The Nigerian equities market sustained the bullish trend recorded last week as investors gained N1.064 trillion on the trading floor of the Nigerian Xchange (NGX) this week. Ripples Nigeria reports that investors recorded a gain of N794bn the previous week. The market capitalization increased to N64.709 trillion from N63.645 trillion recorded the previous week. Similarly,…
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has vowed to challenge the Court of Appeal’s ruling that upheld the proscription of the group and labeled it a terrorist organization. In a fiery response delivered through his lead counsel, Aloy Ejimakor on Friday, Kanu condemned the judgment, calling it a decision that…
The National Assembly is set to open discussions on the future of the death penalty in Nigeria. The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, on Friday, indicated that Parliament was ready to engage with Nigerians on whether capital punishment should be abolished. The statement comes amid a growing global movement against the…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has fired back at Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, over his recent remarks suggesting that President Bola Tinubu’s administration harbors more ‘Yahoo boys’ than those being arrested for financial crimes. Obi made the statement during his keynote address at the fourth graduation ceremony of Nexford University,…
Amid ongoing security and environmental challenges in the Lake Chad Basin, Abdullahi Ganduje, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has called for unwavering attention to the threat of Boko Haram and the shrinking of Lake Chad—two crises that continue to shape the region’s stability. Speaking in Maiduguri, the heart of Nigeria’s counterterrorism efforts,…
