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President Buhari met with South-East leaders in Owerri, Imo State on Thursday. Buhari told them that he loves to be remembered as the president who stabilised Nigeria in the area of security, economic prosperity, and triumphs over corruption. The president spoke with the South-East leaders at a town hall meeting during his one-day official visit […]

The naira on Thursday continued its downward spiral on the parallel market, selling for N543 to the dollar on Thursday. While bureau de change operators in Abuja bought dollar at N540, it was sold for N543. The British Pound was also sold for £1/N740. The development comes 44 days after the Central Bank of Nigeria […]

The new Minister of Power, Engr. Abubakar D. Aliyu has expressed his determination to work with all stakeholders to deliver on the mandate given to him and make President Muhammadu Buhari and “every Nigerian happy”. Engr. Aliyu spoke with State House reporters after a meeting with President Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday. […]

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, says the challenges in sourcing adequate supply of cooking gas has led to the increase in prices of the commodity. Kyari disclosed this during a working visit to the headquarters of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Abuja on Tuesday. […]

The Federal Government has approved the National Policy on the fifth-generation (5G) network in Nigeria. This is according to the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, who addressed journalists in Abuja after the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday. He explained that the benefits that accrue from using the 5G network include […]

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has declared that a former Miss Nigeria, Helen Prest-Ajayi, is entitled to 50 per cent of the net assets of her late husband, Dr Tosin Ajayi. Justice Tijjani Ringim gave the ruling on Tuesday in a suit by Miss Tomisin Ajayi and Mrs Helen Prest-Ajayi as the first […]

The Federal Government, on Tuesday, dismissed as ”untrue” claims that doctors and health workers in Nigeria are being owed salary. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, stated this at the opening of the meeting of the Presidential Committee on Salaries with the leadership of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU). Ngige said the […]

Mr Peter Obi, former Governor of Anambra, has donated N100m to Bishop Shanahan Specialist Hospital Nsukka (BSSHN) to upgrade its School of Nursing and Midwifery to a College. BSSHN is a missionary hospital owned and managed by Nsukka Catholic Diocese. Obi made the donation in Nsukka, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State on Tuesday […]

The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has dragged the Federal Government of Nigeria to an Abia State High Court, over what he described as violations of his human rights. The Federal Government, the Nigeria Army, the Department of State Service (DSS), and the Nigeria police are respondents in […]

Hundreds of customers were stranded on Tuesday as Imo State Government sealed commercial banks operating in Owerri, the state capital. Most banks were shut on Monday apparently in compliance with the sit-at-home directive issued by the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB). On Tuesday, most of the banks in Owerri were under lock and key, […]

Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State has expressed his desire that God gives Nigeria a personality with a “good heart” like President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. Buhari’s second term will lapse in May 2023. Already, politicking for his seat has peaked with top shots in both the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic […]

A Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos has ordered that Chidinma Ojukwu, who was charged with the murder of the Chief Executive Officer of Super Television, Usifo Ataga, will face murder trial at the Lagos State High Court. The court also ordered that one Adedapo Quadri should face trial for Ataga’s murder, while Chioma Egbuchu, […]

The Nigerian currency weakened further against the dollar at the parallel market on Monday despite the rise in the country’s foreign exchange reserves. The forex reserves, which fell to a record low of $33.09bn on July 12, have risen to the highest level in more than three months. Punch had reported on Friday that the naira […]

Jacob Zuma, a former president of South Africa, has been granted medical parole. Parole is the release of a prisoner to supervision in the community after he/she has completed a part of his/her sentence.  The former president was sentenced to 15 months a jail term in June after he was found guilty of contempt of court, following […]