The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a Balance of Payments (BOP), surplus of $6.83 billion for the 2024 financial year, marking a decisive turnaround from deficits of $3.34 billion in 2023 and $3.32 billion in 2022. This improvement reflects the impact of wide-ranging macroeconomic reforms, stronger trade performance, and renewed investor confidence…
In a major step forward towards the November 8, 2025 Anambra gubernatorial election, Prince Dr Nicholas Ukachukwu, popularly known as IKUKUOMA, has officially received his Certificate of Return from the party headquarters in Abuja today. The brief but symbolic ceremony, which took place at the national secretariat of the party, was attended by top…
Political structure of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) on Tuesday got a boost following the decamping of the political family of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah into the party ahead the November 8 Anambra State governorship election. The late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah extraction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were officially received into the Soludo team…
The Executive Governor of Anambra State His Excellency Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo has assured the people of Umueri community in Anambra-East Local Government Area of the state that Ugwu-Oyi road will be constructed in no distant time. The governor who stated this at the grand commissioning of the Chinua Achebe International Passenger and…
The challenges facing the implementation of the Supreme Court judgment on local government autonomy have assumed a new dimension, with some state governors explicitly warning their council chairmen against opening an account with the Central Bank of Nigeria for the direct payment of their allocations from the Federation Account. The latest development represents yet another…
The Honourable Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, on Monday, April 7, 2025, officially received the newly appointed Managing Director of the Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited (ASCL), Prof. Nasir Naeem Abdulsalam and presented him with his appointment letter following the handover by the former Acting Sole Administrator, Engr. Kanwai Joseph, to the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu extends his heartfelt condolences to the Dozie family, the business community, and all Nigerians on the passing of Chief (Dr.) Pascal Gabriel Dozie, an elder statesman, entrepreneur, and banker. He was 85. Chief Pascal Dozie, OON, was a visionary whose contributions to Nigeria’s economic architecture left an enduring legacy. As…
George Turner, a Chieftain of People’s Democratic Party has called on President Bola Tinubu to come to his aid stating that his life is now under threat. In a letter he personally signed on Tuesday and addressed to the President through Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser, of Nigeria, Turner who is said…
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has condemned the recent brutal killing of two Chinese Nationals and their police escorts in Abia state. In a statement, Kalu, who represents Bende Federal Constituency of Abia state, expressed his deepest condolences to the families of the victims, the police hierarchy, and the government of…
Aiming to help women overcome obstacles and inspire social change in the animation industry, the Afro Women in Animation Community recently hosted Africa’s first ever women-focused animation festival in Lagos on March 22, 2025, concluding a week-long celebration of International Women’s Month. The highly anticipated event brought together top female animation industry professionals and…
