inombek Abiante, alongside three others, moved a motion highlighting the alarming …

RESIDENT doctors at the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan, under the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), have commenced an indefinite strike due to prolonged power outages affecting parts of their residential quarters. The ARD secretary, Uthman Adedeji, stated that while electricity was recently restored to UCH after more than 100 days of blackout, some residential areas …

REAL Madrid are weighing a shocking exit from La Liga as tensions escalate over refereeing standards within the Spanish top flight, according to reports from Sports. This ongoing dispute intensified following Jude Bellingham’s controversial red card during the La Liga match between Real Madrid and Osasuna last weekend. In the …

THE attention of the Anambra State Government has been drawn to the misrepresentations of the unambiguous provisions of the new Anambra State Homeland Security Law 2025 and its express demands on the citizens and residents of the state by some town criers. A town crier, in a misleading statement, was …