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Nigeria’s External Debt Servicing Soars to $2.01 Billion Over Four Months

  • May 30, 2025
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Between January and April 2025, Nigeria expended approximately $2.01 billion on external debt servicing, marking a 50% surge compared to the $1.33 billion recorded during the same timeframe in 2024.   This data, sourced from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), underscores the nation’s steadfastness in fulfilling its international financial obligations and bolstering investor confidence. […]

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Umuahia Streets Empty as Residents Stay Home to Commemorate Biafra Day

  • May 30, 2025
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Umuahia, the capital city of Abia State, experienced eerily vacant thoroughfares on Friday as inhabitants remained ensconced within their homes, fully adhering to the sit-at-home directive issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB) in commemoration of fallen Biafra heroes. The roads lay nearly abandoned, save for sporadic appearances of tricycles and a handful of […]

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FG Lauded for Empowering Young Nigerians through Innovation Challenge

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum and Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, Leader of the Senate, have praised the Federal Government’s initiative to empower young Nigerians across the country.   The commendation came during the launch of the NextGen Innovation Challenge portal, organized by the National Board for Technology Incubation in Abuja.   Senator Bamidele described the move as […]

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Nigerians Voted for Abiola Out of Disappointment, Desire to End Military Rule, Says Maina Waziri

The former Minister of Police Affairs, Adams Maina Waziri, has stated that Nigerians voted for the late Moshood Abiola in the 1993 presidential election out of disappointment and a strong desire to remove the military from power. Waziri made this statement on Thursday at the Second Posthumous Legacy Colloquium held in Abuja in honor of […]