By Iyiola Olalere FLOWERBUDNEWS; The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has said that Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita at independence in 1960 was $93, not $1,847. This is contrary to the submission of the President of the African Development Bank AfDB Dr Akinwumi Adesina at aContinue Reading
Minister of Works, Dave Umahi The Federal Executive Council on Monday approved the rescoping of old highway contracts and new reads worth about N1.81tn, consisting of N760.4bn in naira-denominated projects with a separate $651.7m (N1.05tn) facility for the 7th Axial Road linking the Lekki Deep‑Sea Port to Sagamu‑Ore. This alsoContinue Reading
President Bola Tinubu has ordered a ban on importation of foreign goods, especially those that can be produced locally in Nigeria. Tinubu also placed a caveat on expatriates coming into Nigeria to execute jobs, which local contractors and artisans can undertake, unless there is convincing justification for it, includingContinue Reading
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has revealed that he was so overwhelmed by Nigeria’s economic challenges during his early days in office that he nearly withdrew from the media entirely. Speaking during a visit to Katsina State over the weekend, Tinubu admitted that the wave of criticism and tough realitiesContinue Reading
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Monday, carried out a cabinet reshuffle. A statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, said the governor announced this in a letter signed by his Chief of Staff, Segun Ogunwuyi, in Ibadan, the state capital. The letter stated, “TheContinue Reading
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the statistical breakdown of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results, showing that over 1.5 million of the 1,955,069 candidates scored below 200. Only 420,415 candidates scored above 200, while less than 1% managed scores above 300, according toContinue Reading
By Majeed Ishola Lagos (FLOWERBUDNEWS): A faith-based civil society organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has queried states in the South-West on their silence after Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State eventually accepted Shari’ah despite his initial vehement opposition. The group described the silence as hypocritical and pregnant withContinue Reading
A deadly gun battle between local vigilantes and suspected Lakurawa bandits in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State has claimed the lives of 11 vigilantes, with several others still missing. The clash, which began on Friday, initially resulted in two fatalities. However, the death toll rose after nineContinue Reading
Dele Momodu, media mogul and former presidential aspirant, has taken a swipe at President Bola Tinubu’s administration, saying there is widespread hardship in the country. Speaking on News Central TV, Momodu said Nigerians across the country are groaning under the weight of economic distress and governance failures, yet manyContinue Reading
