•Kemi Badenoch Kemi Badenoch today won the election to replace Rishi Sunak as leader of the Conservative Party. She is the first person of African heritage to lead the Tories. The Conservative Party announced her win in a post on X today. “ANNOUNCED: @KemiBadenoch has been elected Leader of the Conservative Party,” the party tweeted. [&h...
•Super Eagles Super Eagles B players are expected to regroup next week to continue their preparation for the 2025 African Nations Championship qualifying two-legged fixture against Ghana scheduled for December. The team had its first training session in Abuja on Wednesday and concluded training for the week on Thursday before the players retur...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives has resolved to carry out a comprehensive audit of loans secured by the federal and state governments since the return to democratic government in 1999. In the past 25 years, the country has enjoyed democratic governance under the leadership of five presidents, namely Olusegun Obasanjo, Um...
The trend of Nigerians seeking greener pastures abroad, often referred to as ‘Japa,’ has become a pervasive trend. It is no longer news that the mass exodus has had far-reaching implications across various sectors. Sadly, the healthcare system seems to be the hardest hit, reports Sunday Vanguard. This is because the departure of skilled health...
The Flamingos have crashed out of the U-17 Women’s World Cup after losing 0-2 to the US in the quarter-final yesterday Nigeria won all three games in Group A of the competition, scoring nine goals and bagging the same points to reach the last eight. But against the US at Santiago, Nigeria looked lethargic and […]
•Tinubu The International Monetary Fund (IMF) clarified that it was not behind Nigeria’s recent removal of fuel subsidies, a decision made independently by the Nigerian government. The IMF has faced criticism for Nigeria’s recent fiscal reforms, which have led to rising inflation and increased hardship for many citizens, reports Vanguard. Spea...
•Tinubu The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its 2024 growth forecast for Nigeria’s economy to 2.9%, attributing the downgrade to weaker-than-expected economic activity in the first half of the year. This was revealed in the IMF’s October 2024 World Economic Outlook (WEO), released during the ongoing annual meetings of the World B...
•Prof Anthony Kila and Chief Emeka Anyaoku The Emeka Anyaoku-led group of eminent Nigerians, popularly known as The Patriots, has inaugurated Zonal Advocacy Committees across the six geo political zones of Nigeria towards the Actualisation of a new Peoples Constitution for Nigeria The Patriots confirmed this historic development in a statement...
Nigeria’s external debt is the largest amongst all sub-Saharan African nations, despite the fact that it received debt waivers from the Paris Club, London Club or from Independent Creditors. The arrears of this debt have accumulated inexorably, putting Nigeria in the bad books of international financial communities. Also, Nigeria’s huge debt p...
•Foodstuff Nigeria’s inflation rate surged to 32.70% in September 2024, the latest report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has indicated. This marks a 0.55% increase from August’s rate of 32.15%, driven primarily by rising food and transportation costs, particularly following recent petrol price hikes. Statistician General and Chief ...

