CBN: Tackling inflation with monetary policy tools, structural reforms
The steep decline in Nigeria’s inflation rate from 34.8 per cent as of December 2024 to 15.15 percent last December was largely driven by the monetary policy easing and positive outcome of key reforms instituted by the Central Bank of…
Dangote Refinery-backed MRS filling station increases fuel price
The retail cost of Premium Motor Spirit has risen at MRS filling stations supported by Dangote Refinery. ZINGTIE has learned that the retail price at MRS filling stations in Abuja has risen to N875 per liter from the previous price…
Lagos Government Seals Ladipo Spare Parts Market
The Lagos State Government has sealed off the popular Ladipo Spare Parts Market, along the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Road (Apapa–Oshodi Expressway), in Mushin due to repeated environmental violations. Tokunbo Wahab, the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, said…
World Athletics Appoint First Nigerian Referee For Relays
Nigeria’s growing influence in global athletics administration has received a major boost, following the appointment of Commodore Omatseye Nesiama (Rtd), as an International Referee for the World Athletics Relays, tagged Gaborone 2026. The historic appointment makes Nesiama the first Nigerian…
Sudan remains suspended as African Union summit begins in Ethiopia
The African Union (AU) will open its 39th ordinary summit on Saturday with Sudan notably absent for the fifth consecutive year, as member states remain divided over lifting Khartoum’s suspension. More than 32 heads of state and U.N. Secretary-General António…
FG launches Nigeria-Ericsson skill acquisition programme to boost digital jobs
The Federal Government has launched a new Nigeria-Ericsson skill acquisition programme aimed at empowering young Nigerians and scaling up digital and technology-driven job creation across the country. The initiative, tagged Connect NextGen Innovation Hackathon, is a four-month programme designed to…
Pilot saves 55 by crash-landing faulty Somali passenger plane into sea
A passenger plane in Somalia carrying 55 people on board crash-landed in shallow water on a seashore near the international airport on Tuesday. The crew of the plane, a Fokker 50, reported a problem 15 minutes after takeoff from Mogadishu’s…
Tanzania sees completion of 40 bridges in 100 days
THE government has completed 40 emergency bridge projects worth over 500bn/- within President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s first 100 days, significantly improving transport infrastructure across the country. The Minister for Works Abdallah Ulega made the statement when addressing journalists in Arusha,…
China sees record surge of overseas graduates returning home for high-tech opportunities
A record number of Chinese graduates educated overseas are returning home, driven by the expansion of high-tech industries, supportive government policies, tighter foreign visa regimes, and increasingly competitive global job markets. According to the “2025 China Returnee Employment Survey Report”…
Kenya to confront Russia over secret recruitment of its citizens for Ukraine war
Kenya says it will open talks with Russia over what it describes as the secret and illegal recruitment of its citizens to fight in the war in Ukraine, a development that Nairobi says risks damaging long-standing ties between the two…