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L-R: Prof. Carolina Morais, CBN Gov. Yemi Cardoso, Gabriel da Cruz; and Prof. Soyinka at the Brasilia Legislative Chambers. President Lula da Silva and Professor Wole Soyinka in an iconic embrace of touching of heads to symbolise sharing of grace, wisdom and solidarity. The scene could have been lifted straight from history’s great encounters between […]

President Trump very recently signed into law a sweeping budget reconciliation bill that includes an interesting measure: a levy on remittances sent from the United States (U.S.) by non-nationals to their home countries. Framed by its proponents as an innovative way to shore up domestic revenue and reduce budget deficits, this new excise tax imposes […]

The naira on Monday climbed to a six-month high of N1,526.09 per dollar in the official foreign exchange (FX) market, as inflows from non-bank corporates boosted liquidity in the market. The last time the naira traded around this level was on July 14, 2025, when it exchanged at N1,518.73 per dollar. At the close of […]

The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening bilateral relations with the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago as well as Malaysia as both nations celebrate their Independence Anniversaries. Yusuf Tuggar, Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, in separate statements by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued on Sunday, congratulated his counterparts, Sean Sobers, Minister of […]

When Akinwumi Adesina became president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in 2015, he vowed to make it more than just a lender. “Not just numbers, but lives,” he told his board. Ten years on, as he bows out of office, the visionary economist leaves behind a legacy that reflects Africa’s own journey of transformation—hard-fought, […]

…Asks FG to strengthen intelligence gathering, security institutions to fight insurgency Rufus Okikiola Ositelu, the Primate of the Church of the Lord (TCL) Worldwide, has called on the Federal Government to prioritise policies that would reduce inflation and ensure food security as well as create an enabling environment for businesses to thrive. He made the […]

The Chairman of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), Justice Bola Okikiolu-Ighile (Rtd) has called on all eligible residents of Lagos State to take full advantage of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise to register and obtain their Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs). In a statement by LASIEC public affairs […]

What do you make of a market where one day it’s a Dogecoin (DOGE) price surge and the next it’s shifting Stellar (XLM) price sentiment? DOGE has bounced back above $0.22 after heavy whale buying, while Stellar is wrestling with bearish pressure and cautious optimism around potential PayPal integration. Both stories show momentum but also […]

Chika. I still can’t believe she was at the party last weekend. Almost twenty years have passed since our last conversation—twenty years since she blocked my number and erased me from her social media. The last place I expected to see her was at Ike’s wedding. To make sense of this story, I need to […]

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), with support from the World Bank, is set to launch a comprehensive cybersecurity framework by 2026 to protect internet users and fortify the nation’s telecommunications sector, a critical backbone of its digital economy. Announced at the NCC’s second stakeholder meeting in Abuja on Friday, the initiative aims to address security […]