…Presidecy Welcomes Ranking Nigeria has been ranked 140th out of 180 countries in the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released by Transparency International (TI), improving from 145th in the 2023 ranking. The report, presented on Tuesday in Abuja by TI’s Nigerian chapter, the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), showed that Nigeria’s corruption perception score increased slightly from 25 to 26 out of 100. The 2024 CPI report, which assesses the perceived level of public...

The South East Development Commission (SEDC)  has said that it  plans to grow the economy of the South East region from about its current $40 billion to $200 billion by 2035.  Mr. Mark Okoye , the Commission’s Managing Director disclosed this during the inauguration of the board of the SEDC in Abuja  on Tuesday. According to Okoye, the take off of SEDC marked the commencement of rebuilding and,  reconstruction of the Southeast geopolitical zone 54...

The House of Representatives has directed the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to suspend the recent 50 per cent hike in telecommunication tariffs, citing the current economic hardship in the country. This decision followed a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Oboku Oforji, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party from Bayelsa State, during plenary on Tuesday. In his motion, titled “Need for the Nigerian Communications Commission Not to Approve the Impending Hike in Telecommunications...

The Ebonyi State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of the National President of the Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), Igboayaka Igboayaka, dismissing earlier reports that he was abducted by gunmen. Igboayaka was reportedly taken from his residence at Works Layout in Owerri, Imo State, at about 7:00 p.m. on Saturday by seven armed men dressed in black. Witnesses said the assailants arrived in a Sienna and a Lexus SUV, forcefully taking him away. The incident...