Naira rises to N1,590/$ in parallel market
By Elizabeth Adegbesan The naira yesterday appreciated to N1,590 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,595 per dollar on Tuesday. Similarly, the Naira appreciated to N1,549 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM). Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the exchange rate for the naira fell to […]
Communities demand ban on night movement of crude oil-laden vessels in Delta creeks
By Chancel BomadiSunday BURUTU—Coastal communities along the Ramos River in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State have petitioned the crude oil bunkering giant, Sterling Oil Exploration and Energy Production Company Limited, SEEPCO, to the Nigeria Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, over the company’s flagrant abuse of existing laws of the authority and the Federal Government […]
Lamido’s fixations, Akintola’s concerns and Bishop Kukah’s truths
By AMINU JAHUN The trio of Sule Lamido, Professor Ishaq Akintola and Bishop Hassan Kukah aren’t greenhorns in their vocations: politics, advocacy for inclusive governance, and evangelical activism. Lamido is fixated on shouldering the burden of a political party; Akintola’s fixation is Muslim rights, whilst Kukah is fixated on speaking “truth” to power. Their callings […]
Gov Idris expresses satisfaction with progress on 87km Koko-Dabai Road project
By Victor Ahiuma-Young Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has expressed satisfaction with the quality and pace of work on the ongoing reconstruction of the 87-kilometre Koko-Dabai road. The Governor gave this commendation during an inspection tour of various sections of the project while en route to Zuru. A statement by Yahaya Sarki, Special Adviser […]
2027: Coalition against me full of political IDPs —Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu yesterday urged his supporters to ignore the political coalition against him ahead of the 2027 general elections, describing members of the coalition as “Political Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).”
How Tinubu’s foreign policy benefits the common man
By ADEMOLA OSHODI Since assuming office in May 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has redefined Nigeria’s foreign policy, not as an elite game of handshakes and photo-ops, but as a strategic extension of his domestic agenda to stabilise the economy, protect national security, and improve the lives of everyday Nigerians. Under his leadership, foreign policy […]
