CBN Retains Interest Rate at 27% as Inflation Falls to 16.05%

BusinessNewsNigeriaCBN Retains Interest Rate at 27% as Inflation Falls to 16.05%

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 25, 2025

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday maintained the country’s benchmark interest rate, the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), at 27 percent, as the bank stated that it seeks to build on recent gains in inflation and exchange-rate stability. Governor Olayemi Cardoso announced the decision at a press conference at the end of the 303rd meeting of the Central Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), held in Abuja. In addition to holding the MPR at 27...

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Tinubu Appoints Governor Uzodimma As ‘Renewed Hope Ambassador’

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu Appoints Governor Uzodimma As ‘Renewed Hope Ambassador’

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 25, 2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed the Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, as the Renewed Hope Ambassador ahead of the national launch of the Federal Government’s ward development programme. The appointment was announced in a State House press statement issued on Tuesday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. According to the statement, Governor Uzodimma will also serve as the Director-General for Party Outreach, Engagement and Mobilisation. The President said...

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President Tinubu Announces Rescue of 38 Christians Kidnapped in Kwara

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPresident Tinubu Announces Rescue of 38 Christians Kidnapped in Kwara

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 23, 2025

…Confirms the freedom of Nigerian pupils President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has confirmed the successful rescue of abducted citizens in Kwara and Niger States, following coordinated security operations by Nigeria’s security forces. In a statement addressed to the nation, the President said he had cancelled his planned trip to the G20 summit in South Africa to personally oversee security efforts at home. “Thanks to the efforts of our security forces over the last few days, all...

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50 Children Kidnapped in Niger State Break Free from Terrorists

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria50 Children Kidnapped in Niger State Break Free from Terrorists

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 23, 2025

Fifty of the schoolchildren abducted from St Mary’s co-educational school in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, have escaped and have reunited with their families, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said on Sunday. “We have received some good news as fifty pupils escaped and have reunited with their parents,” CAN stated, adding that the students regained freedom between Friday and Saturday. The mass abduction, carried out by gunmen on Friday, involved 303...

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Nnamdi Kanu Transferred to Sokoto Prison to Serve Life Sentence

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNnamdi Kanu Transferred to Sokoto Prison to Serve Life Sentence

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 21, 2025

…Family and Supporters Protest Judgment The Department of State Services (DSS) has relocated Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), from its Abuja facility to a correctional centre in Sokoto State. The move comes a day after his conviction and sentencing for terrorism. Kanu’s legal consultant, Aloy Ejimakor, announced the transfer in a social media post, saying: “MAZI NNAMDI KANU has just been moved from DSS Abuja to the correctional facility...

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Over 200 Pupils, Teachers Abducted in Niger State Catholic School

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaOver 200 Pupils, Teachers Abducted in Niger State Catholic School

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 21, 2025

Armed bandits have abducted more than 200 pupils and teachers from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State. The attack took place in the early hours of Friday morning, between 2:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m., according to statements from local authorities and church officials. The Niger State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) initially reported that “227 persons, including teachers and students,” had been abducted in...

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FG Orders Closure of 41 Unity Colleges Over Security Fears

EducationNewsNigeriaFG Orders Closure of 41 Unity Colleges Over Security Fears

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 21, 2025

Plateau, Katsina Temporarily Shut Basic Schools The Federal Government has ordered the immediate shutdown of 41 Unity Colleges across Nigeria, citing recent security threats. Additionally, the Plateau State Universal Basic Education Board (PSUBEB) has directed the closure of all junior and senior basic schools in the state as a precautionary measure. In a circular issued on Friday by Hajia Binta Abdulkadir, Director of Senior Secondary Education at the Ministry of Education, the Minister of Education, Dr...

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ECOWAS Court Serves Writ on Nigeria to End Death Penalty Blasphemy Laws

NewsNigeriaPoliticsECOWAS Court Serves Writ on Nigeria to End Death Penalty Blasphemy Laws

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 21, 2025

Nigeria has come under pressure to dismantle its blasphemy laws after the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Community Court of Justice issued a writ of execution compelling the country to act. The move comes nearly eight months after the court ruled the provisions unlawful. In April 2025, the ECOWAS Court ruled in favour of the Incorporated Trustees of Expression Now Human Rights Initiative in a case against the Federal Republic of Nigeria, declaring...

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IPOB Leader Nnamdi Kanu Convicted of Terrorism, Sentenced to Life Imprisonment

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaIPOB Leader Nnamdi Kanu Convicted of Terrorism, Sentenced to Life Imprisonment

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 20, 2025

A Federal High Court has found Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), guilty on all seven terrorism charges brought against him by the Federal Government. Justice James Omotosho, who delivered the verdict on Thursday, ruled that the prosecution had “successfully established every allegation” against Kanu. Justice Omotosho pointed out that Kanu offered no credible defence and “deliberately refused” to challenge the prosecution’s evidence.  He described him as “a person who...

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Kebbi LGA Chairman Publishes Names of Kidnapped Schoolgirls

Crime & SecurityEducationNewsNigeriaKebbi LGA Chairman Publishes Names of Kidnapped Schoolgirls

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 20, 2025

The chairman of Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area in Kebbi State, Hussaini Aliyu, has publicly released the names of 25 schoolgirls abducted from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, following a brutal dawn raid by bandits. According to the list, the students are identified by class: Senior Secondary School (SSS) 2A/2B, SSS 3A/B, Junior Secondary School (JSS) 3A, and JSS 2. Below is a list of the abducted girls: JSS 2: Khadija Nazifi, Hauwa’u Iliyasu,...

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