The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has scheduled its 301st Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting for Monday and Tuesday, July 21 and 22, 2025. The apex bank disclosed this via an official notice posted on its website over the weekend. The high-level meeting will be held in Abuja, where the committee is expected to review…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has visited Aisha Buhari, widow of late former President Muhammadu Buhari, in London, following the ex-president’s passing on Sunday. The Vice President led a Federal Government delegation to the UK to facilitate the return of Buhari’s remains to Nigeria for burial. During the visit, Shettima also met with the children of…
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Abuja has fixed Tuesday, July 16, 2025, for the arraignment of three Ghanaians and a Nigerian lawyer, Abu Arome, over allegations of forgery and false information. Justice Modupe-Osho Adebiyi of Court 18 fixed the date following the issuance and service of hearing notices in the…
London, UK – Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and former Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday paid a condolence visit to Vice President Kashim Shettima and his delegation in London, as they offered heartfelt tributes to the late former President Muhammadu Buhari. The visit took place as Vice President Shettima, on the directive…
Spanish giants Real Madrid have completed the signing of Álvaro Carreras from Benfica in a deal reportedly worth €50 million, as part of the club’s ongoing summer squad rebuild. The 22-year-old Spanish left-back, who was once part of Real Madrid’s youth academy before moving to Manchester United in 2020, has signed a six-year contract that…
ABUJA – Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has paid heartfelt tributes to late former President Muhammadu Buhari and the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona (Ogbagba II), describing both as “towering symbols of unity, peace, and national stability.” In a statement released on Monday in Abuja, Senator Bamidele reflected on the legacies of…
ABUJA – Prominent oil marketers and industry stakeholders have thrown their support behind the proposed sale of Nigeria’s state-owned refineries — Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna — calling for transparency, accountability, and stakeholder inclusion in the process. The move follows the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) announcement that it is currently reassessing its refinery…
ABUJA — The Federal Government of Nigeria has officially declared Tuesday, July 15, 2025, a public holiday to honour the memory of late former President Muhammadu Buhari, who passed away on Sunday, July 13, at the age of 82 in London. The announcement was made by the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, following the…
KATSINA, NIGERIA — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, receive the body of former President Muhammadu Buhari in Katsina State, ahead of his final burial in Daura, his hometown. This was disclosed by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, during a press conference held on Monday in Abuja….
Nigeria has entered a strategic partnership with Qatar Charity to expand humanitarian efforts and accelerate sustainable development across vulnerable communities in the country. According to a statement by the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, the agreement was signed in Doha, with Senator Abubakar Bagudu, Nigeria’s Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, representing the…
