Consumer credit in Nigeria fell sharply by 17 percent month-on-month (MoM) to ₦3.54 trillion in July 2025, from ₦4.27 trillion in June 2025, following weak retail demand and rising interest rates, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) July 2025 Economic Report. The report showed that the total consumer credit comprised ₦950 billion in

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Former Governors Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State and Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State have warned that Nigeria’s democracy faces grave danger from electoral fraud, voter apathy, and systemic political manipulation as the country moves toward the 2027 general elections. Both leaders issued the warning at the fifth anniversary lecture of First Daily Newspaper, held yesterday

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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has intensified its nationwide counter-terrorism and anti-banditry campaign with a series of precision airstrikes that neutralized dozens of insurgents and destroyed several hideouts across Borno, Kwara, and Katsina states, among others. According to Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, Director of Public Relations and Information, the operations—conducted on November 9, 2025—were part

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Timipre Sylva, former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and ex-Governor of Bayelsa State, wanted over an alleged $14.8 million fraud linked to funds provided by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). In a statement issued on Monday by Dele Oyewale, Head of Media

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The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a fresh application before the Supreme Court of Nigeria, seeking to overturn what his legal team described as a “per incuriam judgment” that “undermined justice and the rule of law.” In a statement issued on Monday and signed by Barrister

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More than 1,800 people, including a traditional ruler, were killed in Nigeria’s South-East region between January 2021 and June 2023, according to a new report by Amnesty International (AI). The global human rights organisation said at least 1,844 deaths were recorded across Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo states during the period, resulting from attacks

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Tension has gripped the Igbogbele community in Badagry West Local Council Development Area of Lagos State after a stray bullet allegedly fired by an officer of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) struck a middle-aged woman, Hunsu Elizabeth, sparking violent protests and the burning of an immigration checkpoint. The incident, which occurred last Friday, triggered outrage

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The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has refuted claims of an alleged “Christian genocide” in Nigeria, calling on former United States President Donald Trump to withdraw his recent comments describing Nigeria as “disgraced.” In a strongly worded statement issued on Monday by its Secretary-General, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, the NSCIA insisted that there is

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The Super Eagles are in full preparation for their crucial CAF World Cup 2026 Play-Off semi-final against Gabon, with the team’s camp in Rabat alive with activity as players and officials arrive ahead of Thursday’s match. Coach Eric Sékou Chelle and his technical team welcomed the squad to the Rive Hotel, where the team is

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The Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun (FUPRE) has once again put Nigeria in the global academic spotlight, as three of its scholars—Prof. Olusegun Samuel, Dr. Modestus Okwu, and Dr. Elias Elemike—have been named among the world’s top two per cent scientists in the Stanford University–Elsevier Global Ranking of Scientists, 2025 edition. The Vice-Chancellor of

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