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Nigeria's reforms yielding fruit but impact yet to improve livelihoods" - World Bank

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- Nigeria is forging ahead in stabilising its economy through several reforms, but the push has yet to translate into a favourable impact on the livelihoods of millions of its citizen... Read More


Nigeria's reforms yield fruit but impact yet to improve livelihoods - World Bank

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- Nigeria is forging ahead in stabilising its economy through several reforms, but the push has yet to translate into a favourable impact on the livelihoods of millions of its citizen... Read More


Reps panel vows to block $9bn annual loss to illegal mining

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- The House of Representatives has inaugurated an Ad Hoc Committee on Illegal Mining, vowing to block the estimated $9 billion Nigeria loses every year to illicit mining operations ac... Read More


Certificate Forgery: Atiku, Abati, others demand prosecution of Uche Nnaji

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- Many Nigerians have condemned a former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, exposed by a PREMIUM TIMES' investigation for certificate forgery. The Nigerians ... Read More


How rich Nigerians accused of corruption benefit from 'Out-Of-Court' settlements

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- Former Adamawa State Governor Murtala Nyako has faced corruption charges for 10 years. Neither acquitted nor convicted, he and his co-defendants, including his son, Abdulaziz, a for... Read More


Women, youth leaders renew call for passage of Special Seats Bill

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- Women and youth leaders of Nigeria's registered political parties have renewed calls for the immediate passage of the Reserved Seats for Women Bill, which is currently before the Na... Read More


Nigerian lawmakers propose 10-year passport ban for citizens convicted abroad

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- A bill seeking to impose a 10-year ban on the issuance of international passports to Nigerians convicted of crimes abroad and subsequently deported has passed second reading at the ... Read More


EXCLUSIVE: What INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, told Tinubu in resignation letter

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- On Tuesday, Mahmood Yakubu, who headed Nigeria's electoral commission, INEC, for a decade, bowed out and handed over to May Agbamuche-Mbu as acting chairperson. Mr Yakubu left the ... Read More


Prosecution, defence disagree over stalled forensic examination of phone in Emefiele's fraud trial

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- A court-ordered forensic examination of a phone central to the fraud trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele has stalled in Lagos. Both the prosecuti... Read More


Tinubu asks Senate to approve fresh $2.3bn loan, four months after securing $21.5m, Euro15bn, €65m loans approval

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve a fresh $2.3 billion external loan incorporated into the 2025 budget. The request was contained in a letter read by the Senate... Read More