Dr. Tope Fasua, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Economic Affairs, has highlighted the complexities of poverty measurement while defending the value of the naira in local terms, comparing the cost of living in Nigeria with that of the United States. Speaking on the MicOnPodcast with Seun Okinbaloye, Fasua argued that many Nigerians…
Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has stated that Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, won the presidential election in Rivers State. Speaking on Saturday during an X Space discussion, the former Rivers State governor said, “I can agree with you to some extent that Obi won Rivers State, but I don’t know how…
In a chilling revelation, the manager of Century Home Hotel in Owhelogbo, Delta State, has confessed to the brutal murder of 22-year-old Point-of-Sale (POS) operator, Onoriode Bethel, who had been missing since December 2024. The suspect, identified as Iboirode, lured Bethel to the hotel under the pretense of resolving a financial dispute. However, he murdered…
A 23-year-old woman, Rahimat Salaum, has allegedly killed her husband, Shehu, during a fight in the Federal Capital Territory. PUNCH Online reports that Ramatu was planning to run away with her husband’s belongings when operatives of the Nigeria Police Force arrested her. A statement on Tuesday by the FCT Command spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, said the…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has eliminated over 25 terrorists in a coordinated night operation at Bula Yobe and Banki on 18 September 2025. A statement by the NAF spokesman, Air Cdre Ehimen Ejodame said the Air Component, acting on reports from ground troops, deployed a force package comprising Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) and…
The Federation Account Allocation Committee has shared a total of N2.103tn in revenue among the Federal, state and local governments for September 2025, reflecting one of the highest monthly disbursements so far this year. The figure was disclosed in a communiqué issued at the end of FAAC’s October meeting held in Abuja and contained in…
Two revenue collectors working for the Anambra state government have been burnt to death by a mob for allegedly causing the death of a bystander. The incident happened on Friday at the old market road along Venn road in Onitsha, Anambra state. It was gathered that some revenue collectors were allegedly dragging the steering wheel…
The Federal Government has announced plan to provide free housing units to 77,400 vulnerable Nigerians across all 774 local government areas under its proposed National Social Housing Fund. The initiative, which aims to generate N1.2 trillion through voluntary monthly contributions from Nigerians, is awaiting legislative approval to become operational. Minister of Housing and Urban Development,…
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has told Nigerians that the ongoing economic reforms under his successor, President Bola Tinubu, will not happen overnight, saying the process will be gradual. “Our expectations from our governments should not get heavy,” Mr Buhari said in a statement signed by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, on Wednesday to mark Mr Tinubu’s…
A police officer attached to the Otuocha Area Command in Anambra East Local Government Area, Anambra State, has shot and killed an unidentified male commercial bus driver. It was gathered that the officer shot the deceased during an altercation over the payment of a N100 bribe to the security operatives at a checkpoint in the…