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Nigeria’s  Naira strengthened to N806. 73 to the dollar at the official foreign exchange (FX) market on Tuesday, as against N837.77 to the greenback which it closed at, on Monday. Dealers said the local currency’s appreciation followed a moderation in dollar demand at the official foreign exchange market. At the close of trading on Monday, the dollar was quoted at …

LONDON — Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who led Britain through the coronavirus pandemic before being ousted by scandal, is set to defend his record on Wednesday at a public inquiry into the country’s handling of COVID-19. Johnson will be grilled under oath by lawyers for the judge-led inquiry about his initial reluctance to impose a national lockdown in early 2020 and …

•Says life now unbearable for workers Amidst rising cost of goods and services in the country, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said it would ensure that the next national minimum wage to be negotiated in 2024 reflects the prevailing cost of living. It lamented that following the removal of fuel subsidy by the federal government, life has become extremely …

• It’s wasteful, an act of self-enrichment, says Olukoju• Govs should make schools safe and attractive• States to build more primary, secondary schools As Nigeria struggles to meet the goal four of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and tackle the increasing menace of out-of-school children, some states have continued to expend millions of naira on overseas training for …

The UK has announced it would raise the minimum salary threshold for a skilled worker visa and prevent overseas health and social care staff from bringing family dependents to Britain. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office trumpeted the proposals as “the biggest clampdown on legal migration ever”. But critics said it would damage the state-run National Health Service (NHS), which faces …

•Says commission must begin to obey laws, stop stigmatisation •Declares he could be on the other side tomorrow •Ready to use anti-graft war to stimulate economic growth Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukayode, yesterday, said the commission was currently undergoing total overhaul, stressing that it must change its approach Olukayode spoke at a meeting with …

• Affected persons to be compensated, survivors to be treated free – Kaduna govt• Sunday bombing one too many, say HURIWA, Arewa youths• Parents of abducted Zamfara varsity students protest 72 days of captivity The Nigerian military has yet again been caught in misdirected airstrikes, with the latest incident claiming over 80 lives in Kaduna State. After some studied silence …

Huge crowd besieged banking halls on Monday, as customers moved to link their Bank Verification Numbers and National Identity Numbers to their bank accounts. This followed the new directive of the banking regulator to the banks on Friday, to bar customers who were yet to link their BVN and NIN from having access to their accounts. CBN said in its …

Dr Loretta Oduware Ogboro-Okor, a female aspirant in the Edo 2024 governorship race, has expressed optimism that women can make a difference happen in the leadership of the state. Loretta, who is in the running for the Labour Party ticket to contest for the state’s governorship seat, bemoaned the sparse number of Nigerian women in the political space. According to …

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has put up the Falcon 900B aircraft for sale, which is a part of the presidential air fleet, calling on interested buyers to submit their bids. Information about the sale was contained in a flyer shared on the official X page of the NAF on Monday. The announcement partly reads: “The Federal Government of Nigeria …