Underperforming Agencies in Nigeria’s Business Facilitation

Chris Okpoko08 mins

The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) released the 2025 Business Facilitation Act (BFA) performance report last week, assessing how ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) complied with transparency and efficiency requirements under the BFA 2022. The report reviewed progress in service efficiency, transparency, monthly reporting, complaint resolution, and service-delivery innovation across MDAs between January and…

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Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Eases Further as Headline Inflation Drops to 14.45%

Abdullah Ahmed03 mins

Nigeria’s inflation rate slowed in November 2025, offering cautious optimism for households and businesses grappling with rising prices. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the headline inflation rate declined to 14.45% in November from 16.05% recorded in October, marking a notable easing in the pace of price increases. The NBS explained that the…

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Aisha Buhari: Villa Rumours Once Made Buhari Fear for His Life, Disrupted His Health

Bolaji Idowu03 mins

Former First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has revealed that rumours and fear-mongering within the Presidential Villa once led her late husband, former President Muhammadu Buhari, to believe she intended to harm him—a development she said triggered a chain of events that severely affected his health in 2017. The revelation is contained in a newly published biography,…

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Senate Committee on Finance Faults Tinubu Administration over Multiple Budgets, Revenue Shortfalls

Abdullah Ahmed03 mins

The Senate Committee on Finance has strongly criticised the administration of President Bola Tinubu over what it described as the abnormal practice of running multiple budgets within a single fiscal year, driven largely by repeated extensions of capital expenditure components. The lawmakers raised their concerns on Monday during an interactive session on the 2026–2028 Medium…

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Bondi Beach Attack: Police Probe Philippines Trip of Alleged Gunmen as Australia Mourns Deadly Terror Assault

Chinwe Igbokwe04 mins

Australia is reeling from its deadliest mass shooting in nearly three decades after a violent attack on a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach left 16 people dead, including one of the alleged attackers. Police say the assault, which targeted the Jewish community, is being investigated as an act of terrorism inspired by the Islamic…

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Okonkwo Faults Supreme Court on Emergency Powers Ruling

Daniel Otera03 mins

  Legal practitioner and African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain Kenneth Okonkwo has criticised the Supreme Court’s recent judgment affirming the President’s authority to declare a state of emergency and temporarily suspend elected officials, warning it could undermine Nigeria’s democracy.   Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday, Okonkwo argued that while the court correctly…

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