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The naira appreciated further against the United States dollar across foreign exchange markets on Wednesday, data gathered from both market segments showed. According to market data published on the FMDQ website, naira closed Wednesday at N1,300/$1 as against N1,382.95 recorded...

There are indications that all may not be going as planned with activities leading to the selection of the next Olubadan following the death of the 42nd Olubadan, Oba Lekan Balogun. According to tradition, the enthronement process for the next...

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ben Kalu, has requested the cooperative efforts of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in enhancing the exportation of primary products from Nigeria and Africa in general. Mr Kalu made the call, Monday,...

The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has called for the revitalisation of two irrigation projects in his state to improve food security in the country. Mr Zulum disclosed this to journalists after meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the State...

Experts have called for the rejigging of the country’s public audit system and processes to curb corruption and improve accountability across government parastatals. The call was made during a virtual session organised by PREMIUM TIMES and the UDEME project of...

The publisher of a Kaduna-based newspaper, Desert Herald Newspaper, Tukur Mamu, has written to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, demanding the retracting of his profiling and designation as a ‘Terrorist Financier’. This was...

The Ford Foundation and John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation have warned individuals against falling victim to fraudsters using the organisations’ names to defraud people. Established in 1936 by Edsel Ford and his father, Henry Ford, the Ford Foundation,...

President Bola Tinubu has felicitated with Adetokunbo Abiru, who turned 60 on 25 March 2024. Mr Abiru, the senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District at the National Assembly, was managing director/CEO of Skye Bank, which later became Polaris Bank. “The President...

Many people have been reported killed and property destroyed in a dispute over land in Ponglong in Lalin district of Mikang Local Government Area of Plateau State. Locals said the violence began began on Saturday night and continued until Sunday...

President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to patronise goods made in Nigeria to strengthen the local currency and boost the Nigerian economy. The president made this known in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale,...