A new report has emerged showing how Nigeria ranks on the global terrorism index. Nigeria has now been ranked the eighth most terrorized country globally in 2022, dropping from its sixth position in 2021. According to the 2023 Global Terrorism Index report released recently, terrorist activities in the country had fallen to its lowest since…
Many Abuja residents are starting to find some relief from the horrors of naira notes shortage. The residents are beginning to heave a sigh of relief as more commercial banks began disbursing old and new naira notes in line with the directives of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). A visit to some banks on…
Nigeria’s inflation rate has risen, Giotv reports. The inflation rate rose to 21.91%, compared to January 2023 inflation rate which was 21.82%. The percentage represents a 0.09% point increase. This was disclosed in a recent Consumer Price Index report by the National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday. The rise in the inflation rate followed the…
Saheed Ademola, the traditional ruler of the Ikate-Elegushi Kingdom in Lagos State, has made a new declaration. The monarch, on Wednesday said the March 2023 Oro festival would not affect the governorship elections slated to be held on Saturday, March 18, 2023. The monarch made the clarifications in a text message sent to The PUNCH…
The government of President Muhammadu Buhari has shifted the 2023 population and housing census earlier scheduled for March 29 to May 2023. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed confirmed this when he briefed State House correspondents at the end of the meeting of the Federal Executive Council presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on…
A former Peoples Democratic Party Governorship candidate in Lagos State, Babatunde Gbadamosi has frowned at reports that Lagos monarch, Saheed Ademola (Kusenla III) wants to perform Oro rite on Saturday, being the day for the governorship and state assembly election. This comes after a declaration of a three-day Oro rite on non-indigenes and women from…
The ruling All Progressives Congress on Tuesday revealed why the party couldn’t sanction the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. APC spoke after CBN defied the Supreme Court verdict on the controversial cash swap policy. The scarcity of the new naira notes brought about by the CBN policy had generated tension and visited…
Nigeria’s inflation figure rose to 21.91 percent in February, the month when Nigerians suffered acute cash scarcity. According to a report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Wednesday, the headline inflation rate increased by 0.09 basis points when compared to the January 2023 rate of 21.82 percent. Similarly, on a year-on-year basis,…
A newborn baby has been found dead in Mokola area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. According to an eyewitness, Akinola Olajire, the dead body, which was wrapped with black polythene, was dumped inside a canal before a bridge at the Uncle Joe area in Mokola. It was gathered that the body might have been…
Three members of a robbery syndicate allegedly terrorizing Ewekoro and its environs were arrested by police officers attached to Ogun police command on Monday, March 14. The suspects were identified as Ahmed Isiaka, Sunday Ajibola, and Jimoh Wahab after the police received a distress call about a 4-man robbery gang that invaded Apomu Community in…