Consequently, the margin between the parallel market and NFEM rate widened to N57.5 per dollar from 88 kobo per dollar on Thursday.

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (Kogi Central/PDP), has called on the Federal Government to replicate Ethiopia, Egypt and India’s strategy to drive greater diaspora influence in Nigeria’s economic growth. Speaking at the official opening of the UNDP supported SMEDAN Makerspace and Solarised Garment -Making centre in Abuja, Akpoti-Uduaghan highlighted Ethiopia’s success in building a thriving textile industry, […]

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Labour Party (LP) on Friday endorsed the 2023 Presidential candidate of the party, Peter Obi as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general election.

By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin Twenty Five years after his demise,political juggernauts, Senior lawyers and distinguished Nigerians converged on Offa,Offa local government area of Kwara state to celebrate the life and times of the renowned late political opposition leader in the nation’s First Republic, and the first Asiwaju of Offa, Chief Josiah Sunday Olawoyin. A book […]

The Obidient Movement has called on the Federal Government and security agencies to fish out and prosecute the killers of Mr Justice Azuka, a former lawmaker representing Onitsha North I Constituency in Anambra House of Assembly. National Coordinator of the movement, Dr Yunusa Tanko, in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, condemned the killing […]

President Bola Tinubu has extended warm felicitations to the veteran Nollywood actor, comedian, singer, and scriptwriter Mr Nkem Owoh as he marks his 70th birthday.

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has said that the walls are closing in on those terrorising Nigerians. Musa made this known at the closing of the 2025 CDS Joint Task Force Commanders Conference with the theme, “Enhancing Jointness Across all Theatres of Operation” on Friday in Abuja. He said that a […]

Some get executive and legislative arms’ sponsorship for their overseas travels, pilgrimages, birthdays, and health tourism, among other benefits

The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has asked residents of the territory to report any scavenger operating within the city to the police for prosecution. The FCT Commissioner of Police (CP), Olatunji Disu, made the call in Abuja on Friday, while briefing journalists on the outcome of the FCT Security Committee meeting, […]

Ogun State House of Assembly has assured the Joint Action Committee of Pensioners in Ogun State owned Tertiary Institutions that that it would look into amending the State Pension Law of 2013 to address areas of concerns by the pensioners.

The Public Assets Sub-committee of the House of Representatives has pledged to investigate alleged mismanagement of public assets under Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). In a statement in Abuja, Chairman of the sub-committee, Rep. Ibrahim Isiaka, said that the investigation was aimed at ensuring that public assets were properly maintained and utilised. He said that the […]

The Ondo State Government has faulted claims by the Nigerian Navy that an abandoned oil well at Oke-Agor-Isekun is located in Ogun State.

The publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, has criticised the police for re-arresting a controversial Tiktoker, Olumide Ogunsanwo over alleged cyberbullying of Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God. 

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Pro-democracy group, Transparency and Accountability Network TAN has asked the National Security Adviser NSA, Malam Nuhu Ribadu to call the former Governor of Kaduna state, Malam Nasir el-Rufai to order with regards to comments that the group deemed inciting. In a statement issued Friday in Abuja, TAN said it decided to […]

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has directed Nigerian military forces to show no mercy to terrorists and bandits threatening national security.