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Over 40 per cent of deposits in local banks are now in United States (U.S.) dollars, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. It blamed the trend of saving in hard currency on rising inflation and exchange rate volatility. The IMF described the practice as a confirmation of loss of confidence in the local currency, adding that […]

The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhasan Doguwa, yesterday declared his intention to run for the speakership of the 10th National Assembly, saying his four wives and 28 children are proofs he would succeed as Speaker. Speaking at an event in Abuja, Doguwa, who represents the Tundun Wada/Doguwa federal constituency of Kano State, […]

With few weeks to the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s second tenure, his administration has continued to receive heavy criticism, especially from the opposition parties as the New Nigeria Peoples Party’s (NNPP) chieftain, Buba Galadima, yesterday, said the Buhari’s government has set Nigeria 100 years back with poor governance According to him, if Buhari had […]

Nigerian evacuees from Sudan on Thursday receive the sum of N100,000 each upon their return to the country. Additional to this is N25,000 worth of recharge cards and 1.5 Gigabytes of data. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Farouq, disclosed these at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Thursday morning. The PUNCH reports Wednesday […]

The Minister of State for Labour, Employment and Industrial Relations in Uganda, Colonel Charles Okello Engola, was on Tuesday shot dead by one of his military bodyguards as he was entering his vehicle to go to work. The Uganda police, while sharing preliminary information about the killing of the minister, said the deceased was gunned […]

Ahead of the sentencing of Senator Ike Ekweremadu in the United Kingdom on May 5, the House of Representatives has appealed to the UK government to temper justice with mercy. A member of the House, Toby Okechukwu, who moved the motion, based his position on the long standing history and cordial ties between Nigeria and […]

Rivers State Governor,  Nyesom Wike, has declared Wednesday as a public holiday to enable the people of Rivers State give the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a rousing  welcome. The President-elect, during his two-day official visit to Rivers State, is scheduled to commission the Rumuola/Rumuokwuta Flyover and the ultra-modern Magistrates’ Court Complex, Port Harcourt, on Wednesday […]

A 42-year-old woman, Fatima Rahman, from Chad Republic has been remanded to the Ikoyi Custodial Centre for the alleged murder of her co-wife, Adizat, at her residence in Alejo Street, Ijede, in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State.  Fatima was arraigned on Tuesday before Magistrate P. E Nwaka at a Magistrates’ Court sitting in Yaba […]

President Buhari on Tuesday, in Abuja, said his regime had delivered change to Nigerians, especially in the area of affordable housing. Appraising his regime’s performance in office during the inauguration of a housing estate in Zuba, Abuja, on Tuesday, the President claimed that the new housing estate was addressing multidimensional poverty among the citizens. But […]

Amid calls for a needed increase in the N30,000 national minimum wage, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has disclosed that his and other ministers’ monthly salary is N942,000 after taxation. Ngige, who was speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, also said they don’t have allowances as ministers except duty allowance when […]

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC) has banned the importation of Indomie noodles into the country. The Director General of the Agency, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, stated this in an interview with journalists, on Monday. The Nigerian regulatory body took the action amid investigation by Taiwan and Malaysia authorities which reportedly […]

The National Population Commission (NPC) says the 2023 Population and Housing Census was postponed due to the government’s transition programme and the post-election mood in the country. Inuwa Jalingo, the 2023 Census manager and director, National Population Commission (NPC), said this at a news conference in Abuja on Sunday, as he urged Nigerians to dismiss misconceptions that […]

In the Netflix docuseries about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, the director of the film doesn’t paint the best picture of Thomas Markle. Meghan’s father is accused of accepting money for speaking to the press and revealing details about his estranged daughter. Meghan also reveals she never got along with her two siblings either, Samantha […]

The Lagos State Government has acquired electric buses for public transportation. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in a statement on Sunday, said the acquisition of the buses is in partnership with Oando PLC, adding that Lagosians can expect cleaner public transportation system. He said, “With the ability to travel 280km at full charge, taking into account our […]