Tuesday, June 17, 2025
The Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,725 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,730 per dollar on Monday. Similarly, the Naira appreciated to N1,630.45 per dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM fell to N1,630.45 per dollar from […]
Pretoria, South Africa – South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has announced plans to revoke the identity and travel documents of former Miss South Africa finalist, Chidimma Adetshina, and her Mozambican-born mother. The department has concluded its investigation into the duo and handed the case over to the Hawks for potential […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged Nigeria-based refineries to look inward and consider supplying enough petrol and petroleum products for local consumption to stop the persistent reliance on importation. He said this would enable the channelling of foreign exchange into the development of the real sector. The president stated this […]
The Nigerian Senate will on Tuesday (today) screen the ministerial nominees forwarded to it by President Bola Tinubu last week. Tinubu had on October 24, written the upper legislative chamber seeking for the screening and subsequent confirmation of seven ministerial nominees. The request, which was contained in a letter addressed […]
The Bank of Industry (BoI) has announced the opening of its application portal for those seeking to benefit from the federal government’s N75 billion Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Intervention Fund. This was disclosed on Monday during a joint press conference by the Nigerian Association of Small Scale Industrialists […]
Atalanta winger Ademola Lookman finished 14th in the 2024 Ballon d’Or rankings on Monday night. This means he is the third-highest-ranked Nigerian player in the history of the awards. Victor Osimhen, who is on loan at Galatasaray from Napoli, remains the highest-ranked. Osimhen finished 8th last year after he helped […]
Grenada is set to become a major energy hub as Nigerian oil and gas company, Oceangate Oil and Gas Engineering, has secured a historic multi-billion dollar deal with Global Petroleum Group, to launch one of the Caribbean’s largest oil and gas ventures. A statement by the Group CEO, Dr Aisha Achimugu, […]
Joint Action Committee, JAC, of non-teaching staff unions of universities has directed Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike as from today. The strike is to press for the non-payment of four […]
In response to mounting insecurity and socio-economic issues in Northern Nigeria, governors from the region’s 19 states convened on Monday with the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, for crucial deliberations, News360 Nigeria reports. Key issues on the agenda included escalating poverty, a growing number of out-of-school children, and persistent […]
Manchester United have sacked manager Erik ten Hag following two and a half years in charge of the club. The Dutchman was informed of the decision by the club’s board on Monday morning, fewer than 24 hours after the club’s defeat by West Ham at the London Stadium on Sunday […]