In the past week, the naira experienced a mixed performance across various segments, reflecting the Central Bank of Nigeria’s ongoing efforts to stabilise the currency. Analysts said that forex market interventions from the CBN have slowed down amidst a decline in external reserves, which stood at $39.09bn as of Thursday.Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI, JOY OKON, MARTINS DURU The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps on Sunday warned the Nigeria Labour Congress against its planned March 1 shutdown of telecommunication services in response to the recent 50 per cent tariff hike. The Private Telecommunications and Communications Senior Staff Association of NigeriaContinue Reading
BY EFE MODESUS At least five notorious cultists have been feared killed after rival gangs resumed supremacy battle in the Mushin area of Lagos at the weekend. The gang war said to be between members of the Aye and Eiye cult groups, it was gathered, started from Ilasa and soonContinue Reading
From left: Managing Director/CEO of NPA, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, presents a plaque to the Registrar/CEO of the CRFFN, Mr. Kingsley Onyekachi Igwe during a working visit to the Marina, Lagos headquarters of NPA, Wdenesday. BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Ports Authority NPA and the Council for the Regulation of FreightContinue Reading
BY JOY OKON A suspected ritualist has killed and dismembered a final-year student of the Kwara State College of Education in Ilorin, Kwara State. Lawal Hafsoh Yetunde was killed by her boyfriend whom she met on social media. The suspected killer, after the gruesome killing, dismembered her body for allegedContinue Reading
BY JOY OKON Former governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, has expressed disappointment over the recent wave of defections by members of the Peoples Democratic Party to the ruling All Progressives Congress. According to Tambuwal, no politician with a conscience would join the APC, given the current economic situation inContinue Reading
BY EFE MODESTUS, CHIGOZIE EZEH Northern leaders have been divided over the possible re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Findings by Frontline Reporters revealed that the once monolithic North is now split, with core northerners determined to oust Tinubu in 2027, while northern minorities support his re-election. Our correspondentsContinue Reading
IBY GODWIN OBI, EFE MODESTUS, ADOLPHUS DURU Canada’s decision to deny some senior military officials, including the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, visas, has continued to generate reactions as the country considers the appropriate diplomatic response to the incident. Both the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, and MinisterContinue Reading
BY JAMES AKINOLA Tributes are still pouring in for elder statesman Ayodele Adebanjo following his death. President Bola Tinubu, politicians, governors, and the pan-Yoruba socio-political group Afenifere have all sent in their tributes for the man who died at 96. Pa Adebanjo as he was fondly called in many quartersContinue Reading
JOY OKON A former All Progressives Congress (APC) Youth Leader, Ismael Ahmed, says some members of the northern elite feel alienated from the administration of President Bola Tinubu despite mobilising chunk votes for him to win the 2023 presidential election. Ahmed, a former Senior Special Adviser to ex-President Muhammadu BuhariContinue Reading