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The naira continued its downward trend as the dollar was sold for N570 in the parallel market on Tuesday. Operators, who spoke to Punch’s correspondent, said the dollar was bought and sold for N567 and N570 respectively on Tuesday, compared to N550 and N555 three weeks earlier. Some Bureau de Change Operators attributed the further […]

About 70 million active mobile line owners in the country do not have bank accounts, the CEO of eTranzact International Plc., Niyi Toluwalope, has said. Toluwalope, who stated this recently at the Capital Market Correspondents Association of Nigerian (CAMCAN) 2021 Annual Workshop in Lagos, said that 110 million Nigerians owned 150 million mobile phone lines but […]

The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has sued the State Security Service (SSS) over allegations of gross violation of his fundamental human rights. Mr Kanu is being held by the SSS at its headquarters in Abuja, after the Nigerian government repatriated him from Kenya in June this year, an […]

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is currently recruiting personnel across different cadres. The E-portal availability and dates for each cadres and educational requirements is stated below: Customs Superintendent Cadre ASC II (CONSOL 08)E-Portal Availability Date – 13 December 2021Applicant must possess a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher National Diploma (HND). Customs Inspector Cadre AIC (CONSOL 06)E-Portal […]

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has said Nigerians will pay more taxes. She said this has been captured in the medium term as proposed in the Finance Bill 2021. The minister disclosed this Monday during a public hearing on the bill organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Finance. […]

The onslaught on traditional rulers in the Southeast continued on Sunday with the abduction of two monarchs in Imo State. After whisking away the royal fathers, the gunmen also burnt their palaces and vehicles. The affected traditional rulers are Acho Ndukwe of Amagu Ihube and Paul Ogbu of Ihitte Ihube, both in the Okigwe Local […]

The Nigerian Government has threatened to ban travellers and airlines from Canada, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and Argentina if they do not take Nigeria off their red list. The countries had included Nigeria among nations restricted over the Omicron COVID variant. The ban imposed on Nigeria and some other African countries has triggered backlash, […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the sympathies of the nation to the government and people of the United States following devastating tornadoes that ripped across six states, leaving destruction and death on their trail. “The destruction of whole towns, flattening of houses, schools, hospitals, businesses and other social infrastructure on a scale never seen before […]

The Nigeria Football Federation has terminated the contract of Super Eagles Coach, Gernot Rohr and appointed ex-international, Augustine Eguavoen, currently it’s Technical Director, as the Technical Adviser on an interim basis. Eguavoen’s appointment is with immediate effect, and ends the NFF’s relationship with Franco-German Gernot Rohr, who has been in charge of the three-time African […]

Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a pastor, Peter Taiwo, of the Christ Apostolic Bible Church, Alaja Oke, Saje, Abeokuta, for allegedly defiling a 16-year-old chorister in his church. The police also arrested his wife, Elizabeth Taiwo, for allegedly conniving with him by shutting the door on the victim during the act. […]

COVID-19 cases  are on the increase raising fears that the country is on the verge of the fourth wave of coronavirus, findings by Punch have shown. Epidemiological data obtained on Sunday from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control showed that from November 28 to December 4, a total of 585 cases were reported. But from December 5 […]

Nigerian billionaire and Executive Chairman of Geregu Power Plant Plc , Femi Otedola, has given N2 million to the Abdulwaheeds who gave birth to quadruplets after their fourth child. This is happening barely two weeks after it was reported that the couple residing in Gwako, a suburb of Gwagwalada area of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory […]

Former President, Goodluck Jonathan says governments at all levels need to make information available to the public to stop the spread of fake news. According to NAN, Jonathan said this on Friday at the 10th anniversary of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act awards night in Abuja. Represented by Ann Iyonu, the executive director of Goodluck Jonathan […]

Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has singled out religion as the number one problem hindering Nigerians from being liberated as “rational beings.” The venerated writer made the comment while speaking recently with a professor of African Literature, Dr. Louisa Egbunike. “All over the place, I find that religion has been cosseted too much. And liberty has […]

The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Tony Ojukwu, has said that one in three women worldwide face sexual and other physical abuses mostly from their intimate partners. Speaking Friday in Abuja during a road walk to commemorate the 2021 International Human Rights Day, he lamented that violence against women and girls […]

Emirates Airline on Friday said it was suspending all its flights between Nigeria and Dubai from December 13. The airline’s decision comes after the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) limited its flight activities in Nigeria. The NCAA had accused UAE authorities of not granting equal rights to the sole Nigerian carrier, Air Peace, flying to […]