A renowned economist, Muda Yusuf, has said that Nigeria could sustain the declining inflation rate to make a positive impact on the masses. Yusuf, who is the Chief Executive Officer of the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE), shared his view in a statement on Wednesday, October 15, following the release of the …
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate eased further to 18.02 per cent in September. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced this in its latest monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released on Wednesday, October 15. The CPI report shows that headline inflation dropped to 18.02 per cent year-on-year in September from 20.12 per cent in August. …
Presidential pardons should attract commendation and relief because they exist to correct miscarriages of justice, where wrongful convictions, weak investigations, or biased judgements rob innocent citizens of their freedom. In contrast, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent mass pardon of 175 convicts has ignited controversy and raised questions about the moral and political intent behind the …
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has described the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) policy to ensure banks refund customers for failed automated teller machine (ATM) transactions within 48 hours as timely and long-awaited. In a statement on Monday, October 13, the commission vowed to work closely with the CBN to enforce compliance …
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has disclosed that 203 tertiary institutions across the country failed to upload students’ data into the Student Loan Application System (SLAS) for the 2024/2025 loan cycle — a development that could jeopardize access to the scheme for thousands of students. In a statement, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, Director of Strategic Communications …
The Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, has said that Africa must remove disincentives to investment to grow revenue. He emphasised this in a post on his X handle on Monday, October 13, to explain what he meant by "The True Cost of Tax". He suggested that it is …
The crypto crash over the weekend wasn’t just a price plunge, but also a platform betrayal that left traders screaming and locked out at 10:03 PM WAT on October 10, 2025. President Trump’s tariff tweet sparked a $19 billion liquidation storm, but Binance and Coinbase turned it into a farce with delays, $3,000 spreads on …
TRON’s blockchain recorded $1.1 billion in stablecoin inflows over the past week, while PLASMA, launched just last month with Tether’s backing, lost a staggering $996 million in the same period, reflecting a seismic shift in the crypto world on October 11, 2025. This clash highlights TRON’s dominance with low fees and USDT/USDC support for remittances …
The crypto market didn’t just stumble; it collapsed in a frenzy that liquidated $19 billion in positions and affected 1.6 million traders, marking the largest event in its history. At 10:03 PM WAT on October 10, 2025, President Trump’s Truth Social post announcing 100% tariffs on Chinese goods starting November 1 ignited the chaos: Bitcoin …
Crypto’s Hype Machine Revs Up: Mario Nawfal Drops Dogecoin Tease for Monday! Popular Dubai-based journalist Mario Nawfal, on Friday, October 10, 2025, lit a fuse that seems to have created a big buzz in the crypto world this weekend. The news powerhouse with 2.6 million X followers, teased crypto enthusiasts with a post suggesting a …
