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Naira gained slightly against the U.S. dollar at the official market on Friday, data posted on the FMDQ Security Exchange where forex is officially traded showed. However, the local currency remained stable at the black market. According to FMDQ, the currency closed at N411.67 per $1 on Friday, a 0.01 appreciation from the N411.71 rate it traded […]

The leadership of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has refused assent to a new memorandum of understanding brokered by the Nigeria Medical Association to end the three weeks old strike that has crippled medical services in government hospitals across the country. NARD President, Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, declined his assent owing to an undisclosed clause. […]

Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed has said Nigeria will not prosecute repentant terrorists “because there are international conventions” that must be followed. Lai Mohammed, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Washington yesterday, said that calls for the prosecution and killing of the repentant militants rather than granting them amnesty […]

All roads today lead to Bichi town, the seat of Bichi Emirate in Kano State as Yusuf Buhari, the only son of President Muhammadu Buhari, ties the knot with Zahra, the daughter of Alhaji Nasir Ado Bayero, the Emir of Bichi. The wedding, which has been the talk of the town and the subject of […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed not to exit the government as a failure at the end of his second term in office in 2023. He made the declaration during a crucial closed-door meeting with service chiefs held on Thursday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno, conveyed […]

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has on Thursday said that God is set to give Nigeria a new beginning. This is as he said that it is in the nature of God to create new beginnings and Nigeria is on course for one, regardless of all doubts. Osinbajo said this during his address at the ongoing […]

The United Arab Emirates has approved visa-on-arrival for passport holders from 70 countries. This was contained in an update on the official websites of Etihad and Emirates visited by our correspondent on Wednesday. Among the 70 countries whose citizens are eligible for visa-on-arrival in the UAE  are Argentina, Canada, United States, China, Maldives, France, and […]

Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says the federal government will not rest until social media platforms are regulated. The minister, in an interview with NAN in Washington, on Wednesday, said the dangers of fake news on social media must be taken seriously. Mohammed also explained that the online media report that he “sneaked out of […]

For the first time in nearly a decade, Singapore’s Changi Airport has lost its place at the top of Skytrax’s annual ranking of the world’s best airports at the World Airport Awards. Doha’s Hamad International Airport, which has been climbing the ranks for years, has been rewarded with the number one spot in 2021 in the “World’s Best Airport” […]

Rumours over Cristiano Ronaldo potentially leaving Juventus have been rife in recent days, so much so that the player himself has come out to clarify the talk about his future. The Portuguese international had been linked with a return to Real Madrid among other top European clubs, but the player himself has stated that his […]

Exactly three years and one month after the unveiling of the name and logo of the proposed national carrier known as Nigeria Air, the airline is yet to take off. While the federal government is insisting that the national carrier would come on stream next year, stakeholders and experts in the industry doubt the possibility […]

The Central bank of Nigeria has warned that abusers of the naira at social events risk imprisonment or an imposition of fine. The CBN noted in a statement issued on Tuesday that according to the bank’s 2007 amended Act, ‘spraying of, dancing or matching on the Naira or any note issued by the Bank during […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has blamed the sharp depreciation of Naira against the United States Dollar on the COVID-19 pandemic, shortage in foreign exchange supply and other factors. CBN Deputy Governor, Corporate Services, Edward Adamu, disclosed this on Monday while responding to questions from members of the House of Representatives Committee on Finance […]

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has said his primary assignment in government is to serve the people and honour God. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Sunday during the 65th birthday and retirement thanksgiving service for a notable Nigerian pilot, Capt. Usman Saleh Yahaya, which held at ECWA Goodnews Church, Maitama, Abuja. The VP said, “The scriptures says […]

The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 on Monday commenced rollout of the phase two of vaccination programme with 4,000,080 Moderna vaccines doses donated by the United State of America (USA). The phase two COVID-19 vaccination exercise, anchored by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), was kick-started at the Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, […]

South Africa’s jailed former President Jacob Zuma has undergone surgery and remains in hospital, prison officials say. The 79-year-old is due to have other procedures in the coming days, Singabakho Nxumalo, the correctional services department spokesperson, has said. There has been no word on the nature of the operations or likely discharge date. Zuma began […]