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Nigeria’s economic outlook brightened this week as the nation’s external reserves surged to $41.046 billion — the strongest level in four years — raising hopes of greater currency stability and renewed investor confidence.According to fresh data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the reserves hit this milestone on 20 August 2025, the highest sinceContinueContinue reading “Naira Gains Strength as Nigeria’s Foreign Reserves Surge to $41bn, Highest in Four Years”

In a dramatic turn of events at the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) in Yokohama, Japan, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu reignited the call for sweeping reforms at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), demanding permanent representation and veto power for Africa — particularly Nigeria and one other African nation.This bold appeal cameContinueContinue reading “Hours After Embarrassment at TICAD9, Tinubu Demands UN Security Council Permanent Seat, Veto Power for Africa”

Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo of Anambra State has taken decisive action by dismissing eight operatives of the Agunechemba Security Outfit following the brutal assault and public humiliation of a female National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Miss Jennifer Elobor, in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area.The shocking incident, which was captured in a viral videoContinueContinue reading “Outrage in Anambra: Governor Soludo Sacks 8 Vigilante Operatives Over Brutal Assault, Public Stripping of Female NYSC Member”

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has condemned in strong terms the assault of a female Corps Member by operatives of the Anambra State Vigilante Group in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area, describing the incident as “barbaric, dehumanising, and utterly unacceptable.”In a statement released early Wednesday by the Acting Director of Information and PublicContinueContinue reading “Outrage in Anambra: NYSC Condemns Brutal Assault on Female Corps Member, Demands Justice”

The management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, has announced a sweeping ban on the popular but controversial “signing off” celebrations traditionally organized by final-year students after their last examinations.In a strongly worded statement released on Tuesday, Registrar of the University, Dr. Chinenye Okeke, declared that the ban takes immediate and indefinite effect, citing theContinueContinue reading “UNIZIK Cracks Down: University Bans Final-Year ‘Signing Off’ Celebrations Over Violence, Chaos”

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued a sweeping directive mandating all air passengers to completely switch off their mobile phones during aircraft take-off and landing, banning the long-standing practice of using “airplane mode” during critical flight operations.Michael Achimugu, Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at the NCAA, disclosed the new regulation inContinueContinue reading “NCAA Bans Airplane Mode, Orders All Phones Switched Off During Take-Off and Landing Amid Ibom Air Scandal”

The once-peaceful community of Orokam in Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State has been thrown into fear and mourning, as waves of kidnappings, killings, and violent attacks continue to tear through the district. Now, community leaders and restless youths are making an urgent appeal to Governor Hyacinth Alia to save their people from whatContinueContinue reading “Fear and Fury in Benue: Orokam Leaders, Youths Cry Out to Governor Alia as Killings, Kidnappings Escalate”

Comfort Emmanson, the young woman at the center of the now-viral Ibom Air altercation, has broken her silence, recounting in heartbreaking detail how her dignity was stripped away—literally and figuratively—when her clothes were torn off during a heated confrontation with a flight attendant on a Uyo–Lagos flight.Emmanson, who was arrested after the incident and laterContinueContinue reading ““My Naked Body Was Turned Into Stickers, I Can’t Go Out Again” – Comfort Emmanson Opens Up On Ibom Air Ordeal”

The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on the Rehabilitation and Operationalisation of the Baro Inland Port has condemned the immediate past administration of President Muhammadu Buhari for what it described as a “paper commissioning” of the multi-billion naira project in 2019.Despite heavy investment and high expectations, the lawmakers revealed that the strategic port—expected to serveContinueContinue reading “Reps Expose Buhari’s ‘Paper Commissioning’ of Baro Port, Vow to Revive Abandoned Multi-Billion Naira Project”

The Imo State Government has unveiled far-reaching reforms in the education sector, scrapping graduation ceremonies for kindergarten, nursery, and Junior Secondary School 3 (JSS3) students, while also outlawing the yearly practice of changing textbooks by schools.In a memo dated August 15, 2025, and signed by the Commissioner for Education, Professor Bernard Ikegwuoha (Reference No: MOEPS/COMMR/2025/VOL.ContinueContinue reading “Imo Govt Cracks Down on Extravagant School Ceremonies, Bans Yearly Textbook Changes in Sweeping Education Reforms”