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Investors in the Nigerian equity market obtained the N279 billion at the close of trade on Thursday. This follows the surge in stock prices such as Mecure Industries, Oando PLC, and MC Nichols, among others, on the trading floor. The Benchmark All-Share Index (ASI) jumped to 141,157.49 points from 140,716.10 points recorded on the previous day. After five hours of …

Here are the top 10 stories throughout the country. 1. Atiku Disowels Statement about Yoruba’s interests, Media Consultants Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has distanced himself from a media consultant named Kola Johnson. 2. Fact examination: Does the Nigerian government release evidence ₦ 25K household cash transfer to the public? The Federal Nigerian government has released evidence ₦ 25,000 cash …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has assured that the interests of Joruba will remain the center of his government policy if elected president in 2027. Atiku, a candidate for the people of the Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 and runner-up election to the President of the Tinubu Bola, rejected the claim that his leadership could cause the dominance of …

Here are the top 10 stories throughout the country. 1. Ripplesmetrics: Benue descent: Sixteen years of increasing violence Violence tracking data in the state of the benue from 2009 to 2025 shows a stable and destroying escalation. What began as a sporadic conflict incident had turned into a wide attack in almost all parts of the country, leaving the death …

Investors in the Nigerian equity market lost the N135 billion at the close of trade on Wednesday. This follows a decrease in stock prices such as Deap Capital Management & Trust, Legend Internet, and Wapic Insurance, among others, on the trading floor. The Benchmark All-Share Index (ASI) fell to 140,716.10 points from 140,929.60 points recorded on the previous day. After …

The presidential candidate from the Labor Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has denied the picture showing him with American President Donald Trump and Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), the “MC Oluomo” Akinsi. Obi describes the pictures shared on several social media platforms and news blogs as fake and manipulated. The former …

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Nigerian Central Bank (MPC) has reduced the interest rate by 50 basis points, from 27.5 percent in July to 27 percent. The Committee also reduces the cash reserve requirements to 45 percent for commercial banks and maintains a merchant bank by 16 percent. This decision follows the constant pressure of critical stakeholders such as …

MPs who represented Kogi Central in the National Assembly, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uuduaghan, finally returned to his office in the National Assembly after his office was reopened by Sergeant-Di-in the Red Room on Tuesday morning. The senator who was fought suspended for six months in March after his dispute with the President of the Senate Godswill Akpabio for the seating settings, …

Investors in the Nigerian equity market lost N326 billion at the close of trade on Tuesday. This follows a decrease in stock prices such as Dangote Sugar, Wema Bank, and Secure Electronic Technology, among others, on the trading floor. The Benchmark All-Share Index (ASI) fell to 140,929.60 points from 141,498.44 points recorded on the previous day. After five hours of …

On a scorching Tuesday afternoon at the entrance of Obafemi Awolowo University, where Town-Gboro buses regularly drop off and pick up students and staff, a group of teenagers, aged between 11 and 17, darted between passersby, pleading for alms. The children were Kudus Ayomide, Ayomide Olabosun, Ezekiel Fajemila, Olabosun Daniel, and Toheeb Akinpelu. “Uncle, please help me—give me anything you …