The Federal Government has declared Friday, April 18 and Monday, April 21 as public holidays to mark Good Friday and Easter Monday The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday by the ministry’s permanent secretary, Magdalene Ajani. “Announcing this on behalf of the Federal Government, the Minister of Interior, Dr….
Social media titan Mark Zuckerberg testified for a second day Tuesday in a landmark US antitrust trial, defending his conglomerate Meta against accusations it took over Instagram and WhatsApp to devour budding competitors. The federal court trial in Washington has dashed Zuckerberg’s hopes that the return of President Donald Trump to the White House would…
In a significant development, the naira on Tuesday appreciated to N1,618 per dollar at the parallel market from N1,620 per dollar on Monday. But, the Naira depreciated to N1,604 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM). Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) showed that the indicative exchange rate for the…
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total sum of N1.578 trillion, March 2025 Federation Account Revenue to the Federal, States and the Local Governments. The revenue was shared at the April 2025 Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting held in Abuja. In a statement, Bawa Mokwa, Director (Press and Public Relations) in…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned one Agudosi Christopher Okechukwu before Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, for allegedly failing to declare foreign currency in his possession at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja. According to a statement on Wednesday, by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the EFCC,…
In celebration of the Easter season, Representative Bamidele Salam, the lawmaker representing Ede North, Ede South, Egbedore, and Ejigbo Federal Constituency of Osun State at the National Assembly, has commenced the distribution of food items and financial support to Christian communities across the constituency. According to a statement released by his media Assistant, Joshua Afolabi…
The disappointing performance came before President Donald Trump’s April 2 “Liberation Day”, which included 10 percent tariffs on global imports. French group Hermes overtook LVMH as the world’s most valuable luxury company on Tuesday after shares in the Louis Vuitton maker tumbled following weaker-than-expected quarterly sales. The market capitalisation of Hermes reached 248.6 billion euros…
The family of Otunba (Dr.) Lawrence Olu-Ibukun regretfully announces his peaceful passing at the age of 93 yrs. Accoridng to a statement signed by Chief (Dr.) Olusegun Olu Ibukun on behalf of the family noted that, Otunba (Dr.) Olu-Ibukun was a globally celebrated engineer, academic, diplomat, traditional and community leader whose work left an indelible…
Kayode Lawal A group of clergymen, Igbo Ministers Commission, has insisted that the self- determination bid by the detained Biafra agitator, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, is a fallout of the failure of the 1914 amalgamation of the Northern and Southern protectorates by the British government. The Igbo Ministers emphasized in particular that Nigeria’s creation in 1914…
President Bola Tinubu on Monday declared a national emergency on food security, urging expanded irrigation infrastructure and participatory water resource management nationwide. Tinubu made the declaration while opening the 6th African Regional Conference on Irrigation and Drainage in Abuja. He was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume. He urged…
