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Naira has continued a downward slide in the West African sub-region trading at N2,010 per CFA1000 at the close of business last Friday. Naira traded at N1,870 per CFA1000 at the open market at the weekend. While, as…

Nigerian Army (NA) soldiers operating under 81 Division NA have successfully prevented a suicide attempt by one Mrs Francesca Spark who plunged…

In response to the security alert issued by the U.S. embassy in Nigeria, cautioning its citizens about increased threats targeting major hotels in the country’s capital city, hotels in Abuja have taken immediate steps to…

The Management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company on Sunday apologised to its customers in some parts of Lagos and Ogun States over prolonged outage…

The Zamfara State Government has lamented that the administration of former governor Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari in 2013 spent N7 billion within seven days on a Quran recitation event. The state commissioner for budget…

Staff members of X (formerly Twitter) in Africa who said they were sacked and ghosted by the company without severance pay or benefits have threatened to sue the giant microblogging company over failure to pay out the…

The exchange rate gap between the official and parallel segments of the foreign exchange market narrowed by more than a half in one week amid a…

Federal Government has projected ambitious plans to increase revenue accruing from Value Added Tax (VAT) from an average of N35 trillion in 2024, to N40 trillion in…

In a startling turn of events, the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, saw a substantial drop in his wealth in October as $35 billion evaporated from his fortune, primarily due to the downward trajectory of his Tesla shares.…

The Human Rights Writers Association Of Nigeria (HURIWA) has demanded the immediate release of controversial musician, Afeez Fashola aka Naira Marley. Naira Marley was arrested following the death of his former signee,…

To prevent potential legal challenges against the appointment of newly confirmed Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs), the Nigerian Senate will convene an emergency plenary…

Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has ordered the redeployment of the police commissioner in Imo, Mohammed Bardem, to the Force Headquarters. The police announced this in a statement by the force spokesman,…

The devaluation of the naira has increased Nigeria’s debt profile by N20.6trn trillion in five months, Daily Trust can report. A data analysis by Daily Trust indicates that the new borrowing plans by the federal…

The NYSC DG said this while delivering a lecture titled: ‘Harnessing the Potential of the Nigerian Youths for National Unity and Development’ at the 5th convocation lecture of the Edo State University, Uzairue, on…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is scheduled to take his administration’s aggressive push to attract more foreign direct investments and infrastructure into Nigeria to Saudi Arabia where he will attend two bilateral summits.…

The Oyeyemi family has tackled the Oba of Lagos, King Riliwanu Akiolu, over an “ancestral” property located at 87, Docemu Street, Lagos Island. The head of the family, Chief Mrs Morilat Onikoyi, who spoke with our…

The Association of Bureau de Change Operators of Nigeria has warned currency speculators to be wary as the Naira strengthens further against the United States of American dollar. In a WhatsApp message sent to The PUNCH…

Tragedy struck at a Senior Secondary School in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra on Saturday as three final year students were struck dead by lightning while they were playing football According to eye…

The management of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) on Sunday revealed that the company has so far repatriated over USD576,008,672.41 earned from its pan-African operations to Nigeria. The company said this was in addition…

The family of late Iyalode of Yorubaland, Mrs Alaba Lawson has released programme for her funeral with her burial scheduled for 8 December, 2020 in Abeokuta. The family announced the burial announcement after a meeting…

A former special adviser to Atiku Abubakar, Dr. Umar Ardo, has said that governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have already dumped the former vice president. Ardo disclosed this in a…

Former presidential spokesperson, Ima Niboro, has said that the purchase of the controversial presidential yacht is as old as the Nigerian Navy. According to Niboro, former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan…

The llorin zonal command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has secured the conviction of one Kolawole Joshua, a 26-year-old forex trader, for Internet fraud. The commission said Abdullahi…

The story of Mr Kola from Ikire in Osun State is perhaps one that touches the heart and the incident left him shattered as it revealed what he would…