The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria has increased the benchmark lending rate to 26.75 per cent. The hike in the Monetary Policy Rate was disclosed by the Governor of the CBN, Olayemi Cardoso, at the end of the 296th MPC meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. The MPC had maintained a hawkish …
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has defended the constitutional right of Nigerian citizens to engage in peaceful protest, amid growing economic challenges and reports of planned demonstrations. In a statement on Tuesday via X, Atiku emphasised the legal basis for public demonstrations, saying, “For the avoidance of doubt, the rights of citizens to protest are …
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Amnesty International on Tuesday cautioned the Federal Government against threatening Nigerians planning to protest against the current hardship and hunger in the country. The organization in a post on X reacting to comments made by a presidential aide, Olusegun Dada, warned that threatening intended peaceful protesters is unlawful. Dada had warned that intending destruction of …
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Salman Idris, the lawmaker representing Ijumu/Kabba-Bunu Federal Constituency of Kogi State, has dumped the Africa Democratic Congress, ADC, for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Idris’s defection to the ruling party was disclosed in a letter read on the floor of the House by Speaker Abbas Tajudeen. In the letter, the lawmaker cited crisis at …
One hundred and eighty members of the minority caucus of the 10th House of Representatives have adopted a motion by lawmaker, Obi Aguocha for the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. Aguocha, who represents the Ikwuano, Umuahia North and Umuahia South Federal Constituency, revealed this on Monday during a …
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The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja presided over by Justice A. M. Lamido, has reaffirmed the nomination of Asue Ighodalo as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo State. In a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Lamido in the suit marked CA/ABJ/CV/642/2024, the appellate court on Monday threw out an appeal …
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Following comments credited to a former Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr. Solomon Dalung, accusing the administration of President Bola Tinubu of incompetence and ineptitude, the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) yesterday picked holes in his position. President General of AYCF, Yerima Shettima in a statement described Dalung’s statements as an attempt to incite the youths …
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A group, Self-Reliance for Physically Challenged Traders of Nigeria, has warned against plunging the country into chaos through violent protest. A statement issued on Monday by Comrade Munnir Shehu and Alhaji Yakubu Ibrahim, Chairman and Secretary of the group, while reacting to the planned protests by youths against president Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s led administration on …
Reactions have continued to trail the Supreme Court verdict which granted fiscal autonomy to the 774 local government areas, with various stakeholders canvassing measures to ensure effective implementation of the ruling. There are also fears in some quarters that local government chairmen may be unable to manage the freedom, just as others raised concerns that …
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The Nigeria Police Force has said a message about the planned protests which is currently circulating alongside a picture of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, on WhatsApp and other social media platforms, did not originate from the police. Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi made the clarification in a statement …
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