LAWYERS DEMAND NBA LEADERSHIP RESIGNATION OVER 300 MILLION NAIRA RIVERS SCANDAL
A group of legal practitioners, the Public Interest Lawyers League, has called on the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Afam Osigwe and the Chairman, NBA Annual General Conference Organising Committee, Emeka Obegolu to resign
NEC APPROVES NEW TEXTILE DEVELOPMENT BOARD
The National Economic Council on Thursday approved the establishment of a Cotton, Textile and Garment Development Board to propose new strategies for agribusiness expansion and livestock transformation, which are expected to generate up to $90bn in economic value by 2035.
CHINA SENDS BACK PLANES IT ORDERED FROM US IN RETALIATION OVER TRUMP TARIFFS
China has sent back planes it ordered from the US in its latest retaliation over Trump tariffs, the boss of aircraft maker Boeing has said.
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.