•German Chancellor Friedrich Merz German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said today he was “deeply shocked” after his centre-right party suffered a heavy loss in a state poll to the far-right AfD, but vowed to push on with reforms. “This is the heaviest electoral defeat the (CDU party) has suffered in years, in decades,” a crestfallen Merz […...
•Tinubu and IMF logo The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the Naira is still undervalued by 25.6 percent despite the ongoing reforms in the Nigeria’s foreign exchange (FX) reforms. In its latest Article IV consultation report on Nigeria, the Washington-based institution said its Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER) model showed the local ...
•Supporters of the “No” to the constitutional referendum on Justice reform Italians inflicted the first major blow against Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni by rejecting her justice reforms in a referendum, results showed yesterday — but she insisted she was going nowhere. With almost all votes counted, the result from Sunday’s and ye...
•Cotton farmers Nigeria’s cotton, textile and garment (CTG) sector remained under severe strain in 2025, with stakeholders warning that without urgent, coordinated and long-term reforms, one of the country’s most job-rich industries risk further decline despite its proven capacity to drive industrialisation, conserve foreign exchange and su...
•National strike called by trade unions of railway public transport, in Brussels, today Belgium steeled itself for closed schools and disrupted train and air travel as three days of strikes kicked off today in protest at government austerity plans aimed at shrinking the national debt. The movement is planned in three waves: trains and other [...
•Akpabio President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON has said that the country is moving in the right direction with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reforms beginning to yield positive results. He also appealed to Nigerians to endure the pains of the reforms for just a little while longer “in the interest of our children [&hell...
•Atiku Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that the ongoing continuous voters’ registration of PVCs is commendable and indicative of the commitment of Nigerians to take their destinies in their hands in choosing their leaders in the next elections cycle, stressing that it will only be meaningful with electoral and judicial reforms. I...
Election observer group Yiaga Africa has said that Nigeria must move beyond holding “relatively peaceful” elections to processes that inspire trust and confidence in the electoral system. Speaking on Channels Television today, its Programme Director Cynthia Mbamalu, explained that the by-elections were generally peaceful except for some consti...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives has called on the federal government to rescue Nigerians living in Saudi Arabia affected by the recent labour and immigration reforms introduced by the Saudi authorities. The call followed the adoption of a motion on urgent public importance moved by Rep. Muhammad Bello Shehu (NNPP, Kano) ...
Dr. Kelechi Ndubueze An industrial psychologist, Dr. Kelechi Ndubueze, in this interview, shares his thoughts on import of psychology in organisations and why Nigeria should be deliberate about the adoption of mental health initiative in workplaces, reports Daily Independent. Excerpts: Given your experience, how can industrial and organisation...

