The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has devalued the Naira by N6 to Dollar. This brings the Naira closer to the exchange rate unification policy recommended by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. In a weekly update for Internatio…
Former Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has congratulated his successor, Gboyega Oyetola, on his second anniversary in office. In a letter, the Minister of Interior said he was confident Oyetola will perform well. Aregbesola recalled the “hard-…
Borno State Deputy Governor, Umar Kadafur, has solicited the support of the Nigeria Immigration Service to curb illegal migration and other cross-border crimes in the state. Kadafur made the call on Friday in Maiduguri while receiving the Assistant…
The Justice Reform Project Foundation, which is a group of lawyers mostly Senior Advocates of Nigeria, has appealed against the September 30, 2020 judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja which had dismissed their suit opposing the appointment …
The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has commended his Ebonyi State counterpart, Dave Umahi, for defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. Matawalle, a member of the PDP, alleged that “bad blood in th…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has denied a news report that it agreed to call off the ongoing strike after meeting with the Government negotiation team led by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige on Friday. The…
Nigeria’s senior male national football team, the Super Eagles have moved down three places in latest November ranking published by FIFA Friday. The Gernot Rohr led lads were ranked 32nd in the last global ranking released in October but following f…
Northern elders have commended the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar for speaking out on the deplorable security situation in the region. According to the elders, the position of the Sultan is a true reflection of the state of insecu…
Argentine prosecutors were investigating Friday the circumstances surrounding the death of Diego Maradona and whether it could have involved medical negligence, judicial sources said. “There are already irregularities,” a close family member told AF…
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, opened the newly built Apapa-Iganmu Local Council Development Area and the Agboyi-Ketu LCDA in the state, naming the first after the All Progressives Congress national leader, Asiwaju Bola T…
Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has said the club will need multiple transfer windows, “at least”, before they can mount a proper challenge for the Premier League title. The Gunners have not finished inside the top four since they wound up as runners…
Biafra Nations League, BNL, has lambasted the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, describing him as a man who does not know his roots. The group described as false Wike’s claims that the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, was trying to rename the St…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Oyo State chapter, has commended Governor Seyi Makinde over what the party described as “matching every word with action with a strong political will.” The party noted that the futile attempt by the All Progressiv…
The idea of a partnership between the Federal Government and technology companies to develop an eco-system of competent Nigerians working in the service sector and even outsourcing their expertise abroad is a welcome development and a step in the ri…
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an application by an oil giant, Shell Petroleum Development Company, requesting a revisit of a January 11, 2019 judgment ordering it to pay N17bn to some Ogoni communities in Rivers State affected by an oil spil…
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said no offender indicted in reported cases of rape and gender-based violence will go scot-free under his watch. The governor spoke on Thursday when he received a 54-page compendium on S3xual and Gen…
The 2020 edition of The Experience, an all-night gospel concert, will hold strictly online, says the organisers of the programme which has become a favourite annual event for gospel music lovers. Now in its 15th year, the annual event hosted by the …
A total of four teams have qualified for the knockout stages of the Europa League following Thursday’s matches. They are: Arsenal, Leicester City, Hoffenheim and Roma. The Gunners progressed to the round of 32 with two games to spare, following a 3…
The Kano State Hisbah Board, which is tasked with the duty of enforcing Sharia law in Kano State, has written a letter to a radio station, in Kano State, 96.9 Cool FM, for using the term ‘Black Friday’. Black Friday is an informal name for the Frid…
Following the killing of a first-class monarch in Ondo State on Thursday by gunmen, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has described the incident as a sad one for the State. According to Akeredolu, who visited the scene where the incident happened, the …
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Thursday advanced reasons why the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) will continue to harvest defectors from the opposition parties. Lawan said people were beginning to appreciate the fact that the governm…
A first-class monarch has been killed by gunmen suspected to the kidnappers in Ondo State. The traditional ruler, Olufon of Ifon, Oba Israel Adeusi, was on Thursday evening shot along Benin-Owo-Akure highway at Elegbeka of Ose Local Government. The …
The Interpol has revealed that the three Nigerians busted last week for cyber crime belong to an organised global crime group, operating in 150 countries. One of the suspects is Onwuka Emmanuel Chidiebere a.k.a Ceeceeboss TMT. The 32 year-old lives…
Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, has expressed disappointment over the recent allegation by a British parliamentarian that he (Gowon) stole half of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. A member of the UK Parliament, Tom Tugendhat, made the c…
United States President, Donald Trump, on Thursday declared that he will exit the White House if the Electoral College confirms Joe Biden won the November 3 election. Trump has not conceded and insists the Democrat is not the President-elect. The la…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has recovered 600-year-old Ife Terracotta which was smuggled out of the country in 2019. The Terracotta was formally received by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, from his Foreign Affair…
Nigeria has recorded 169 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed this on its website. This has brought the total number of cases in Nigeria to 66,974. However, there were no confirm…
The Pan-Yoruba Socio-Political group, Afenifere has again raised the alarm that Nigeria is on the brink of imminent collapse. The group stated this during its national leadership caucus meeting held at the country home of its Leader, Pa Reuben Fasor…
Shehu Sani, on Thursday expressed concerns over the frequent breakdown of locomotives along the Abuja-Kaduna train network. He stated in a tweet that the breakdown of the locomotives is exposing commuters to danger. Sani who was the Chairman of, Sen…
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