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JUST IN: IMF increases Nigeria's growth forecasts to 4.2%, warns higher prices will aggravate poverty, food insecurity

Nigeria, Oct. 13 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised Nigeria's economic growth forecast for 2026 to 4.2 per cent, even as it warned that higher prices for essentials will aggravate pov... Read More


CJN swears in 68 new SANs

Nigeria, Oct. 13 -- The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, on Monday, swore in 68 new Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) at the Supreme Court in Abuja. The ceremony was held during a spec... Read More


Edo police kill three suspected kidnappers, rescue kidnapped victim

Nigeria, Oct. 12 -- The Nigeria Police Force in Edo State says it has rescued a kidnapped man and killed three suspected kidnappers during a joint security operation in Igarra, Akoko-Edo Local Governm... Read More


AI, energy supply shock, mounting debts headline IMF/World Bank meetings in Bangkok

Nigeria, Oct. 12 -- Financial experts, government officials, central bank chiefs, heads of multilateral organisations and other participants are gathered this week in Bangkok, Thailand, for the annual... Read More


CJN, AGF, NBA president charges SANs on upholding ethics, earning public trust

Nigeria, Oct. 12 -- The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, and the president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Oyin... Read More


EFCC arraigns ALSCON, Russian director on N582.4 million money laundering charges

Nigeria, Oct. 12 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria (ALSCON) Plc and its director, Zavyalov Dmitry, a Russian, on money lau... Read More


Nigeria condemns fatal Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia's airport

Nigeria, Oct. 12 -- The Nigerian government has condemned a Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which has killed civilians and injured dozens of others. In a s... Read More


Court rejects Euracare's bid to halt inquest into Adichie's son's death

Nigeria, Oct. 12 -- A Lagos State High Court has dismissed Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital's attempt to stop an ongoing coroner's inquest into the death of Nkanu Nnamdi, the son of renowned Nigeria... Read More


PDP, Pantami give INEC three days to publish name as Gombe governorship candidate

Nigeria, Oct. 12 -- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its Gombe State governorship candidate, Isa Pantami, have issued a three-day ultimatum to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC... Read More


Court dismisses Aisha Achimugu's N10 billion suit against EFCC

Nigeria, Oct. 12 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a N10 billion suit filed by businesswoman Aisha Achimugu against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the search o... Read More