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Borrowing costs for governments and businesses in Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya have surged in the last five years due to policy weaknesses, high inflation, and unfavourable market conditions, a report by Moody’s Ratings has revealed. The Reuters study, which examined credit conditions across the three economies, painted a picture of mounting financing pressures that […]
Nigerian Political Science Association (NPSA) yesterday urged Nigerians who have attained the voting age to participate in the ongoing voter registration exercise. It equally urged eligible voters who had lost their voter cards to re- register to enable them participate in the 2027 general elections. The NPSA made the appeal in a statement signed by […]
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate moderated to 20.12 per cent in August 2025 from 21.88 per cent in July. This is as the Naira strengthened to its highest level in six months, trading at N1,497 per dollar at the Nigeria Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), signalling improving economic stability. According to the National Bureau of Statistics […]
Hearing in a suit seeking to stop the David Mark-led leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) was stalled yesterday at the Federal High Court, Abuja. The suit could not go on following the failure to serve court papers on David Mark and others as required by law. Justice Emeka Nwite, billed to adjudicate in […]
A closed-door high-level consultation on security, governance and development, hosted by Governor Malam Dikko Umaru Radda on Sunday, ended with a strong show of support for the administration’s anti-banditry strategy and sweeping reform agenda. In a statement issued after the meeting, the government said the session held at Government House, Katsina, brought together top political […]
Kano State House of Assembly has urged the executive arm of government to strengthen the enforcement of the Child Protection Law to combat rising cases of child trafficking and forced labour. At yesterday’s plenary presided over by the speaker Hon Jibril Falgore, member representing Madobi constituency, Alhaji Sulaiman Ishaq, moved a motion highlighting alarming cases […]
Christian clerics in Bauchi State have commended Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed for his proactive measures in addressing insecurity and fostering peaceful coexistence between farmers and herders in the state. Reverend Yakubu Waziri Ribina of ECWA Church, One Bayara, gave the commendation during a Sunday sermon, praising the governor’s leadership in maintaining peace and unity. He […]
A renowned Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, has declared that some people do not want peace in Katsina and other Northern states as they will attack and provoke repentant bandits to reverse their decision. Gumi, who reacted to the decision of a notorious bandit leader, Isiya Kwashen Garwa, who reportedly accepted a peace […]
Minister of Livestock Development, Mukhtar Idi Maiha, has reaffirmed the federal government’s commitment to repositioning Nigeria’s livestock sector as a driver of employment, peace, and food security. At a gathering of livestock reporters, Maiha said the ministry had developed a National Livestock Resilience Strategy (NLRS) to guide policies and programmes over the next five years. […]
University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has revealed its top 10 most cited academics on Google Scholar. Leading the list is an associate professor at the Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Dr Ismail Odetokun, with an impressive 11,826 citations. Also listed are, Dr Afisu Basiru of the Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, who […]