–Think tank urges CBN to cut rates as economy enters rare disinflation phase BY GODWIN OBI The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has projected that Nigeria’s inflation rate will fall to 17 per cent by the end of 2025, citing signs of sustained disinflation in the economy. The forecastContinue Reading
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Internal results, showing improved performance among candidates and a significant reduction in exam malpractice. Announcing the results on Wednesday at the council’s headquarters in Minna, Niger State, NECO’s Registrar and Chief Executive, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, saidContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI President Bola Tinubu has lifted the state of emergency in Rivers State, paving the way for Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Nma Odu, and the House of Assembly led by Speaker Martins Amaewhule to return to office today, September 18, 2025. The President, in a statementContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, has filed two fundamental rights enforcement suits at the Federal High Court, Abuja, against the Department of State Services (DSS), as well as social media giants Meta (owners of Facebook) and X Corp.Continue Reading
Scanners, seizures, stakeholder reforms, and a catalogue of records at Nigeria’s busiest airport At Lagos’ Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA)—the beating heart of West and Central Africa’s aviation business—every second counts. With over a hundred flights daily and thousands of tons of cargo pouring in, the Customs Cargo Command isContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A new era has begun at the Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) as Comptroller Hauwa Abubakar officially takes over from the retiring Comptroller Olanrewaju Abdulwahab Olumo. The transition comes on the heels of a historic revenue performance, with the commandContinue Reading
The Presidency on Tuesday expressed confidence that Nigeria’s inflation rate is on track to hit single digits, a shift it says will ease living conditions and stabilize food prices across the country. Special Adviser to the President on Economic Matters, Tope Fasua, gave the assurance while speaking on The MorningContinue Reading
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has unveiled a groundbreaking automated overtime cargo clearance system in a bold move to revolutionize trade facilitation and boost efficiency at the nation’s ports. The cutting-edge platform promises to end long-standing delays in cargo clearance by replacing tedious manual procedures with a fast, transparent, andContinue Reading
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned that the world will need new oil and gas projects to maintain current production levels, even as it projects demand peaking before the end of the decade. In its latest report released Tuesday, the Paris-based agency said its analysis of 15,000 oil andContinue Reading
Customs Intercept Vandalized Electric Conductors Worth ₦5.3m in Kano The Kano/Jigawa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has arrested four suspects for allegedly vandalizing and illegally transporting electric aluminum conductors valued at over ₦5.3 million. Addressing journalists at the Kano Customs House on Monday, the Area Comptroller, Dalhatu Abubakar,Continue Reading