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Naira closed the trading week bullish on Friday, trading at N1,532.34 to the U.S. dollar at the official market. According to data released on the Central Bank of Nigeria’s official website, Naira gained 77 kobo against the dollar. This represents a 0.05 per cent gain when compared to the trading figure of N1,533.11 per dollar…

The United States Embassy in Nigeria has cleared the air over misunderstanding regarding its visa rules. The advisory was shared on July 17 via the embassy’s official X (formerly Twitter) account. According to the embassy, the duration of stay granted to a traveller is not determined by the expiration date on the visa. Instead, it…

Following announcement by the Federal Civil Service Commission of recruitment exercise in March this year, the agency has urged the applicants to check their status via its official website. Duly registered applicants are enjoined to log into their profiles on the portal to check their respective status (es) via the following link https://recruitment.fedcivilservice.gov.ng Applicants can…

Vanguard News Nigeria’s political and socio-economic history has often pivoted on the power of words — spoken in defiance, in defence of unity, or as clarion calls for change. From independence-era statesmen to contemporary technocrats, certain utterances have come to symbolise defining moments in the nation’s evolution. Here, we examine 10 of the most powerful quotes in…

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has unveiled plans to introduce a centralised job portal by 2026 to assist student loan beneficiaries in accessing employment opportunities both within Nigeria and internationally. This development is part of broader efforts to enhance the impact of the student loan scheme and support graduates toward financial independence. Speaking during…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday announced that the University of Maiduguri would be renamed in honour of the late leader, Muhammadu Buhari. The institution will now be known as Muhammadu Buhari University, Maiduguri. Presiding over the session, President Tinubu delivered a stirring tribute, celebrating Buhari’s life as one defined by discipline, moral fortitude, and…

Punch Newspaper No fewer than 9,469 admissions across 20 tertiary institutions nationwide have been flagged as fake by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board for the 2024 academic session. According to the board, the admissions were conducted outside the popular Central Admission Processing System, popularly known as CAPS. According to the list obtained from JAMB,…

Punch Newspaper The death of former President Muhammadu Buhari has reignited speculations about the political future of his loyalists, particularly those from the now-defunct Congress for Progressive Change, the party he founded in 2009. Since the emergence of President Bola Tinubu in 2023, the influence of CPC loyalists has waned, with some key figures such…

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 general election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has resigned his membership of the opposition party. Atiku tendered his resignation in the build-up to the 2027 general election after admitting to the formation of a coalition party, the Alliance Democratic Congress. The resignation was communicated in a…