The naira appreciated against the United States dollar on the Investor & Exporter forex window on Wednesday, July 19, closing at 793.70/$. According to figures obtained from the FMDQ, the trading, which commenced at 778.07/$ on Wednesday reached a high of 853/$ before closing at 793.70/$. The trading also recorded a turnover of $87.19m as…
A gunman, Matu Tangi Matua Reid, 24, killed two and injured five people in downtown Auckland a few hours before the Women’s Soccer World Cup began in New Zealand. Reid opened fire with a pump-action shotgun at construction workers and cops inside the building before he was shot dead in a 40-minute rampage at a…
National Vice Chairman North-West of the All Progressives Congress, Salihu Lukman has cautioned against a move to give the leadership of the party national secretariat to former Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. The erstwhile national chairman, Abdullahi Adamu and national secretary, Iyiola Omisore resigned from their positions on Monday. Speaking with journalists, Deputy National…
The Acting Inspector General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, on Wednesday embarked on a critical duty tour by convoy patrol to assess and address the prevailing security challenges in some parts of Plateau State. The IG promised that measures will be taken to address the insecurity in the state. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP…
New Zealand, hosts of the 2023 Women’s World Cup, delivered the first upset of the tournament with a famous 1-0 win over Norway, former champions, in the opening match of the tournament. The first match of the Women’s World Cup kicked off at Eden Park, Auckland on Thursday and it duly delivered the hype attached…
By Umar Ardo, Ph.D The key index of a failed state anywhere in the world is the collapse of state authority. Clearly, the 8-year Buhari administration has grounded Nigeria and left behind a failed state. Nigeria is today a failed state as there is ample failure of state authority across all facets of our national…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has announced a total tax revenue collection of N5.5 trillion for the half-year period of January to June 2023. This is the highest tax revenue collection ever recorded by the Service in any first six months of a fiscal year. Mr. Muhammad Nami, Executive Chairman of the FIRS stated…
The Network of Bayelsa Professionals (NBP) has canvassed support for the governor of the State, Senator Douye Diri in the quest to alleviate the hardships of the people of the state following the Federal Government’s new increase in the pump price of petroleum. Governor Diri had on Wednesday unveiled a new transport scheme for the…
The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has directed lecturers under its umbrella to go to work only two days weekly until the federal government gives a positive reply to their demand of a 200 percent increase in salary. This directive was contained n a statement signed by COECASU’s national president, Dr Smart Olugbeko…
Osun state Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has approved the appointment of Hon. Sam Oyedotun as the Chairman, Osun State Water Corporation. This was contained in a statement signed by Mallam Olawale Rasheed, Spokesperson to the Executive Governor and made available to newsmen in Osogbo, the Osun state capital on Thursday. According to the statement, the…
