Category: News
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Naira Value Depreciates Amid Global Trade War
Vanguard News The uncertainty caused by the ongoing tariff war between the United States and some countries have triggered the exit of foreign exchange outflow from Nigeria, prompting a two-week depreciation of the naira. This prompted the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to intervene in the forex market last week, selling up to $500 million,…
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Obasa: Tinubu’s Abuja meeting fails to calm Lagos Assembly impasse as crisis deepens
Vanguard News Despite President Bola Tinubu’s last Wednesday peace accord, brokered among two warring parties in the Lagos State House of Assembly, led by Mudashiru Obasa and Mojisola Meranda over speakership tussle, the development has failed to calm high tensions among lawmakers and stakeholders in the state. Tinubu had, at the end of the meeting,…
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Disruptor-In-Chief?: Inside story of the el-Rufai 2027 agenda to stop Tinubu
Vanguard News Mallam Nasir El-Rufai may have emerged as the Disrupter-in-Chief in the plot to stop a second term for President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Just two days after defecting from the All Progressives Congress, APC, to the Social Democratic Party, SDP, the former Kaduna State governor was already, according to analysts, fully acting his…
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Asake’s deep-kept secrets: Conflicting stories of Isale Eko top musician’s childhood
Punch Newspaper Known for being a boisterous and crowded city in the heart of Lagos Island, Isale Eko has a long and rich history of making music stars, one of which is Ahmed Ololade, popularly known as Asake. Born in a place regarded as a hub of culture, arts and recreation, the Afrobeat Star rose…
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U.S. President Considers Travel Ban on 43 Countries (Full List)
President of the United States of America, Donald Trump is considering imposing a travel ban on some countries in the world. According to a report published by Reuters on Saturday, the report is termed as ‘ internal memo’ and officials familiar with the matter affirmed the veracity of the memo. The memo lists a total…
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Lecturer Suspended For Assaulting Student in Viral Video (Watch)
The Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri, in Imo State, suspended a facilitator, Mr. Okoroafor Ifeanyichukwu, from duty on Friday after he was seen in a viral video assaulting a male student. The suspension notice, issued in a letter with reference FPN/TEDC/80/1 and dated March 14th, 2025, stated, “You are hereby suspended from duty as a facilitator…
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FG Set To Kick-off 6-month Training for Million IT Jobs in June, Approves N120 Billion To Revive Technical Education
The Nation Newspaper The Federal Government is set to offer six months of free training to youths to fill two million job vacancies. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has also approved N120 billion to revive technical education. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, spoke during the third Ministerial Press Briefing, organised by Minister of Information and…
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Customs Intercept Over $1.1m At Kano Airport
Operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have intercepted $1,154,900 and SR135,900 undeclared foreign currency at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) in Kano State. NCS spokesman, Abdullahi Maiwada, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. He said the seizure was made recently during a routine baggage check on an inbound passenger, Hauwa Ibrahim…
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NELFUND Beneficiaries Won’t Be Restricted To Travel Abroad After Graduation – Official
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, has assured students that beneficiaries of the student loan scheme will not be restricted from travelling abroad after graduation. Managing Director and Chief Executive of NELFUND, Akintunde Sawyerr, made this clarification during a sensitisation programme at Edo University, Iyamho, on Wednesday, while addressing students’ concerns about potential travel limitations.…
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NYSC Gives Update on N77,000 Monthly Allowance For Corps Members
Vanguard News The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has cited funding challenges as the reason for the delay in implementing the increased monthly allowance for corps members. Despite the Federal Government’s approval of the allowance hike from ₦33,000 to ₦77,000 in July 2024 and assurances that payments would begin in February 2025, corps members continue…