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The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday voted to hold the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 11.5 per cent for the umpteenth time. Reading a communiqué after the committee’s 282nd meeting on Tuesday, Mr Godwin Emefiele, the CBN Governor, said the MPC also unanimously agreed to hold all…
“Great excitement and hopes had followed Nigeria’s political independence on 1 October 1960 after decades of British colonial rule. Independence, which has remained an annual celebration since then, brought relief to the Nigerian populace and a certain sense of freedom. It marked the end of an era of national political servitude, and the beginning of…
Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, has stressed the importance of joint operations among the nation’s armed forces towards achieving effectiveness in counter-insurgency, anti-banditry and other security operations across the country. Irabor stated this while delivering the graduation lecture for participants of Army War College Nigeria (AWCN) Course 5-2021, titled, “Enhancing Jointness in…
Malam Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), has hinted that a litre of fuel may sell between N320 and N340 in 2022. Kyari revealed this at the launch of the World Bank Nigeria Development Update (NDU) November 2021 edition, entitled, ‘Time for Business Unusual’, in Abuja on Tuesday. Kyari said fuel…
On 19 November 2021, notable leaders from the Southeast under the aegis of Highly Respected Igbo Greats met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The delegation was led by first republic parliamentarian and former Minister of Aviation; Hon. Mbazulike Amaechi and also had in attendance a former governor of Anambra State,…
The wife of Sierra Leone President, Fatima Maada-Bio, has reaffirmed her commitment toward campaign against rape and early marriages of girls, to curb abuse of the girl child. Mrs Maada-Bio currently in Nigeria for the 9th Summit of the African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM) made this known while briefing newsmen ahead of the meeting…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the Delta variant continues to be the dominant strain of Coronavirus in the country. The NCDC Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, made this known at the bi-weekly national briefing on COVID-19, in Abuja on Monday. Adetifa, represented by the Head of Risk Communication, Dr Yahaya Disu, said that…
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has called on the Federal Government and relevant policy makers to initiate steps towards reducing the rising cost of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the country. The governor made the call at a two-day LPG sensitisation and awareness campaign organised by the National LPG Expansion Implementation Plan, Office of the…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has scheduled its national convention to hold in February 2022. This was the outcome of a meeting of APC governors with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja, yesterday. Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) and governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu, disclosed this to newsmen after…
In a recent interview with Arise TV, the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN) had indicated that the Federal Government of Nigeria may consider a political solution to the matters involving Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples Organisation of Biafra (IPOB) and Sunday Igboho, the self-determination, Yoruba Nation activist, currently…
