Panic has engulfed residents around Oba Akran in Ikeja, Lagos after a helicopter crashed into a building. The chopper whose details were yet unknown, was said to exploded as soon as it landed on the building located adjacent AP filling station and United Bank for Africa (UBA) on the commercial avenue. The incident, sources said,…
The country’s external reserves lost $167.2m in July, as the naira fell further to the dollar. Figures obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria on movement of external reserves showed that the reserves which ended June 30, 2023 at $34.12bn, fell to $33.95bn as of July 28, 2023. In the past two weeks, the naira…
Grammy award-winning Nigerian artiste, Ayodeji Balogun, a.k.a Wizkid, has become the first African musician to earn the BRIT Billion Award for over one billion streams in the United Kingdom. The Starboy boss was presented with the award after his sold-out show at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Saturday. Wizkid has sold millions of units…
The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has warned members of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) over their planned protest scheduled for Wednesday. DAILY POST reports that the unions had planned a nationwide protest against the removal of fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu. However, Egbetokun warned that although…
The Senate has directed the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service, (NCS), and the National Security Adviser, (NSA), to lift the subsisting restriction order placed on the supply of petroleum products to border communities. It argued that fuel subsidy removal by the federal government has substantially put paid to the smuggling of the products…
Holders the United States squeezed into the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup with a shaky 0-0 draw against debutants Portugal on Tuesday to finish second in Group E behind a rampant Netherlands. England will hope to have far less trouble when the European champions look to get the draw they need against China…
President Bola Tinubu, has arrived in Cotonou, the capital city of Benin Republic to attend the country’s 63rd Independence anniversary. The President is attending the independence anniversary of the West African nation as the special guest of honour. Tinubu was received at Cardinal Bernadin Gantin Gadjehoun international airport Cotonou by Benin Republic’s Senior Coordinating Minister,…
…drive workers out of offices by force to join protest Protesting members of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC in Oyo State, on Tuesday, stormed the state secretariat on second day of their protest, beating civil servants who refused to follow the directives of the labour union to join the ongoing protest in the state. The…
The Senate on Tuesday continues with the screening of the remaining ministerial nominees transmitted to it by President Bola Tinubu. The upper legislative chamber commenced the exercise on Monday and scrutinised 14 out of the 28 nominees using resumes which earlier submitted. The Senate is expected to screen Uche Nnaji, Doris Uzoka, David Umahi, Ali…
The Senate will screen the remaining 14 ministerial nominees today. The PUNCH reports that 14 out of the 28 nominees appeared before the Senate for screening. The Senate President, GodsWill Akpabio, had last week Thursday unveiled the 28 ministerial nominees sent by President Bola Tinubu. Amongst those to be screened are former Ebonyi governor and…
