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The Naira on Wednesday maintained its exchange rate at N322 to a dollar. It also remained firm against the two other major currecies, the pound sterling which exchanged at N448 and the \euro which sold for N355. However, at the official interbank rate, N197, was exchange for a dollar. Some traders at the parallel market […]

Senate President Bukola Saraki has donated N5 million to victims of the recent fire incident at Sabon Gari market in Kano State. The Chairman, Senate committee on Works, Sen. Kabiru Gaya, announced the donation when he paid a sympathy visit to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje in Kano on Wednesday. Gaya, who represents Kano South Senatorial District, […]

A human rights activist based in Ilesa, Osun State, Mr. Kanmi Ajibola, has warned Governor Rauf Aregbesola against going ahead with the plan to sack 678 workers of the LAUTECH Teaching Hospital. Ajibola, who is also a lawyer said at a press conference in Osogbo on Wednesday that the governor could not take any action […]

The immediate past governor of Abia state and the senator representing Abia Central in the Senate, Senator Theodore Orji has condemned the attitude of some security agencies over the constant attacks by Fulani herdsmen on some indigenes. Senator Orji said that in most cases when the issue of Fulani herdsmen attacks on indigenes of areas […]

The Police Wednesday morning sealed off the Kogi State House of Assembly (KSHA). The development which took the workers of the state assembly by surprise apparently because of initial inaction of the police to effect the Senate order for Inspector General to shut the assemble over the lingering crisis that has grounded legislative work in […]

The Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), says the delay in the release of funds has hindered the effective maintenance of roads in the country.  The Head of Communication and Public Relations, Mrs Maryam Sanusi, in Abuja on Wednesday said that the agency had been bogged down by the challenges of adequate funding. According to her, […]

Interim Coach of the Super Eagles, Samson Siasia, has expressed his disappointment, after their 1-0 loss to Egypt on Tuesday, which stopped their run to qualify for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. It will be the second consecutive edition that Nigeria will be absent, after they failed to reach the 2015 tournament […]

The National Secretary, Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Femi Durojaiye, has asked Ibinabo Fiberesima-Egbuka, to obey a court order and relinquish the position of President of the body to Nollywood actor, Emeke Ike. A statement issued on Wednesday in Lagos by Durojaiye said that Fiberesima-Egbuka should step down as the president while Emeka Ike takes […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said it has saved N100 billion monthly through subsidy removal. The Corporation said this in a statement released and signed by its Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Garba Deen Mohammed while explaining NNPC’s move to end fuel scarcity.  According to him, the Corporation has been able […]

Former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Emeka Anyaoku, on Tuesday disclosed that the government spent more than half of its budget on non-productive sector of the economy. He spoke at the presentation of Amb. Olusola Sanu’s memoir, entitled ‘Audacity on the bound: A diplomatic odyssey’, held at the Kakanfo Inn Ibadan. Anyaoku said the parliamentary system […]

National Leader of the All Progressives Congress on Tuesday spoke glowingly about the country and how every citizen has hope in the party’s ability to meet their expectations in Nigeria. Speaking in Abuja at a colloquium to mark his 64th borthday, Tinubu also said the country no longer has any choice than to make it […]

Senior Nigerian Army Officer, Colonel Samaila Inusa who was reportedly abducted in Kaduna at the weekend has been found dead. The Nigerian Army authority which disclosed to newsmen in a statement that Colonel Inusa’s body was found in Kaduna, suspected that he was killed same day of his abduction. According to a statement signed by […]