Nigeria’s headline inflation rate rose to 15.93 per cent in May 2026, according to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data showed that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased to 140.7 in May 2026, representing a 2.4-point rise from the previous month’s 138.3, indicating continued upward press...
•National Assembly complex, Abuja A new assessment of the 10th National Assembly has found that lawmakers have failed to deliver 68 of 92 legislative commitments tracked since the beginning 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, releas...
•Lekki seaport, Lagos Foreign investment into Nigeria’s production and manufacturing sector declined sharply by 50.7 percent quarter-on-quarter to $152.27 million in the first quarter of 2026 (Q1’26), down from $308.93 million recorded in the preceding quarter (Q4’25), according to the latest Capital Importation Report released by the Nationa...
One of Africa’s leading research networks, Afrobarometer, has stated that Africans continue to rely on both formal and informal justice systems to resolve legal disputes, while many question whether the courts deliver fair, affordable, and timely justice. The group highlighted this in a new report, based on 50,961 interviews conducted across 3...
•Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State Phillips Consulting State Performance Index (pSPI), a comprehensive assessment of governance and development outcomes across the country has announced Lagos State as Nigeria’s leading subnational government after emerging as the only state to attain a five-star rating in the 2025. The annual ranking,...
The Special Investigative Panel on Abuse and Corruption in Nigeria Correctional Centres have submitted its report in three volumes to the federal government after visiting 83 custodial centres in 23 States within 20 months. The Panel’s Report was submitted today to the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo by members of the Panel headed ...
•Konate Soon-to-be Real Madrid President Florentino Pérez has reached an agreement with French center-back Ibrahima Konaté and the defender will be a madridista once Pérez wins the upcoming elections, according to a report from Onda Cero’s Alberto Pereiro. Konaté has become a free agent after his previous deal with Liverpool expired this summe...
•Kano State Kano State has been ranked Nigeria’s most liveable state for families, while Cross River State placed last, according to a new report by SBM Intelligence. The report, published yesterday, assessed quality of life across Abuja (FCT), Anambra, Bauchi, Cross River, Kano, Lagos, Oyo and Rivers states between April and May 2026, coverin...
•Tinubu and bandits A security expert, Prof. Oyesoji Aremu, has said that Nigeria is grappling with alarming levels of insecurity, with about 2.2 million kidnapping incidents recorded in a single year and ransom payments estimated at N2.2 trillion. Aremu disclosed this while delivering a public lecture organised by the Social Sciences Students...
•Presidential jet The Presidential Air Fleet received at least N4.24 billion in disbursements between June and December 2025, the latest updates on GovSpend, a civic technology platform that tracks and analyses federal government spending, have revealed. Findings by our correspondent also revealed that the disbursements, made into the Presiden...
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