Buhari’s govt pays ex-militants N2.63bn as stipends in two months, data reveal
THE President Muhammadu Buhari's government, through the Office of the Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, paid the sum of N2.63...
Manufacturers, traders, transporters driving Nigeria’s growth -NBS data
THE Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data for the second quarter (Q2) of 2020 released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Thursday showed...
Fact-checking claims that herbal solutions prevent, cure COVID-19
SINCE the outbreak of COVID-19 in Nigeria, many herbal solutions have been recommended for the prevention and treatment of the infection.
However, fact-checks have shown...
Each Nigerian owes N157,906 as debt stock rises to N33.1trn
EVERY Nigerian currently owes about N157,906.30 in terms of debt per capita as the country’s total public debt hits N33.1 trillion at the end...
How Gates’ uninformed COVID-19 projection spiked misinformation
On February 25, 2020, Bill Gates, a co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), claimed that Africa could be the worse hit...
Buhari, Osinbajo, Malami, others run active Twitter accounts despite prosecution threat
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari’s Twitter account is still active despite his administration's ban on the operations of the microblogging platform and its threat to prosecute...
Abdulkadir, Olayinka, Hayat among officers killed in plane crash
ON Friday, Nigeria lost its Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Ibrahim Attahiru, a Lieutenant General, in a military plane crash. He died alongside his...
Nigeria’s inflation drops, but economy still in slump
THE Consumer Price Index (CPI) released on Tuesday by the National Bureau Statistics (NBS) indicated that the country’s inflation rate dropped to 18.12 per...
Only Lagos, FCT, Ogun are fiscally sustainable as states’ IGR declines in 2020
THE Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) by States released on Friday shows that only Lagos, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Ogun State are fiscally...
Nigeria’s cost of living worsens as inflation rate spikes to 18.17%
INFLATION rate in Nigeria has increased to 18.17 per cent in March 2021, indicating the highest level since January 2017, the Consumer Price Index...
