Inflation reduced to 24.48 per cent in January 2025, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The Statistician of the Federation, Prince Adeyemi Adeniran, who is also NBS CEO, said at a briefing in Abuja on Tuesday that food inflation was 26.08 per cent year-on-year. According to him, the new figure was as result of the rebasing of Nigeria’s inflation …

There have been lamentations among some federal government workers over what they described as payment of “half salary” for January. But the Joint Public Service Negotiating Council, JPSNC, has assured workers that the matter is being looked into and that a letter has been written to the Head of Civil Service of the Federation. Some federal civil servants had complained …

All 36 states have submitted their positions on state police, with a majority agreeing on the need for state-controlled policing. Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani revealed this to State House Correspondents after the 147th meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, on Thursday. He said, “Today, one of the discussions we had at …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has disclosed that workers have been enjoying an additional N35,000 monthly wage allowance since January. This is as he revealed the state government would soon roll out a new minimum wage scheme. The governor stated that those who are currently earning a minimum wage of N35,000 monthly or more now take home a salary …