Nigerian banker Herbert Wigwe gains $12 million from Access Bank shares
Herbert Wigwe, one of Nigeria’s most influential banking executives and the group managing director of Access Holdings, has witnessed a…
Top politicians, technocrats make Tinubu’s new list of ambassadorial nominees
Top politicians and technocrats have made the list of ambassadorial nominees who will represent Nigeria in various countries of the world. Politics Nigeria reports that Nigeria has 109 missions, 76 embassies, 22 high…
Tobacco industry promoting ‘false evidence’ on e-cigarettes – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is accusing the tobacco industry of spreading misinformation and deliberately recruiting children when marketing e-cigarettes. The industry “funds and promotes false evidence to argue…
Inflation, exchange rates will decline in 2024 – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the rising inflation and exchange rates will decline in 2024. The apex bank also projected less revenue from oil exports in the coming year. CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso stated these on…
NASS probes $496m paid to Indian firm after failed Itakpe Iron Ore concession
The National Assembly Joint Committee on Steel Development yesterday passed a resolution to probe the $496m paid by the Federal Government to an Indian firm that failed to…
Where are we going to after leaving IPPIS, SSANU asks FG
Mixed reactions have continued to trail the Federal Government’s removal of tertiary institutions from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS)…
No ransom paid to rescue kidnapped Sokoto-bound prospective youth corps members — NYSC
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says no ransome was paid to secure the release of some of the Sokoto-bound Prospective Corps Members (PCM) kidnapped in…
Degree no longer guarantee for jobs but relevant skills— JAMB registrar
Is-haq Oloyede, the registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has said that a university degree is no longer a sole guarantor for jobs in a 21st-century world driven by information technology, but…
Rivers crisis can spread across Nigeria if not resolved now – Bode George
Bode George, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has raised concern over the lingering political crisis in Rivers State. George said the crisis could spread across the country if not resolved as soon as…
Rivers brace for possible mass cabinet sacking, as five commissioners resign
When five commissioners of the Rivers resign, it could be a sign of what may follow, especially with the rift between Siminalayi Fubara and Nyesom…
Fuel price: Reject W’Bank N750/litre proposal – NLC warns FG
The Nigeria Labour Congress, on Thursday, warned the Federal Government against heeding the advice of the World Bank to increase the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit popularly called petrol to N750/litre. The NLC’s…
Osimhen to earn N8.7b yearly in Napoli’s new three-year deal
• Club inserts N114.2b release clause • Juventus want Boniface as Vlahovic’s replacement Super Eagles striker,…
Stop parading yourself as petroleum minister – Falana tells Tinubu
Senior lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana (SAN), has informed President Bola Tinubu to stop parading himself as the Minister of Petroleum Resources. Falana gave the charge on Thursday at the public presentation…
BREAKING: Ex-Anambra Governor, Chukwuemeka Ezeife is Dead
A Former Governor of Anambra State, Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife is dead. PARROT NIGERIA gathered that Ezeife died in Abuja on Thursday after battling an undisclosed illness. A statement from the Family signed by Chief Rob…
BREAKING: Rivers Lawmakers Defy Gov Fubara, Hold Plenary at Assembly Quarters [PHOTOS]
Twenty-six members of the Rivers State House of Assembly have reportedly held a plenary session at the auditorium of the assembly residential quarters.This comes after Governor Siminalayi Fubara ordered the demolition of the…
The trials of Nyesom Wike
The only thing that trumps the mocking viral videos of the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, is the live footage of the state house of assembly being demolished on Wednesday morning by a…
BREAKING: Zacchaeus Adangor resigns as attorney-general of Rivers
Zacchaeus Adangor has tendered his resignation as the attorney-general and commissioner of justice in Rivers state. In a letter addressed to Siminalayi Fubara, governor of the state, Adangor said his resignation…
US House launches Republican impeachment inquiry against Biden
The US House of Representatives voted Wednesday to formalize an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, escalating Republicans’ battle with Democrats ahead of the 2024 election in a move Biden himself slammed as a…
BREAKING: Directors Of Aviation Agencies Sacked Hours After CEOs’ Removal
Less than 24 hours after sacking all heads of aviation agencies, the federal government has relieved all the directors of the agencies of their appointments. The Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development announced…
Impeachment Process Against Me was Unnecessary – Ondo Acting Governor Aiyedatiwa
Acting Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has condemned the recent impeachment process initiated against him, describing it as “unnecessary and…
SPECIAL REPORT: Inside Lagos Abattoir Where Sick, Dead Animals Are Slaughtered And Vets Turn Blind…
The Oko-Oba Abattoir in Lagos stands as a bustling hub for meat processing as it supplies the city with a significant portion of its daily consumption. But what is concealed beneath this establishment is a grim reality…
Naira falls to N1260/$ in parallel market
The naira depreciated yesterday to N1,260 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,220 per dollar on Tuesday. Similarly, the naira depreciated to N904.65 per dollar in the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market…
Tenant abducts landlord days after renting apartment
A yet-to-be-identified woman has allegedly kidnapped two minors who are children of her landlord and neighbour in the Sango Ota area of Ogun State. The woman was said to have disappeared with the two kids three days after she moved into…
Mohbad: Naira Marley Accuses Iyabo Ojo Of Defamation, Demands N500m
Nigerian entertainer, Afeez Fashola, also known as Naira Marley, has taken legal action against actress, Iyabo Ojo, alleging the dissemination of false and…