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Nigeria’s currency, the Naira Tuesday appreciated to N1,487 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,491 per dollar on Monday, according to report by Vanguard News. Similarly, the naira appreciated to N1,447 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM). The paper cited Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, which showed that the exchange rate for …

The Senate has fixed Wednesday, October 29, to screen the newly-appointed service chiefs for confirmation. The Senate had earlier scheduled the screening for next week after President Bola Tinubu wrote letters requesting their screening. However, the Red Chamber later reversed itself on the grounds of the urgency for the security heads to commence work immediately. The President of the Senate, …

Governor AbdulRahman on Tuesday received 23 abductees recently freed by the Nigerian Army, commending President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the security agencies for their support. Speaking at the 22 Armoured Brigade Headquarters during a brief ceremony for the official handover of the victims, the governor congratulated them on their freedom and promised continued efforts to rid the state of criminal …

The meeting came about four days after the service chiefs were appointed. President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, held a closed-door meeting with the new service chiefs at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Those at the meeting were the new Chief of Defence Staff, Olufemi Oluyede, a general; Chief of Army Staff, Waidi Shaibu, a major general; Chief of Air Staff, Kennedy …

The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has reaffirmed the commitment of the Federal Government to ensure that Nigerians do not witness again industrial actions by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) or that of any other trade unions in the country. He gave this position at this year’s Scientific Conference and Induction Ceremony of the Academy of Medical …

Mr Kanu, who is facing terrorism charges at the Federal High Court in Abuja, recently refused to open his defence on the basis that there were no valid charges against him. The court had initially dismissed his no-case submission. Nigerian lawyers have shed light on the implications of Nnamdi Kanu’s refusal to enter defence against terrorism charges filed against him …

As the people of Edo State continue to react to the recently inaugurated full complement of the Edo State Executive Council with 27 cleared commissioners and one still pending, which would be the largest in the history of the state, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Prince Kassim Afegbua has justified the new cabinet. According to Afegbua, it would bring …

By Eben Enasco In a chilling development, the Edo State Police Command has sounded the alarm over a sinister extortion scheme involving bomb threats in the state. It was learned that anonymous callers are targeting unsuspecting individuals, businesses, and corporate organizations, claiming that explosive devices have been planted in their premises and demanding money to prevent detonation. This brazen attempt …

By Eben Enasco Elders of the Oke-Oroma Community in Edo State, have raised concerns over alleged attempts by certain elements within the Edo State Geographic Information Service, Edo-GIS, to revive the outlawed Coral City template, a project initiated by former Governor Godwin Obaseki’s administration. They claimed that the clandestine move by these elements in EDOGIS is aimed at undermining and …

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced plans to expand its capacity from 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 1.4 million bpd, a move that will make it the largest refinery in the world upon completion. President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, disclosed this during a press briefing in Lagos on Sunday. He said the expansion work would commence …