NIGERIA'S inflation rose to 29.9% during the course of January this year from 28.92% recorded in December 2023 with rising food prices being the main catalyst behind the surge according to data just released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu and the 36 state governors have reached an in-principle agreement to establish state police forces across the country in response to the growing crime wave that is weeping across the nation.

NIGERIA'S Super Eagles have moved up 14 places in the Fifa rankings to 28th place globally following the team's successful African Cup of Nations outing that saw them get to the final of the tournament.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria is going round in incoherent circles at the moment. Economic growth is stagnant and we need to break the cycle if we are to progress

[2] Apart from Lagos and Abuja, every other state in the country is dependent on crude oil handouts for its survival

[3] One does not need to be a rocket scientist to figure out that we need to get our states producing if we want to move forward

NIGERIAN Bar Association (NBA) officials have rejected the legal package contained in a recent Anglo-Nigeria trade deal which will allow UK attorneys to practice in the country as part of a plan to reduce commercial barriers between both nations.

CENTRAL Bank of Nigeria (CBN) staffer Odoh Ocheme and two other persons have been declared wanted by the Nigeria Police Force for allegedly forging the signature of former President Muhammadu Buhari to steal $6.2m from the bank.

ONE soldier serving with the Nigerian armed forces has questioned the rationale behind the federal government rewarding members of the Super Eagles with national honours and material gifts while members of the military are being neglected.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Any Nigerian couple who marry from outside their geo-political zone will get a federal government marriage allowance of N50,000. This is to foster togetherness and inter-ethnic unions

[2] All Nigerian girls aged 10 to 21 will be able to get sanitary towels free of charge from their local clinics

[3] As from today, marriage to a minor under 18 will be considered statutory rape, even if no intercourse takes place

NIGERIA'S federal government has announced plans to establish a National Commodity Board that will intervene on the food market be regulating the price of basic items such as crucial grains other essential foodstuffs.

NIGERIA and the UK have just signed a new investment deal a that aims to boost bilateral trade and reduce commercial barriers between both nations as Britain seeks to strengthen ties with its former colonies as part of a post-Brexit plan.