CBN REPORT SAYS CURRENCY IN CIRCULATION DROPS TO 5 TRILLION NAIRA
Central Bank report has revealed that the total amount of naira in circulation decreased to N5tn as of March 2025, marking a decline from N5.04tn recorded in February 2025.
PRESIDENT TINUBU ORDERS COMPREHENSIVE OVERHAUL OF NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGIES
President Bola Tinubu has ordered a comprehensive overhaul of national security strategies to address escalating violence in several states, including Borno, Benue, Plateau, and Kwara.
NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION CALLS O N FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ALLOW STATE POLICE
The Nigerian Bar Association has called on the Federal Government to allow states to establish their own police forces to curb the increasing wave of killings and attacks across the country.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SAYS IT GENERATES N6.96 BILLION NAIRA FROM MINING FEES
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, generated N6.96bn in mining fees and registered 118 new private mineral buying centres in the first quarter of 2025.
HARVARD SUES TRUMP OVER US FEDERAL FUNDING CUTS
Harvard sued US President Donald Trump’s administration Monday in a sharp escalation of the fight between the prestigious university and the Republican, who has threatened its funding and sought to impose outside political supervision.
CHRISTIANS STAGE WALK OUT TO HONOUR VICTIMS OF PLATEAU KILLINGS
Amid renewed attacks and mounting death tolls, the Christians in Plateau State on Monday staged a peace walk in protest against the incessant killings ravaging communities in the state.
WORLD FINANCE LEADERS MEET IN WASHINGTON AMID TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
Finance leaders from around the world are gathering in Washington this week for the semi-annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group.
CHINA VOWS TO FIGHT THE TRADE WAR TO THE END
China on Monday hit out at other countries making trade deals with the United States at Beijing’s expense, vowing countermeasures against those who “appease” Washington in the blistering tariff war
GLOBAL INVESTORS BACK NIGERIA’S ECONOMIC REFORMS AT NASDAQ FORUM
Nigeria’s ongoing economic reforms received a boost at a high-level forum hosted by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) at the Nasdaq Market Site in New York, as global investors, financial leaders, and members of the Nigerian diaspora expressed confidence in the country’s transformation.
PRESIDENCY FAULTS CLAIM VICE PRESIDENT KASHIM SHETTIMA WAS DENIED ACCESS TO ASO VILLA
The Presidency has denied reports alleging that Vice President Kashim Shettima was barred from the Presidential Villa in Abuja.