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As the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) sits this week for its September meeting, financial analysts remain divided on whether the time is ripe to ease the tight monetary stance that has been in place for over a year. While some market watchers argue that the improved fundamentals offer […]

Analysts from Citibank have predicted that Brent crude oil prices would fall to $60 per barrel by year-end and average $62 per barrel between the second and fourth quarters of 2026, citing OPEC+ production increases and China’s stockpiling. Citi is a leading global bank for institutions with cross-border needs. The bank revised its global liquids […]

Zenith Bank Plc has released its Group financial results for the half year ending June 2025, posting an impressive profit before tax of N625.629 billion. This Board approved an interim dividend of N1.25 per share, a 25 per cent increase over the N1.00 paid in the first half of 2024, maintaining its position as a […]

There are moments when a country loses more than a person; it loses a compass. The passing of Dr Solomon E. Arase on August 31, 2025, felt like that—an abrupt dimming of a steady light that had, for years, shown what policing in Nigeria could be if guided by principle, civility, and courage. He did […]

An advocacy group, the South-North Progressive Forum (SNPF), has urged all political parties, including the African Democratic Congress (ADC), which is yet to zone its candidacy, to consider the South in 2027, for the sake of national stability. It said zoning of party presidential tickets to the Southern part of Nigeria for the 2027 election […]

The Gbenga Hashim Solidarity Movement (GHSM), over the weekend, launched a push against President Bola Tinubu’s administration in the South West. The group supports the 2027 presidential ambition of Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, a former presidential candidate. At a gathering in Osogbo, Osun State Capital, leaders from the 31 Local Government Areas and party executives declared that […]

A frontline Tinubu support group, Renewed Hope Ambassadors, has intensified efforts to persuade Nigerians to re-elect President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027. The group said it wants Nigerians to double their support for Tinubu for another term because of the visionary and strategic leadership of the President since he came into office over two years […]

The youngest female lawmaker, Hon. Rukayat Shittu, has sponsored and steered the Kwara State Electric Power Sector Bill, 2025 through its first and second readings, with the House of Assembly holding a well attended public hearing that drew massive support for the bill. The bill, now set for its third reading, seeks to repeal the […]

Ahead of the 2027 general election, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has called on Nigerians to vote according to their conscience and not on the basis of tribe or region. Atiku, a ranking member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), described tribalism as the bane of national progress and a malignant disease that must be […]

The member representing Darazo-Ganjuwa federal constituency, Hon. Mansur Manu Soro, has donated a utility vehicle to the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) Soro Study Centre to address its mobility challenges. The vehicle, handed over through the centre’s acting director, Mrs. Hauwa Dede, was presented by the chairman of Darazo local government area, Hon. Samaila […]