Author: Alade Adisa

LAGOS, Jan 23 – Nigeria’s Central Bank Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, has announced an optimistic economic outlook for 2025, projecting a GDP growth of 4.17%. Speaking at a conference on Thursday, Jan 23, 2025; Cardoso attributed the anticipated expansion to ongoing reforms and stabilizing inflation in Africa’s most populous nation. Reforms implemented by President Bola Tinubu’s administration in 2023, including the removal of petrol subsidies and the devaluation of the naira currency, initially stoked inflation. However, Cardoso expressed confidence that these measures would soon begin to bear fruit, reducing the current inflation rate of 34.8%. Rising Foreign Exchange Reserves and Oil…

A prominent chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Fouad Oki, has called on the impeached Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, to focus on his legislative responsibilities and move on from his bid to reclaim the speakership position. Obasa, who was removed from his role last Monday, continues to assert that he remains the rightful Speaker of the Lagos Assembly. However, Oki has urged the lawmaker representing Agege Constituency to abandon his efforts to return to the leadership seat and instead dedicate himself to his duties as an active member of the legislature. Speaking during…

As women have made gains in leadership roles and narrowed the gender wage gap with men, many U.S. teens say women still face discrimination in these areas. And girls are much more likely than boys to say this, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of survey data from the University of Michigan. Overall, shares ranging from 48% to 53% of the nation’s 12th graders said in 2022 that women face a great or good deal of discrimination when it comes to: Smaller shares said there’s very little or no discrimination against women in these areas. Views were more mixed on whether women are…

According to the Pew Research Center, women aged 25 to 34 are more likely than men in the same age group to hold a bachelor’s degree. This gender gap in degree completion is evident across all major racial and ethnic groups, though the extent of the gap varies significantly. In 1995, young men and women were equally likely to hold a bachelor’s degree (25% each). Since then, there has been a growing gap between men and women in college completion. Today, 47% of U.S. women ages 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree, compared with 37% of men. The…

Mexico has been receiving non-Mexican deportees from the United States over the past week, President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday, reversing her previous opposition to doing so. Sheinbaum said that Mexico had accepted over 4,000 deportees, of which a “large majority” were Mexican. U.S. President Donald Trump took office last week, promising massive deportations of migrants who were in the U.S. illegally. But in the days since, there has not yet been a “substantial” increase in deportees received by Mexico, Sheinbaum said. The leftist leader had previously said that her administration had not agreed to the restart of the “Remain…

The vice president, Kashim Shettima has expressed the determination of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) administration to fight corruption and fix the economy. Shettima also stated that the government is on the path of enthroning national cohesion and strengthening the independence of the judiciary. The vice president spoke at the national conference on strengthening democracy in Nigeria on Monday in Abuja. The conference themed, ‘Strengthening Nigeria’s democracy: Pathways to good governance and political integrity’, was organised by the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development. Shettima, who was represented by his Special Adviser on Political Issues, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, admitted…

Newly-elected Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda has moved into office of the speaker at the assembly complex amid fears of a looming showdown with her predecessor, Mudashiru Obasa, who is still laying claim to the seat. To avert the breakdown of law and order which could arise at the resumption of plenary on Monday, security measures were beefed up at the assembly as she moved to the office. The ousted Speaker, Obasa, at the weekend, returned to the state two weeks after his removal by 32 of the 39 Assembly. Obasa, who received a “heroic…

In a landmark legal ruling, a tribunal has determined that a nurse, Sandie Peggie, is not obligated to use female pronouns for a transgender doctor, Beth Upton, in the context of an ongoing legal dispute. The case centers on Ms. Peggie’s claim that she was forced to change in front of Dr. Upton, whom she considers to be male, in the female changing rooms of Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy. Key Tribunal DecisionEmployment Judge Sandy Kemp rejected an application by NHS Fife that sought to compel Ms. Peggie and her legal team to use female pronouns or terms for Dr. Upton. The…

Publisher of Sahara Reporters and human rights advocate, Omoyele Sowore has been granted bail following an engagement with the Force Intelligence Department of the Nigeria Police Force in Abuja on Monday. Announcing the bail, the former presidential candidate, however, stated he would refuse any bail conditions that he deems compromising to his “innocence, dignity, and integrity.” NEW DAILY PRIME reports that the activist was summoned to address several allegations, including resisting and obstructing public officers, disobedience to lawful orders, cyberstalking, and acts allegedly intended to prevent arrests. In a statement on X.com on Monday, the activist, however, alleged that he…

Former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2019 and 2023 general elections, Omoyele Sowore has arrived at the Force Intelligence Department Headquarters in Abuja on Monday morning, following the summons he received from the police. Sowore, who arrived at 9:58 am, was invited following a viral video he shared, alleging extortion by policemen at a checkpoint in Lagos. Consequently, the police cited multiple allegations against him, including resisting arrest and obstructing public officers, disobedience to lawful orders, cyberstalking and acts allegedly aimed at preventing arrests. The invitation letter, signed by the Force Intelligence Department of the…