CBN Raises Interest Rate To 27.25% To ‘Moderate Inflation’
The Central Bank of Nigeria has further raised its Monetary Policy Rate(MPR) by 50 basis points to 27.25 per cent from 26.75 per cent “to moderate inflation” which stands at…
The EFCC, Bello and Ododo: Stranger than fiction
The glory has departed. In the Obasanjo era, politicians dreaded the EFCC. When Ribadu was at the helm, the EFCC didn’t do tales by moonlight. Obasanjo and Ribadu were not…
Mr President, make Nigeria sweet again!
I was in my late twenties when I left Nigeria for America. In that season of life, one US dollar sold for 19 Naira. My salary as a reporter with…
Shettima Arrives New York For 79th UN General Assembly
Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in New York to represent Nigeria at the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). On Monday, a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to…
Editorial: Vote for Asue Ighodalo, Vote for Edo Future
As Edo voters head to the polls tomorrow to elect their next governor, the stakes have never been higher. The race to succeed outgoing governor, Godwin Obaseki, who completes his…
Tinubu to skip 79th UNGA to focus on pressing challenges at home
President Bola Tinubu will not attend the 79th United Nations General Assembly session in New York this year. The President has thus directed Vice President Kashim Shettima to lead Nigeria’s…
EFCC Attempts To Arrest Yahaya Bello At Kogi Governor’s Lodge
Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday night made an attempt to arrest former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, at the Kogi State Governor’s lodge…
PDP crisis: I’ve enough water to quench your fire, Bauchi gov fires back at Wike
Bauchi State Governor and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, Bala Mohammed, has boasted that he has enough water to extinguish any fire from the Minister of…
Yahaya Bello Remains Wanted, Not In Our Custody — EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says embattled former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, is not in its custody. In a statement on Wednesday, EFCC spokesman Dele Oyewale said…
Yahaya Bello honours EFCC invitation, says nothing to hide
Former Governor of Kogi State Yahaya Bello has honoured the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after months of back-and-forth and an attempt by the agency to…