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A fresh assessment of the 10th National Assembly has found that lawmakers failed to deliver 68 of 92 legislative commitments tracked since the start of their tenure, with the House of Representatives recording an overall fulfilment score of 26.8 per cent and the Senate 44.11 per cent. The report, released on Sunday by civic-tech…
The Nigerian naira opened the week with relative stability against the United States dollar on Monday across both the official and parallel foreign exchange windows. Financial sector data showed the domestic currency trading at an average of 1,360.71 naira per dollar at the official foreign exchange market. This current baseline represents a minimal, steady movement…
The United States and Iran have agreed to a comprehensive peace deal that mandates an “immediate and permanent” termination of military operations on all fronts, including Lebanon. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who acted as the primary mediator throughout the intensive 104-day conflict, announced the breakthrough on Sunday evening. Minutes later, U.S. President Donald Trump…
The International Monetary Fund has sparked widespread public concern and sharp economic anxiety across Nigeria by advising the Federal Government to introduce Value Added Tax (VAT) on premium motor spirit (petrol) and other fuel products. In its latest country assessment report, the Washington-based lender argued that levying a standard VAT on petroleum products is essential…
The Federal Government has formally requested strategic partnership and technical support from the BRICS economic bloc to fundamentally revamp Nigeria’s agricultural sector and guarantee long-term national food security. Speaking at the 16th BRICS Agriculture Ministers’ Conference held in Indore, India, Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, stated that the administration is…
Brazil captain Marquinhos arrives at the 2026 FIFA World Cup carrying the weight of experience, regret and ambition, insisting the campaign in North America may be his final opportunity to lift football’s ultimate prize. The 32-year-old centre-back, fresh from back-to-back UEFA Champions League triumphs with Paris Saint-Germain, has urged Brazil to convert elite pedigree…
Report Links Elon Musk to Viral Belfast Riot Narratives Researchers tracking the online fallout from last week’s anti-immigrant riots in Belfast have placed Elon Musk at the centre of the storm, reporting that violent narratives the billionaire amplified on his platform X reached tens of millions of users within days of a knife attack in…
Hope returned to the cell blocks of AbaSamuel Prison in Addis Ababa as Nigerian inmates erupted in celebration over a newly signed bilateral Prisoner Transfer Agreement between Nigeria and Ethiopia, a deal that clears the way for eligible prisoners to be brought home to complete their custodial terms. The Federal Government facilitated the agreement…
A fresh appeal for the release of detained Indigenous People of Biafra leader Nnamdi Kanu has come from the founder of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, who urged the Federal Government to free the separatist agitator or apply the same treatment to Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi. Ayodele made the call while…
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, has renewed his call for the release of detained Indigenous People of Biafra leader Nnamdi Kanu, declaring that there is no justification for his continued detention. Obi made the remarks during an interaction with Nigerians in Washington, D.C., in a video that has been…
