Nigeria’s headline inflation rate eased further in November 2025 as consumer price pressures moderated under the new base year, according to the latest Consumer Price Index report released by the National Bureau of Statistics. In the report published on its website on Monday, NBS said the Consumer Price Index rose to 130.5 points in November … [Read more…]
Opposition leaders yesterday raised fresh alarm over what they described as a coordinated assault on Nigeria’s multiparty democracy, accusing the President Bola Tinubu administration of using anti-graft and security institutions to intimidate political rivals and forcing opposition governors into the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In a joint statement signed by former Vice President Atiku … [Read more…]
The photograph released by Amnesty International Nigeria of Mary Talmon, one of the women shot dead during a protest in Adamawa, confronts our country with a tragedy that demands collective introspection, if not accountability. The organisation posted her image on its X handle while calling for an impartial investigation into what it described as the … [Read more…]
Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has approved a ₦150,000 Christmas bonus for all civil servants in the state, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to workers’ welfare despite revenue challenges. The governor announced the bonus on Sunday during a church service at the Government House Chapel in Abakaliki, noting that the gesture was necessary in … [Read more…]
The National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, says that the congress’ planned nationwide protest on 17 December remains sacrosanct. He made the statement shortly after a courtesy visit on the Chairman of the nineteen Northern States Governors’ Forum and Governor of Gombe State, Inuwa Yahaya, in Gombe the capital city of … [Read more…]
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has said she will not defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC), despite what she described as repeated efforts by individuals linked to the Presidency to persuade her to join the ruling party. Featuring on Mic On Podcast hosted by Seun Okinbaloye on Saturday, Natasha insisted that she remains firm in her … [Read more…]
Politics and Oyo State political space is becoming interesting by the day. Aspirants across the five regions of Ibadan, Ibarapa, Oke-Ogun, Oyo and Ogbomoso have started to become visible. Several organized groups have intensified their voices, championing this regional aspiration with remarkable consistency and clarity. Their message is no longer a distant echo; it is … [Read more…]
Community advocate, Hon. Monday Diamond Ani, has empowered 28 widows across communities in Enugu State with cash support to mark his birthday anniversary. The initiative was executed through the Monday Diamond Foundation (MDF), a non-governmental organisation founded in 2015 to support vulnerable groups and promote youth development, according to a statement issued to PACESETTER. Beneficiaries … [Read more…]
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Kabiru Turaki (SAN), has stated that the task of sacking the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), from Aso Rock in 2027 is possible due to the incompetence of the ruling party, adding, however, that it won’t be a tea party. Addressing journalists yesterday after a … [Read more…]
The Enugu State Government has approved the construction and reconstruction of 1,022 urban roads in line with Governor Peter Mbah’s administration’s target to pave all the roads in Enugu metropolis before the end of his first term in office. This was made known at the end of the Enugu State Executive Council meeting at the … [Read more…]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has clarified that the former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mallam Abubakar Malami (SAN), did not meet the five bail conditions it granted him on November 28, contrary to the former minister’s claim that it revoked the bail. EFCC’s clarification followed the African Democratic Congress … [Read more…]
Peter Obi, former Labour Party presidential candidate, has criticised the Federal Government’s reported plan to borrow about ₦20 trillion to fund the 2026 budget, calling the move reckless and economically perilous. In a statement on his Facebook page, Obi said Nigerians “woke up again to troubling news” of large-scale new loans at a time when … [Read more…]