By Emmanuel Elebeke, Abuja Renowned International Non-Governmental Organisations and Women’s Rights Advocates, Woman Africa International has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria and State governments in the country to appoint humanists with track records, who are passionate about caring for vulnerable groups to handle the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and sundry issues. The Founder […]

The naira yesterday appreciated N874.79 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM).

Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM rose to N874.79 per dollar from N1,082.32 per dollar on Wednesday, indicating 19 per cent or N207.53 appreciation for the naira.

By Adesina Wahab LAGOS—A Mathematics lecturer at the Lagos State University, LASU, Aminat Olawunmi Ige, has come out with the best Ph.D. thesis in this year’s convocation ceremony of the University of Lagos, UNILAG. This is just as David Oluwatomiwa Akanmu joined the league of students who have graduated from the university with a perfect […]

The village head of Kukar Babangida, the Magaji Zauren Katsina, Haruna Ubale, and two of his sons were reportedly killed by suspected bandits in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina state, yesterday.

By Ezra Ukanwa Anambra State has marked a significant milestone in its journey towards technological advancement with the adoption of the Nigeria Startup Act (NSA). This was revealed at a two-day ecosystem stakeholders engagement and validation session, held at the Solution Innovation District (SID) Center in Awka. The event, however, brought together key stakeholders, government […]

“So JOM also wants the authorities to investigate properly why a 14-year-old boy would decide, overnight, to jump in front of a fast-moving train and be shredded into pieces”

Uneasy calm pervaded one of the first-generation banks in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, following the recovery of the lifeless body of one of the members of staff, on the floor of the bank’s toilet.

Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, yesterday, urged President Bola Tinubu to call a meeting with the Nigeria Police Force to devise ways of stemming the tide of insecurity in the country.

The Federal Government said yesterday it was conscious and strategic never to base the foreign exchange benchmark in the 2024 budget on a spot rate to avoid eventualities and uncertainties.

BUT for the death of Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu, the yet-to-be-buried immediate past governor of Ondo State, the polity would have been kept abuzz by governorship aspirants interested in succeeding Akeredolu.