April 5, 2025
CBN injects $197.71 million to boost FX liquidity
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has supplied $197.71 million to the foreign exchange market through sales to authorised dealers. The apex bank’s director of financial markets department, Omolara Duke, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. She noted that the intervention aligned with the apex bank’s ongoing commitment to ensuring adequate liquidity […]
Edwin Clark to be buried May 13
The family of the late elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has scheduled May 13, 2025, for his burial in Kiagbodo Community, Burutu Local Government Area of Delta. Mr Clark, a former senator during the Second Republic and federal commissioner for information, was born on May 25, 1927. He died on February 17 at 97. Mr […]
VOA goes off air in Nigeria, Ghana, others as Trump cuts off funding
When listeners in northern Nigeria tuned into Voice of America last month, they found music playing in place of their regular broadcast — a telltale sign, historically, that soldiers had seized telecoms offices, and even the government. “Was there a coup in the US?” Babangida Jibrin, a VOA journalist, recalled one worried listener asking, as […]
Passengers escape death as BRT bus catches fire in Lagos
Passengers in a BRT bus escaped death on Saturday morning when the vehicle caught fire in the Maryland area of Lagos state. An eyewitness said the vehicle departed from Ikorodu en route to the CMS area of the state when the sad incident occurred. The driver and conductor of the BRT bus reportedly fled the […]
Makinde crowns Oba Owoade 46th Alaafin of Oyo
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Saturday, presented and installed Oba Abímbólá Akeem Owoade I, as the 46th Alaafin of Oyo, at the Olivet Baptist High School. During the presentation of the new monarch, amidst tight security, the governor said, “On the 10th of January, 2025, I applied my signature for the recommendation of […]
Soludo, Muoghalu Emerge APGA, LP Candidates For 2025 Anambra Guber Poll
Incumbent governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has emerged candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for the forthcoming November 8, 2025 governorship election in the State. Also, a former managing director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Chief George Muoghalu, has secured the ticket of the Labour Party ( LP) for […]
Just In: Police Summon Emir Sanusi II To Abuja Over Sallah Procession Violence In Kano
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has officially invited the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, for questioning in connection with the violence that broke out during the recent Eid-el-Fitr procession in Kano, which resulted in the death of a local vigilante member. It was reported that the invitation followed a deadly incident that occurred […]
Education minister seeks extension of NYSC to two years
The Minister of Education, Olatunji Alausa, has called for the extension of the mandatory National Youth Service Corps scheme from one to two years. Alausa stated this on Friday when the Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, paid him a courtesy visit in his office in Abuja. According to a statement posted on NYSC’s […]
Akwa Ibom Governor Rebrands,Unveils State-owned Paint Company
Governor Umo Eno has breathed a new life into the State-owned paint factory located in Ikot Ekan, Etinan LGA, formerly known as Peacock and rebranded it as Ibom Paints. In his commitment to furthering the projects of his predecessors, the moribund Peacock Paints company has returned to the market as Ibom Paints. This development followed […]
Lagos Police alert officers ahead of nationwide protest over living costs, free speech
The Lagos State Police Command has placed all its commanders and officers on alert ahead of a planned nationwide protest slated for April 7, 2025. This directive follows intelligence reports indicating that certain groups, reportedly operating under the banner of civil society organisations, CSOs, are mobilising citizens for demonstrations across the country. In a circular […]