Account for funds from US, suspended treasurer tells Abure
The suspended National Treasurer of the Labour Party, Ms Oluchi Oparah, has challenged the party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure, to give an account of the…
Nigeria
IOCs withhold fresh investments over $1.3bn debt
The Federal Government is now implementing measures to significantly reduce the cost of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, popularly called cooking gas, the Minister of State for…
Naira weakens at official market, banks sell $584m
The value of foreign exchange transactions recorded on the official Nigeria Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market has risen to $584m, according to data posted on the…
Mohbad’s father inspects singer’s corpse months after exhumation
The family of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, otherwise known as MohBad, has visited the morgue where the corpse of its son is being…
Airfares to UK, US, others jump by 55%
The depreciation of the naira against the United States dollar by 55 per cent at the official foreign exchange market has led to a commensurate…
Arsenal make contact over Osimhen deal
Premier League giants Arsenal have made contact over a potential move for in-demand Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen as they hope to sign him from Italian side…
World Bank projects 3.7% growth for Nigerian economy 2025
The World Bank has predicted that Nigerian Gross Domestic Product will grow by 3.7 per cent in 2025. The World Bank in its latest report…
FULL LIST: Africa Cup of Nations R16 fixtures with time, date, venue
The matches in the six group stages of the ongoing African Cup of Nations wrapped up on Wednesday with teams believed to be underdogs crashing…
Senate will summon Wike, others over insecurity in Abuja – Kingibe
Senator Ireti Kingibe said the Senate will summon the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike, and security agencies over the disturbing issues…
Foreign medical, school bills gulped $1.58bn in six months – CBN
Nigerians spent $1.58bn on health tourism, foreign education, and other personal matters in six months, data from the Central Bank of Nigeria have revealed. The…
Public outrage grows as kidnapping epidemic worsens
Outrage over the rising insecurity in the country grew on Thursday as stakeholders demanded tough actions by the Federal Government against kidnappers. Those who advised…
Foreign airlines repatriate N795bn in six months – CBN report
Foreign airlines repatriated N795.48bn from Nigeria in six months, data from the Central Bank of Nigeria have shown. Data from the apex bank’s Balance of…