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Former Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomhole has claimed that the presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi is responsible for high unemployment in Nigeria.  Oshiomole, the All Progressives Congress, APC senatorial candidate for Edo North, made the assertion during the flag-off of his campaign in the Auchi area of the State over the weekend. […]

The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, says Nigeria must work for all its citizens. In a short post on his verified Twitter handle on Sunday, Obi noted that Nigerians must be able to dwell securely and safely irrespective of where they live. “There is Nigeria; But there are no Nigerians. Currently, Nigeria works for […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja from London where he went for a routine two-week medical check-up. The President’s official jet touched down at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, last night. Buhari left for London on October 31 after attending the Conference and Retreat for Senior Police Officers in […]

Bureau de change operators in Adamawa State are rejecting foreign currencies from customers due to growing uncertainty in the parallel market. Some of the money changers interviewed at Jimeta Modern Market in Yola said they were apprehensive over the sudden and continued crash of the dollar which destabilized the parallel market. The chairman, bureau de […]

The naira, which has been falling against major currencies in the past two weeks, has staged a comeback, recording gains at the parallel market as it exchanged for about N730 to a dollar on Thursday. The development came two weeks after the local currency came under severe pressure at the black market, following the announcement […]

The Federal Government on Thursday said a report by the inter-governmental panel on climate change revealed that many coastal mega cities including Lagos, Port Harcourt and others, would witness weather catastrophe by 2050. It, however, stated that it was taking steps to mitigate this through the provision of information on future actions required by cities […]

Without the current subsidy on petrol, the actual importation and retail cost would be at N410 per litre as market conditions take price to thrice of N170 pump price, said the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited, Mele Kyari. Daily Trust had reported on Tuesday that marketers are pushing for over N200/l as some stations […]

The naira, on Wednesday, appreciated against the dollar at the parallel section of the foreign exchange market amid increased liquidity. Bureaux De Change (BDC) operators, popularly known as ‘abokis’, who spoke to TheCable in Lagos, quoted the naira at N825 to a dollar. The figure represents a gain of N60 or 6.8 percent compared to […]

Former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is still feeling the pain of his loss to Oleksandr Usyk in their title rematch when he failed to win back the WBO, WBA, IBO and IBF titles. Joshua has been out of action since his rematch with Usyk in August. Their first encounter nearly a year prior saw the […]

Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has told Nigerians not to vote for him based on ethnic or entitlement sentiments, but on the competence he comes with. The former Anambra State Governor stated this during the Presidential Town Hall series organized by Arise TV on Sunday. According to Obi, he has the capacity to take […]

The sharp fall of the naira against the foreign currencies continues over the weekend with the British Pound crossing N1000 in the parallel market. There are fears that the dollar which has also been on a steep rise in value against the naira may cross N1000 any moment from now. The current black market rate […]