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Barely five days after the suspension of Godwin Emefiele as Central Bank Governor, reports indicate that the Apex bank has given commercial banks and dealers in the forex market the green light to sell forex freely, at a market-determined rate. Sources also report trades are now going for as high as N750/$1. Multiple sources who […]

Suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, is currently in custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). It was learnt that Bawa arrived the headquarters of DSS at about 9:02pm. A source said he’s currently being grilled by the operatives of the secret police. Spokesman of the DSS, Peter […]

Senator Godswill Akpabio has been elected President of the 10th Senate following a rowdy session at the red chamber. Akpabio, a former governor of Akwa-Ibom State and lawmaker from Akwa Ibom North West emerged winner after polling 63 votes to defeat his opponent, Abdulaziz Yari, former Zamfara State governor, who got 45 votes. The result […]

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25, 2023 election Atiku Abubakar has said Nigeria’s democracy is still in bondage. Atiku said this in a statement released on Sunday as Nigerians mark the 2023 Democracy Day on June 12. According to Atiku, the occasion of Democracy Day is a time for […]

Dr George Uboh, Chairman of George Uboh Whistleblowers Network (GUWN), has narrated how he was arrested and detained for 101 days in 2019 after he exposed the Forex scam under Godwin Emefiele, embattled Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). He made the revelation at a press briefing in Abuja on Monday. Uboh commended […]

Acting Managing Director of Nigeria Air, Capt. Dapo Olumide, has revealed that the aircraft that flew in with the logo of the airline was chartered from Ethiopian Airlines for the purpose of unveiling the logo. Daily Trust had reported Ethiopian Airlines ownership of the Boeing 737-800 series aircraft flown into Abuja from Addis Ababa, capital […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended its planned strike over the hike in fuel price as a result of subsidy removal. The union had mobilised for a nationwide strike, asking the Federal Government to revert to the old rate of N197 to prevent the strike. But government had filed a suit to prevent the […]

The immediate past Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, unveiled an aircraft supposedly belonging to Nigeria Air amidst pomp last Friday, but a week after, the national carrier is yet to fly. Daily Trust on Sunday reports that tongues are wagging over what has become of the aircraft on display. Where is Nigeria Air? This […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared a nationwide strike with effect from Wednesday over the increase in the pump price of fuel as a result of the removal of fuel subsidy. In his inaugural speech, Tinubu had announced that “fuel subsidy is gone.” This had triggered panic-buying across filling stations nationwide. Two days later, […]

Daily Trust Newspaper, a Nigerian prominent media platform, says it stands resolutely on its report that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) devalued the naira. On Thursday, the newspaper’s report that the naira traded N631 the dollar on the official widow, caused a stir in the country. The apex bank later debunked the report, adding that such […]