The Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) Monetary Policy Committee has maintained the nation's monetary policy rate at 27%. During the Committee's 303rd meeting held in Abuja, Olayemi Cardoso, the governor of CBN, made this announcement at a news conference. In an economy, the MPR acts as the starting point for all other interest rates.
About 50 students who were kidnapped from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State last Friday, have escaped.
38 people who were recently abducted during an attack on Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) in Eruku, Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, have regained their freedom.
In the long-running terrorist trial of Indigenous People of Biafra leader Nnamdi Kanu, Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja began rendering a decision on Thursday without the defendant. After characterizing Kanu's behavior in court as disruptive, the judge ordered that the proceedings proceed without him. The ruling came after the court rejected three new applications that the IPOB leader had submitted, finding them to be unjustified.
The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN), through the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism, and the Creative Economy, has announced the immediate suspension of all nationwide enforcement activities conducted by the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR).
The Federal High Court is set to start its Christmas break on December 19, according to a statement released on Monday, in Abuja, by the FHC’s Director of Information, Dr. Catherine Christopher, stating that the court would resume sittings on January 7, 2026, after the holiday.
