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The Lagos State House of Assembly has opened up on the rumour about the defection of 27 of its members from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to the opposition Labour Party, LP.
The Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Strategy and Security, Ogundipe Olukayode, said the story was untrue.
According to him, such ‘misleading and “false stories should be...
The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills, has said there is no evidence that the United States Agency for International Development is funding Boko Haram in Nigeria or any terrorist group.
Mills disclosed this after meeting with the Nigeria Governors Forum in Abuja late Wednesday.
He assured that if any evidence is found that USAID funds Boko Haram or any...
Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State has declared that his crisis with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike led to his freedom to govern the state.
Fubara made the remark while receiving the Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Rev Henry Ndukauba and bishops of the church at the state’s Government House in...
Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Thursday grounded the plenary over her seat that was changed without her consent.
Charmingpro reports that the plenary which was being presided by the Senate President, Godswill Obot Akpabio, was midway into proceedings when the Chief Whip, Senator Mohammed Ali Monguno raised a point of order.
Monguno drew the attention of the Senate...
The Central Bank of Nigeria Monetary Policy Committee has retained the country’s interest rate at 27.50 percent in January, the same rate as in November last year amid inflation drops.
It also retained the Cash Reserve Ratio, CRR at 50 basis points and the liquidity ratio, LR, at 30 percent and the asymmetric corridor at +500/-100 basis points around the...
Nigeria’s inflation rate dropped massively to 24.48 percent in January 2024 from 34.80 percent in December last year after the rebased Consumer Price Index.
The Statistician General, Prince Adeyemi Adeniran, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at the launch of the rebased CPI report.
Nigeria’s inflation rose to 34.80 percent in January 2025 compared to 34.80 percent recorded in December last...
The National Assembly has rescinded its decisions on the 2025 budget bill that was passed last week to correct some errors in line items under capital and recurrent.
Charmingpro reports that both the Senate and the House of Representatives passed the bill on Thursday February 13.
However, while the budget size remains at 54.9 trillion naira, the capital expenditure has been reduced...
There is no end in sight for the tit-for-tat between key players in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, and Dangote Refinery, owned by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote.
This comes as a report by the Nigeria Voice alleged that Dangote is behind the campaign of calumny against NNPCL and its Group Chief Executive...
The Benue State House of Assembly has passed a resolution directing Governor Hyacinth Alia to remove the Chief Judge, Justice Maurice Ikpambwese, from office.
The lawmakers made the resolution on Tuesday during a plenary session presided by the Speaker, Hyacinth Dajoh.
During the debate, 23 out of the 31 members voted in favour of the removal of Justice Ikpambwese based on...
The Department of State Services, DSS, has threatened two prominent broadcast stations with lawsuits over ‘false and malicious reports’ against the organisation.
According to the security Agency, Africa Independent Television, AIT, and Channels Television both aired false reports against it on the crisis that rocked the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday.
Charmingpro reported that operatives of the DSS and...
