Naira appreciates against dollar at parallel market
The Naira on Monday appreciated against the dollar at the parallel market.
Alleged $15m fraud: Dudafa’s statement to EFCC voluntary, says court
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday ruled that the statements obtained by the EFCC from Waripamo-Owei Dudafa, an ex-aide of former President Goodluck Jonathan, were made voluntarily and not under duress.
40 victims of llorin market fire live on charity
About 40 traders in Baboko Market in llorin whose shops were gutted by an inferno in April are living on charity.
Chibok Girls: US based Nigerian publisher calls for release of all students
Prof. Okechukwu Oranika, publisher of Africa Business World, an American based journal on Africans, has urged the Federal Government to ensure that all kidnapped Chibok girls are released.
Nigerian Navy pledges collaboration with SWAN in sports development
The Nigerian Navy on Monday in Abuja pledged to collaborate with the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) to develop sports for the upliftment of the country’s teeming youths.
Ndoma-Egba lauds FG on release of 82 Chibok girls
The Chairman of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba, has described the release of 82 Chibok girls as a testimony that Nigeria can achieve as a nation.
Breaking: VIO ordered to leave Lagos roads
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has ordered the temporary suspension of the state’s Vehicle Inspection Officers, VIOs from road operation in the state with immediate effect.
2017 Budget: Passage delay is to avoid padding – Faleke
A member of the House of Representatives, Rep. James Faleke, says the delay in the passage of the 2017 budget is to avoid issues of “budget padding”.
Escalating Violence: 1m children flee South Sudan
The escalating conflict in South Sudan has driven more than one million children out of the country, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced on Monday.
Housewife bags 7 years for stabbing hubby to death over “Baba Ijebu”.
A 29-year-old housewife, Onyinyechi Akunne, was on Monday in Lagos sentenced to seven years imprisonment for stabbing to death her 35-year-old husband, Abuchi Akunne, with a kitchen knife during an argument at home over lotto tickets known as “Baba Ijebu”.
Nigeria, now a dumping ground for inferior, substandard foods — Minister
Minister of State for Environment Ibrahim Jibril says Nigeria has become a dumping ground for inferior, substandard, expired and poisonous foods and feeds from countries across the globe.
