Amnesty Int’l demands release of journalist jailed over comments on police
Amnesty International has demanded the immediate release of 23-year-old journalist Farida Isiak, who was sentenced to four years in prison or a fine of N1.75 million over a Facebook post criticising the police in Kaduna State.
FG reduces allowances of foreign scholars
Nigerian students studying abroad under the federal government’s Bilateral Education Agreement, BEA Scholarship, may encounter rough time in meeting their financial obligations in their schools following reduction of their allowances by the government.
Meta removes 63,000 accounts belonging to ‘Yahoo Boys’
We’ve removed around 63,000 accounts in Nigeria attempting to target people with financial sextortion scams, including a coordinated network of around 2,500 accounts.
Lagos billionaire kidnappers: Last-minute conversation before they struck at Ladipo
“After we must have succeeded and given you your share, you can finish it on drinks, no wahalla. How many times did I call you?”
Dangote/NNPCL feud worrisome — Obi, Adesina, OTEDOLA
The presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi and President of African Development Bank, AfDB, Adewunmi Adesina, yesterday expressed concern over the feud between the Dangote Group and federal regulators over the Dangote Refinery.
Naira down to N1,565/$ in parallel market
By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,565 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,585 per dollar last Friday. However, the Naira depreciated to N1,548.76 per dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM rose to N1,548.76 per dollar from N1,500.32 […]
