The Nigerian Army has discharged Private Ruth Ogunleye, a female soldier who accused senior officer Colonel I.B. Abdulkareem of sexual harassment. Ogunleye made the allegations on her TikTok page in January 2024, claiming Abdulkareem, Colonel G.S. Ogor, and Brigadier General I.B. Solebo...
The Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament Memounatou Ibrahima has urged the West African regional bloc to undertake speedy reforms to tackle the myriad crises plaguing the region. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Third Extra-Ordinary Session and Second Parliamentary Seminar in...
Nigeria’s unemployment rate has seen a marginal increase to 5.3% in the first quarter of 2024, up from 5.0% in the third quarter of 2023, according to the latest report from the National Bureau of Statistics. This rise is more pronounced among females, with an unemployment rate of 6...
Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested Christian Ogbuji, a 48-year-old businessman, for the second time in 16 months, for cocaine trafficking. Ogbuji was first arrested in May 2023 at Abuja’s Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport with 93 pellets of...
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee has unanimously voted to increase the benchmark interest rate, also known as the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), to 27.25%. This decision aims to further tighten monetary policy, marking an 8.5% increase in interest rates since the...