2025 Budget: BudgIT Raises Concerns
On 18 December 2024, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu presented the 2025 Budget dubbed the 2025 Budget of Restoration: Securing Peace, Rebuilding Prosperity, totalling N49.74 trillion, a 41.9% increase from the…
Land Grabbing Now a Criminal Offence in Oyo – Seyi Makinde
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has warned that land grabbing is now a criminal offense in the state and punishable under state laws. The governor disclosed this at a…
Experts Forecast Moderate Inflation and Stable Currency in 2025
The Nigerian economy is expected to experience some stability in 2025, as experts forecast a gradual rebound for the naira and a reduction in inflation. After a challenging 2024 marked…
US returns $52.88m Diezani Alison-Madueke’s loot to Nigeria
The Federal Government has received $52.88 million in recovered assets linked to a former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, from the United States of America. The Attorney-General of the Federation…
U.S. court sentences President-elect Donald Trump in hush money case
Judge Juan Merchan has handed down a sentence to convicted U.S. President-elect Donald Trump: unconditional discharge on all 34 charges, as expected. Mr Trump will assume power as U.S. president…
Why Millions Still Struggle for Affordable Housing in Nigeria Despite Government Promises
Despite decades of initiatives and promises from the government and private sector, affordable housing remains an unattainable dream for millions of Nigerians. Aimed at addressing the nation’s growing housing deficit,…
HDAN Commends EFCC for Sacking 27 Corrupt Staff
The Housing Development Advocacy Network (HDAN) has applauded the Economics and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC for dismissing corrupt twenty seven (27) officers from its workforce, describing it as a significant…
What you need to know about HMPV
Reports that cases of a flu-like virus called HMPV are rising in China have sparked concern, but experts have dismissed fears that the situation is comparable to the beginnings of…
Court orders all Nigerian banks to blacklist Nduka Obaigbena from financial transactions over $718 million FBN debt
The Lagos Division of the Federal High Court has ordered all banks operating in Nigeria to blacklist media executive Nduka Obaigbena and members of his family over alleged debt to…
The UK property outlook for 2025: another bleak year for mortgages amid so much economic uncertainty
Throughout 2024, many home owners and prospective first-time buyers would have kept a close eye on the Bank of England’s base interest rate. Eventually, the first cut arrived in August (from…