The Nigerian currency recorded a massive recovery against the US dollar in the official foreign exchange market After falling to a record low on Tuesday, the naira bounced back, appreciating by over N100 against the US dollarThis appreciation comes as the market awaits a decision from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) … Read more
Super Eagles midfielder, Raphael Onyedika, has shared his excitement about scoring his first UEFA Champions League goal against Manchester City at the Etihad on Wednesday. Raphael Onyedika aimed to be a key player for Club Brugge after netting a goal just before halftime, which put his team in a strong position. While Club Brugge needed … Read more
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Thursday, said the State Government would decentralise the operations of the State Direct Labour Agency (DLA) as part of measures to revive and sustain an effective road maintenance culture in the state. Governor Oborevwori said this in his brief remark at a three-day retreat tagged “Repositioning … Read more
The Trump administration has issued a waiver to ensure uninterrupted HIV treatment for 20 million people in 55 countries, despite a 90-day freeze on U.S. foreign aidGlobal health leaders, including UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima, praised the waiver as crucial to maintaining life-saving treatment and PEPFAR’s progress in fighting HIV/AIDSWhile HIV treatment is secured, there … Read more
The Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, has signed the Secret Cult and Similar Activities Prohibition Bill, 2025, into law, repealing the Edo State Secret Cult Prohibition Law, 2018. In a statement on Thursday, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Fred Itua, disclosed that the new law contains stiffer penalties for anyone connected to … Read more
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Thursday said its tower T195 along the Ugwuaji–Makurdi 330 kV transmission line was vandalised on Saturday. TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, in a statement in Abuja, said that the vandalism took place at Watuolo village, Utonkon, in Ado Local Government Area of … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has called for stronger regional cooperation to tackle insecurity in Africa, describing it as a critical barrier to the continent’s development and growth. Speaking during a meeting with the newly appointed Ethiopian Ambassador to Nigeria, Legesse Geremew Haile, at the State House in Abuja on Thursday, the President in a statement by … Read more
Former Rivers governor Rotimi Amaechi cautions that President Tinubu will not relinquish power easily, urging Nigerians to prepare for a determined fightAmaechi argues that Nigerian politicians will go to extreme lengths to retain control and advises citizens to actively safeguard their votesAmaechi cites APC’s victory over PDP as an example of a determined political struggle, … Read more
The National Counter Terrorism Centre, under the Office of the National Security Advisor, reports that over 5,000 former Boko Haram fighters have successfully been reunited with their families. According to the Centre, none of these ex-combatants have returned to the battlefield following a six-month deradicalisation programme. Ambassador Mairo Musa Abbas, who leads the Preventing and … Read more
The Asagba of Asaba, Prof. Epiphany Azinge, SAN, has renamed the Bonsac satellite town to Ajaji Layout with immediate effect. Azinge announced this on Thursday in Asaba, during his familiarisation visit to the satellite town and Oduke axis of his kingdom. He said that the development would be communicated to the Oshimili South … Read more