The push to strengthen Nigeria’s social protection architecture received a major boost on Monday as the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) and the Civil Society Groups for Good Governance (CSGGG) jointly voiced strong support for the swift passage of the proposed Nigeria Social Security Trust Fund Bill, 2025.At a public hearing convened by the
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has approved an upward review of pensions for 2,116 retirees under the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), increasing their total monthly pension payments from N12.56 million to N159.95 million.The upward review translated to an unprecedented 1,173% enhancement in the total monthly payout.According to PenCom: “The NSITF pension increase is
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate declined to 15.15 percent in FEBRUARY 2026, marking the ninth consecutive month of moderation, according to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).The data bureau said the CPI, which tracks changes in the prices of goods and services, rose to 131.2 points in
Senator Agom Jarigbe Jarigbe has slammed as false and politically driven the viral online and social media reports claiming that constituency project contracts were awarded to a company linked to him or his family — a rebuttal now confirmed by over 180 civil society organisations.The Civil Society Groups for Good Governance (CSGGG) said its independent
Dr. Tijjani Ahmad, a senior lecturer at Hussaini Adamu Polytechnic, Kazaure, has attributed the recent fuel price hike in Nigeria to global oil price changes, logistics constraints, and the nation’s historical dependence on fuel imports. Speaking exclusively to our correspondent, Dr. Ahmad explained that Nigeria remains highly vulnerable to shocks in the international crude oil
Three years after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu declared that “subsidy is gone,” the contentious debate over fuel subsidy removal has returned to the forefront of national discourse as a fresh wave of petrol price hikes intensifies the cost-of-living crisis, pitting the federal government’s defence of its reforms against a chorus of opposition figures, labour unions,
Former presidential candidates Peter Obi and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso have formally revived talks of a political alliance ahead of the 2027 general election, this time under the platform of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), in a move aimed at uniting the opposition to challenge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid. The renewed push comes months
Lance Corporal Rotimi Olamilekan, the Nigerian soldier who went viral after calling on political leaders to send their children to the battlefield, has been dismissed from the Nigerian Army and is now alleging that he was subjected to months of degrading treatment, humiliation, and denial of basic rights while in detention. Olamilekan, popularly known as
Not less than 10 people have been confirmed killed and several others injured after heavily armed gunmen laid siege on the Angwan Rukuba community in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State on Sunday. According to eyewitnesses, the attack—which threw residents into grief and confusion—reportedly occurred at about 8 pm, when the gunmen, numbering over
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi were among the prominent dignitaries who gathered at the National Mosque in Abuja on Sunday for the funeral prayers of Hajiya Umma El-Rufai, mother of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai. Also present at the Janazah (Islamic funeral prayer) were the 16th Emir