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Economy

Nigeria inflation crosses 30% mark — highest in 28 years

Eric Ojo -
Consumer prices rose 31.7 percent in the year through February, an uptick in the...
Technology

Suspected Houthi attack: Nigeria, others hit by internet outage

Plu Team -
Several African countries, including Nigeria, experienced significant internet disruptions on Thursday, suspected to be...
Health

Historic global child mortality success story leaves Africa behind

Plu Team -
The number of children who died before their fifth birthday has reached a historic...
#PriceTracker

Rice soars to N90,000 as Nigeria’s punishing inflation continues

Plu Team -
Foodstuff traders in Lagos state have decried the volatility of prices as well as...
Health

59 doctors resign in Nasarawa, threatening healthcare delivery

Plu Team -
Nasarawa state is grappling with a healthcare crisis after dozens of doctors abandoned their...
Security

Kaduna kidnapping pushes schoolchildren toll to 2000+ since Chibok

Olawale Afolabi -
Gunmen kidnapped nearly 300 school pupils in Kaduna state on Thursday, the latest in...
Energy

Only 5.7% of Nigeria’s 230 million people have electricity: TCN

Plu Team -
Only 13 million Nigerians are officially known to have electricity in Nigeria, the government's...
Cost of Living

Tinubu says saved subsidy billions going to Nigerians. No, they’re not

Olawale Afolabi -
President Bola Tinubu said the removal of fuel subsidy last year has left a...
Cost of Living

IMF calls on Nigeria to tackle hunger, downplays scale of crisis

Olawale Afolabi -
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) urged the Nigerian government to immediately address growing food...
Economy

Binance discontinues Nigeria naira services

Plu Team -
Binance, the top cryptocurrency exchange, announced the discontinuation of all Nigerian naira services on...
Economy

Nigerian officials issue fresh threat against Binance CEO

Olawale Afolabi -
The Nigerian House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes has escalated the government’s pressure...
Economy

CBN’s big rate hike hasn’t helped the naira just yet. Here’s why

Olawale Afolabi -
After months of waiting, the Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday delivered what Bloomberg...
Companies

Heineken sells Uyo-based Champion Breweries to new owner

Plu Team -
Nigerian beer maker Champion Breweries is getting a new owner. The brewer said an...
Economy

Street-trading of dollars banned as CBN resumes sales to BDCs

Plu Team -
The Central Bank of Nigeria has restarted dollar sales to exchange bureaus, reversing it...
Cost of Living

Banks hasten connection as govt warns no NIN, no cash transfer

Olawale Afolabi -
Millions of vulnerable Nigerian households may miss out on a government awarded cash transfers...
Education

NECO releases its best external exams result in at least eight years

Jane Kalu -
The National Examinations Council (NECO) released the results for the 2023 Senior School Certificate...
Security

Coup: Nigerian military denies soldiers plotting to remove Tinubu

Plu Team -
The Nigerian military has dismissed reports that its brigade of guards, which protects the...
Election 2023

INEC insists iRev failure didn’t affect presidential election despite evidence

Plu Team -
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released its full report for the 2023...
Policy

Binance trade volume questions effectiveness of Nigeria ban over naira

Olawale Afolabi -
Nigerians flocked to virtual private networks (VPNs) to gain access to cryptocurrency platforms after...
Economy

Nigeria’s economic growth hits three-year low in 2023

Plu Team -
Nigeria's economy expanded by 2.74 percent in 2023, marking the slowest pace of growth...
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